Teacher Licensure for Visual Arts (Grades K-12)

Degree Requirements

Major Core Requirements: 31 hours

(Graphic Design Emphasis may substitute ART 319 for ART 318)

ART 113Foundations: 2D Design

3

ART 114Foundations: 3D Design

3

ART 116Foundations: Introduction to Drawing

3

ART 117Foundations: Figure Drawing

3

ART 120Foundations: Introduction to Digital Media

3

ART 198Visual Arts Seminar I: Introduction

0

ART 313Art History 01: Pre-Historic to Medieval

3

ART 314Art History 02: Renaissance to Romanticism

3

ART 315Art History 03: Realism to Present

3

ART 318Art History 04: Contemporary Issues in Art History

3

ART 398Visual Arts Seminar 02: Mid-Program Review

2

ART 499Visual Arts Seminar 03: Capstone/Research

2

Primary Emphasis Courses: 12 hours

ART 216Ceramics Hand Building

3

ART 231Photography 01: Introduction to Photography

3

ART 311Painting 01: Introductory Methods and Practices

3

ART 323Sculpture 01: Introduction to Sculpture

3

Select a Secondary Emphasis: 6 hours

NOTE: Visual Aesthetics may be used for a secondary emphasis.

Drawing

Painting

Ceramics

Sculpture

Graphic Design

Photography

Professional Education Requirements: 42 hours

Prior to Internship

EDU 150Foundations of American Education

2

EDU 305Planning for Student Achievement in Diverse Classrooms

2

EDU 358Psychological Foundations of Education

3

ART 325Art in the Elementary Schools

3

PSY 213Introduction to Psychology

3

PSY 230Learning in Diverse Classrooms

3

Fall of Internship Year

EDU 306Leading the Learning Environment

2

EDU 340Comprehending Text

1

EDU 417Teaching Art in the Secondary School

3

EDU 440Internship I

4

Spring of Internship Year

EDU 441Internship II

14

EDU 451Problem-Based Seminar

2

CSC 105 is required in the BA core.

Applicable portions of the Praxis II.

For additional information, see the Director of Educator Preparation.