Schools

School of Arts and Letters

Bachelor of Science in Art Education

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 2.5 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
  • 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

Academic Bulletins

Request Information

Not a student yet? Complete the Request for Information form and someone from the Admissions office will contact you with more information.

Request More Information Today!