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Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art Education Major - Bachelor of Arts (64 hours)


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Procedures for Admission

to Art Education Major

Students who wish to declare an Art Education Major are required to apply before registering for Art 2520. Application includes a portfolio review, letter of intent, and advising checks. More complete information is available in the Art Advising Office.

Program Requirements


This program is intended to develop artist-teachers certified to teach Art at the elementary and secondary levels and who will be prepared to continue their studies at the graduate level. The requirements of the secondary curriculum of the College of Education must be satisfied. Sixty-four to sixty-five credit hours in art satisfy the major/minor requirements of this curriculum and are distributed as follows:

Basic Studies Requirement (12 hours)


2000-Level Requirement (15 hours)


Upper-Level Studio Requirement (5 hours)


Students must complete 5 hours in one studio discipline at the 3000- and 5000-level, utilizing one of the following sequences:

Drawing


Painting


Ceramics


Sculpture


Photography


Computer Imaging


Jewelry and Metalsmithing


Printmaking


Art History Requirement (12 hours)


  • Two additional Art History course at the 3000- or 4000-level (see course requirements). One of these courses must focus on non-Western Art. (6 hours)

Art Education Requirement (12 hours)


Art Education courses (2520, 3520, 4520, and 5520) must be taken in sequence and may not be taken concurrently. Intern teaching occurs in the last semester and includes both elementary and secondary placements. Art Education majors must enroll in ART 2520 in the fall semester of the sophomore year, and continue taking one Art Education course each semester in order to intern teach in the fifth semester and graduate within four years.

Art Electives (8 hours)


Electives must be determined in consultation with an art advisor.

College of Education Courses (21 hours)


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