Art Education, Grades K-12, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 44 Credit Hours

(Music and Fine Arts majors fulfill the two-hour Fine Arts elective through major study.)

• ART 2813 - Art History I 3 Credit Hour(s) must be taken as the Global Studies Elective
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s) must be taken as the Social Science Elective

Professional Education Preparation Requirements - 31 Credit Hours

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio 1 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3173 - Educational Assessment & Data Interpretation 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hour(s) (non-English majors only)
• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Language, Cognition, and Research-Based Practices 3 Credit Hour(s) [EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning  is taken in the General Education Requirements]

Required Art Core - 18 Credit Hours

• ART 1013 - Foundations of Art & Design for Majors 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 1022 - Critical Thinking for Art Majors 2 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 1123 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2213 - Painting I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2513 - Digital Graphics I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 2823 - Art History II 3 Credit Hour(s) [Art History I is taken as the Global Elective in the General Education Requirements.]
• ART 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)

Major Courses in Art Education - 26 Credit Hours

• ART 2523 - Graphic Design I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3123 - Ceramics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3143 - Crafts 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3153 - Sculpture 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3543 - Multimedia I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4133 - Aesthetics and Criticism in the History and Philosophy of Art Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2022 - Teaching Art in the Elementary School 2 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4243 - Teaching Art in the Middle & High School 3 Credit Hour(s)
• JEM 3653 - Digital Photography 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective Art Courses- 9 Credit Hours

(Select three of the following courses)

• ART 2123 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3003 - Watercolor 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3213 - Painting II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3513 - Digital Graphics II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3523 - Graphic Design II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 3583 - Website Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4143 - Advanced Ceramics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ART 4543 - Multimedia II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Sample Degree Plan

Art Education K-12 2012-2013