Art Teaching (B.A.)
Prepares students to teach at the elementary and secondary level. Students complete this major and education courses for required certification allowing them to teach art in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Click here for requirements for a minor in Art Teaching.
Requirements for a major:
| Completion of the following required art courses: | |||
| ART 103 | Design | 4 | |
| ART 201 | Ancient to Gothic Art History | 4 | |
| ART 202 | Renaissance to Modern Art History | 4 | |
| ART 205 | Drawing | 4 | |
| ART 206 | Figure Drawing | 4 | |
| ART 325 | Painting | 4 | |
| ART 335 | Ceramics | 4 | |
| ART 345 | Relief and Intaglio Printmaking | ||
| OR | |||
| ART 346 | Serigraphy and Lithography Printmaking | 4 | |
| ART 355 | Sculpture | 4 | |
| ART 381 | Elementary Art Methods and Practicum | 4 | |
| ART 383 | Secondary Art Methods and Practicum | 4 | |
| ART 490* | Senior Art Seminar | 2 | |
| *Senior Capstone Experience | |||
| Total Required Art Courses | 46 | ||
| Completion of the following required education courses: | |||
| EDUC 101 | Foundations of Education | 2 | |
| EDUC 290 | Human Relations for Educatiors | 4 | |
| EDUC 300 | Instructional Design and Assessment and Practicum | 4 | |
| EDUC 321 | Methods or Teaching in Secondary Schools and Practicum | 4 | |
| EDUC 405 | Classroom Management | 2 | |
| EDUC 477 | Elementary Art Student Teaching | 6 | |
| EDUC 478 | Secondary Art Student Teaching | 6 | |
| EDUC 490 | Effective Educator Seminar | 2 | |
| SPED 208 | Survey of Exceptionalities and Practicum | 4 | |
| Total Required Education Courses | 34 | ||
| Completion of the following required education support courses: | |||
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 4 | |
| PSYC 260 | Developmental Psychology | ||
| OR | |||
| PSYC 303 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 4 | |
| A mathematics course (required even if ACT is 24 or higher) | 4 | ||
| A biology course | 4 | ||
| A humanities course (history, literature, modern language) | 4 | ||
| Total Required Education Support Courses | 20 | ||
total hours required for the major |
100 |
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Writing Endorsement
The Art Department recognizes the importance of developing strong communication skills. Art History (201, 202, 304, 305) and Senior Art Seminar (490) require specific writing requirements, which will be graded as an important part of the course requirements. Students writing should be clear, concise, accurate, well-organized, properly documented, and display evidence of creativity and critical thinking. Satisfactory completion of writing assignments in these courses, according to these criteria, will constitute departmental writing endorsement.