Fine Arts, Studio Art Emphasis with Art Education Teacher Licensure (K-12)
Candidates seeking a license to teach Art in high schools (grades 7-12) or middle schools (grades 4-8) must dual major in Art with an emphasis in Studio Art and Secondary Education. Candidates completing a dual major with Secondary Education have few or no elective courses available depending on the program. Art Education is a K-12 teaching license, offering a wide range of teaching experience.
Candidates for teacher licensure should work with an advisor in the academic program and in the School of Education and Public Service early and often to ensure enrollment in the required courses.
This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 44-47 hours.
The GEC includes courses in:
Area I: Foundation Skills (18-21 hours)
Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 18-21 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Choose one course from the following:
Area II - Choose one course from the following:
Required Fine Arts Core Courses - 39 hours
ED 190: Required for Teacher Licensure
Studio Art Requirements - 18 hours
Education Requirements - 30 hours
| ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED 301 | Strategies in Teaching | 3 |
| ED 314 | History of Education | 3 |
| ED 330 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
| ED 445 | Enhanced Student Teaching, K-12 | 9 |
| ART 327 | Methods and Materials for Elementary School Art | 3 |
| ART 427 | Methods and Materials for Secondary School Art | 3 |
Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)
Total Fine Arts Core Requirements (39 hours)
Total Studio Art Requirements (18 hours)
Total Education Requirements (30 hours)
All courses require a “C” or higher. ED 301 MUST have a “B” or higher.
131 minimum hours required for graduation.