Licensure in Art Education (K-12)

Professional Education Courses: 30 Credits

ART 383, ART 384 and READ 320 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. EDUC 490 and EDUC 497 may not be taken until student is admitted to Student Teaching and are taken during the last and final semester.

• EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools
• EDUC 310 - Foundations of Education
• EDUC 330 - Educational Psychology and Human Development
• EDUC 331 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning
• EDUC 490 - Professional Education Seminar
• EDUC 497 - Clinical Experience in the Middle and Secondary Schools
• READ 320 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
• SPED 320 - Education of the Exceptional Child

Content Pedagogy: 9 Credits

• ART 383 - Art Education Methods and Materials, K-5
• ART 384 - Art Education Methods and Materials, 6-12
• ART 416 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning

Specialty Area Requirements: 42 Credits

• ART 110 - 2D Design
• ART 121 - Basic Drawing
• ART 123 - Basic Digital Design
• ART 212 - Introduction to Painting
• ART 213 - Introduction to Art Education
• ART 214 - Art Education and Cultural Awareness
• ART 223 - Figure Drawing I
• ART 230 - Introduction to Ceramics: Hand Building

• or

• ART 260 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel Throwing
• ART 231 - Introduction to Sculpture
• ART 321 - Ancient to Medieval Art
• ART 322 - Renaissance to Modern Art
• ART 363 - Contemporary Art
• ART 400 - Art Thesis
• ART 410 - Art Criticism

Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Requirement

Required for students with less than 2.5 Undergraduate GPA
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)—Score 156
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)—Score 162
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)—Score 150

PRAXIS II Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 0135 Art (K-12) Art: Content And Analysis—Score 161

Other Requirements

Students must pass a portfolio review of their studio capabilities.

Total Credit Hours: 81