Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Art Education degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• General Education Core (30 cr.)
• Professional Education (35 cr.)
• Fine Arts Content (54 cr.)
• Electives as needed to reach 120 credit hours

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher
• Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for degree conferral

Professional Education (35 cr.)

• Pre-Professional Education
  • EDUC-K 205 Introduction to Exceptional Children (2 cr.)
  • EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as Teacher
  • EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society - This course fulfils General Education Diversity requirement
• Professional Education for students who begin Fall 2021 through Summer 2022
  
  • EDUC-P 312 Learning Theory
  • EDUC-P 313 Adolescent Psychology (2 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
  • EDUC-M 330 Designing Visual Learning Experiences for Children
  • EDUC-M 430 Art Education in School & Museum Settings
  • EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
  • EDUC-F 401 Topical Exploration in Education (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching: Secondary (12 cr.)

• Professional Education for students who begin Fall 2022 and beyond
  
  • EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-M 303 Laboratory/Field Experience Junior High/Middle School (1 cr.)
  • EDUC-P 312 Learning Theory
  • EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
  • EDUC-M 330 Designing Visual Learning Experiences for Children
  • EDUC-M 430 Art Education in School & Museum Settings
  • EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
  • EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching: Elementary (6 cr.)
    
  • EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching: Secondary (6 cr.)
    
  • EDUC-C 495 seminar in Leadership Training (1 cr.)

Fine Arts Content (54 cr.)

• FINA-F 100 Fundamental Studio-Drawing - This course fulfils General Education Arts & Humanities requirement
• FINA-F 101 Fundamental Studio-3D
• FINA-F 102 Fundamental Studio-2D
• FINA-A 101 Ancient an Medieval Art - This course fulfils General Education Arts & Humanities requirement
• FINA-A 102 Renaissance Through Modern Art
• FINA-A 457 Experimental Art Since 1945
• FINA-A 458 Topics in the Ethnographic Arts
• FINA-D 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
• FINA-S 200 Drawing 1
• FINA-S 217 Introduction to Video Art
• FINA-S 230 Painting 1
• FINA-S 240 Basic Printmaking Media
• FINA-S 260 Ceramics 1
• Complete one of the following
  • FINA-S 250 Graphing Design 1
  • FINS-S 351 Typography I
• Complete three 300-level studio courses
  
  • FINA-D 312 Intermediate Multimedia
  • FINA-S 301 Drawing 2
  • FINA-S 331 Painting 2
  • FINA-S 341 Printmaking II Intaglio
  • FINA-S 345 Life Drawing 1
  • FINA-S 351 Typography I
  • FINA-S 361 Ceramics
• Complete two 400-level studio courses
  • FINA-D 410 Advanced Media
  • FINA-S 401 Drawing 3
  • FINA-S 431 Painting 3
  • FINA-S 441 Printmaking III Intaglio
  • FINA-S 451 Graphing Design Problem Solving
  • FINA-S 461 Ceramics 3
• Complete one of the following
  • FINA-U 401 Special Topics in Studio Art
  • 300-level studio course
  • 400-level studio course