BFA in Art Education

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College of Fine Arts

BFA in Art Education (2024 - 2025)

Note

Grades below C (2.000 grade points) in ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH or ARTS courses may not be applied toward degree requirements.

1st year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: ENGL 101 College English I ¹ 010	3	GEN ED: ENGL 102 College English II ¹ 010	3
GEN ED: MATH 111 College Algebra ¹ 030	3	GEN ED: COMM 111 Public Speaking ¹ 020	3
GEN ED: First-Year Seminar 070	3	GEN ED: PSY 111 or CESP 334 Gen. Psych. or Human Dev. 050	3
ARTF 102 Introduction to Art and Design	3	ARTF 145 Foundation Drawing	3
ARTF 136 Foundation 2-D Design	3	ARTF 189 Foundation 3-D Design	3
		ARTH 125_ Introduction to Art History	3
Fall Total Hours	15	Spring Total Hours	18

Total hours for 1st year: 33

2nd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours	Summer Semester	Summer Hours
GEN ED: Natural & Physical Sciences w/ Lab 040	4-5	GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sciences 050	3	GEN ED: Arts & Humanities 060	3
GEN ED: ARTH 125_ Introduction to Art History 060	3	ARTF 202 Mid-Program Review	0
ARTS 240 Introduction to Life Drawing	3	ARTS 232 Introduction to Photography	3
ARTS 252 Introduction to Painting Media	3	ARTS 261 Introduction to Printmaking	3
Choose one of the following: ARTG 216 Typography I ARTG 234 Introduction to Graphic Design ARTS 245 Digital Studio	3	ARTS 270 Introduction to Ceramics	3
		ARTH 300-level or above course	3
Fall Total Hours	16-17	Spring Total Hours	15	Summer Total Hours	3

Total hours for 2nd year: 34-35

3rd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
ARTE 310 ISAM: Elementary Art Ed and Literacy	3	ARTE 414 ISAM: Secondary Art Education	2
CI 427 Philosophy, History and Ethics of Education	3	ARTE 511 Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Inquiry	3
ARTG/S 300-level or above course	3	ARTS 312 Community Arts Engagement	3
CI 311 Introduction to Diversity: Field Experience ²	1	ARTG/S 300-level or above course	3
CI 320 Introduction to Diversity: Exceptionalities ²	2	Choose one of the following: ARTS 282 Introduction to Sculpture and Extended Media ARTE 302 Jewelry Design/Construction ARTE 313 Fiber Exploration	0-3
Choose one of the following: ARTE 313 Fiber Exploration ARTS 282 Introduction to Sculpture and Extended Media ARTE 302 Jewelry Design/Construction	0-3
Fall Total Hours	12-15	Spring Total Hours	11-14

Total hours for 3rd year: 26

4th year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
GEN ED: Diversity Designation 070	3	ARTE 303 Stimulating Creative Behavior	3
ARTE 410 ISAM: Pre-teaching Internship: Middle	3	ARTE 459 Teaching Internship: Elementary Art	4
ARTH 347 Themes in Contemporary Art and Design I	3	ARTE 462 Teaching Internship: Secondary Art	4
CI 403 Learning and Educational Assessment	2	ARTE 517 Teaching Internship Seminar	1
ARTG/S 300-level or above course	3	CAS 501 Teacher Licensure Capstone	0
Fall Total Hours	14	Spring Total Hours	12

Total hours for 4th year: 26

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

C- or higher required.
Must be taken together.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

010 English
020 Communications
030 Math/Statistics
040 Natural and Physical Science
050 Social and Behavioral Science
060 Arts and Humanities
070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity