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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art or Music Education Grades K-12, BA, Art Education Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts	125
Career Opportunities:
Teaching art education K-12 (see College of Education and Human Development )
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the Praxis Art: Content Knowledge (5134) and the Praxis PLT exam (5622, 5623, or 5624) prior to Student Teaching.
Note(s):
¹ Students with MATH ACT of 19-20 take MATH 103 and MATH 104 .

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Teaching and Learning Credit Hours: 1
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 ¹
VIAR 101 - Design I Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 111 - Drawing I Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 102 - Design II Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 112 - Drawing II Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 121 - Survey of the Visual Arts I Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance Credit Hours: 3
MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 1
VIAR 122 - Survey of the Arts II Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 216 - Teaching Art Education Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 235 - Art and the Computer Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 250 - Introduction to Painting Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

9 credit hours of natural sciences are required, which includes BIOL 121 and at least 3 credit hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics; 6 of the 9 credit hours must be in the same science. Credit cannot be awarded for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 .

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 220 - Introduction to Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 260 - Introduction to Sculpture Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 303 - Introduction to Printmaking Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 315 - Art Education for Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

HIST 102 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 415 - Advanced Methodology in Art Education Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 380 - Introduction to Ceramics Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 323 - Art Since 1945 Credit Hours: 3

Visual Arts (3 credit hours)

VIAR 340 - Graphic Design Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 365 - Introduction to Computer Animation Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 375 - Introduction to Metalwork and Jewelry Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 396 - Introduction to Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

BIOL 121 - Biological Principles and Issues I Credit Hours: 3 ²
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 450G - Cultivating a Classroom Culture for Learning Credit Hours: 3

Visual Arts (6 credit hours)

VIAR 304 - Intermediate Printmaking I Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 345 - Visual Communications Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 350 - Intermediate Painting Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 360 - Intermediate Sculpture Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 366 - Intermediate Computer Animation Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 376 - Intermediate Metalwork and Jewelry Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 385 - Intermediate Ceramics Credit Hours: 3
VIAR 397 - Intermediate Photography Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 483 - Teacher Residency I in K-12 Art Education Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 409 - Literacy through the School Years Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 255 - Life-span Developmental Psychology (for Non-Majors) Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

EDCI 488 - Teacher Residency II in Grades K-12 Credit Hours: 9

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 105 and Choose 3 cr from the list below	BIOL 121 and Choose 6 cr from the Gen Ed Course List	PSYC 220 PSYC 255
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 102	VIAR 121	CMCN 100	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214

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Art or Music Education Grades K-12, BA, Art Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Visual Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Visual Arts (6 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Art or Music Education Grades K-12, BA, Art Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Visual Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Visual Arts (6 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum