B.A. in Art Education with Teacher Certification
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA in Art Education with Teacher Certification Degree Plan (120 hours) | ||
| Core Requirements (45 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
or EN 1313 | Rhetoric and Composition for International Students | |
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
or MT 1411 | Precalculus | |
| Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Intro to Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Art Education Major Courses (30 hours) | ||
| AR 1300 | Concepts in Visual Art | 3 |
| AR 1301 | Drawing I | 3 |
| AR 1311 | Design fundamentals | 3 |
| or AR 1312 | Color Theory | |
| AR 2321 | Painting I | 3 |
| AR 3351 | Printmaking | 3 |
| AR 2301 | Three Dimensional Concepts: An Introduction to Sculpture | 3 |
| or AR 3331 | Sculpture | |
| AR 3341 | Art Problems | 3 |
| AR 3381 | History of Art Applied | 3 |
| AR 3392 | Photography | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | |
Select any three (3) hours of Art courses not otherwise required for the degree | ||
| Teacher Certification Courses (27 hours) | ||
| ED 3302 | The American Secondary School | 3 |
| ED 2330 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 |
| ED 3350 | Reading-- Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas | 3 |
| ED 3355 | Educational Technology | 3 |
| ED 3361 | Adolescent Development in the School Setting | 3 |
| ED 3362 | Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods | 3 |
| ED 4388 | Professional Development Seminar-Secondary | 3 |
| ED 4689 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 6 |
| Electives | 18 | |
| An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. Students can use these hours to pursue certificates, minors, or second majors. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with you advisor on a regular basis.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Mathematics | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | History | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | Natural or Physical Science | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | AR 1311 or 1312 | 3 |
| AR 1301 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| PL 1301 | 3 | TH 1301 | 3 |
| Foreign Langauge I | 3 | Foreign Language II | 3 |
| AR 3392 | 3 | AR 2321 | 3 |
| DM 2322, 2353, or 2354 | 3 | AR 3351 | 3 |
| ED 3302 | 3 | ED 2330 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| PL 2301 | 3 | Intermediate Theology | 3 |
| Social Science Course | 3 | Social Science Course | 3 |
| ED 3361 | 3 | AR 2301 or 3331 | 3 |
| Art Elective | 3 | ED 3355 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| AR 3381 | 3 | ED 4388 | 3 |
| AR 3341 | 3 | ED 4689 | 6 |
| ED 3350 | 3 | ||
| ED 3362 | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 9 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 120 | |||