Art Major - Art K-12 Teaching Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART K-12 TEACHING OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any oneapproved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course(Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH	ART 262 ^c & ART 263 ^c(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	PSYC 157 ^c(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 73

Specific Departmental Requirements:

ART 101 - Drawing I Credits: 4
ART 112 - Design I Credits: 4
ART 210 - Introduction to Digital Media Credits: 4 ^a
ART 212 - Design II Credits: 4 ^a
ART 224 - Painting Credits: 4 ^a
ART 250 - Ceramics Credits: 4
ART 262 - Art History I: Ancient World to the Middle Ages Credits: 4 ^d
ART 263 - Art History II: Renaissance to the Modern World Credits: 4 ^d
ART 335 - Craft Topics Credits: 4 ^a
ART 494 - Art Media/Methods for Teachers Credits: 4 ^a

Auxiliary Requirements:

The following courses may be taken prior to admission to the Teacher Education Licensure Program:

ED 222 - Education: Global Perspectives Credits: 3 ^a
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 4 ^d
PSYC 254 - Life Span Human Development Credits: 4

Registration in the following courses requires admission to the Teacher Education Licensure Program:

ED 322 - Foundations of Teaching Credits: 4 ^a
ED 424 - Teaching Language & Math: 7-12 Credits: 3
ED 444 - Secondary Teaching Methods Credits: 3 ^a
ED 447 - Instructional Equality Credits: 3
ED 448 - Instructional Equality Lab Credits: 1
ED 465 - Managing Diverse Classrooms I Credits: 3
ED 468 - Managing Diverse Classrooms I Lab Credits: 1
ED 475 - Managing Diverse Classrooms II Credits: 3
ED 478 - Managing Diverse Classrooms II Lab Credits: 1
ED 494 - Student Teaching Elementary Credits: 1-15 - needs 6 credits
ED 495 - Student Teaching Secondary Credits: 1-15 - needs 6 credits

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^cThis Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

^d This course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Note: Admission to Teacher Education required for all 400-level education courses.

Note: Some special grade and GPA requirements exist for admission to the Teacher Education Licensure Program and permission to student teach. See Teacher Education section for information.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Art Major - Art K-12 Teaching Option: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Art Major - Art K-12 Teaching Option: Transfer Student Map