Programs

Art and Design Education Major

Teaching certification for K-12 art is obtained by completing a major/minor in art and design and the professional education sequence.

Students majoring in art and design education must maintain a grade point average 3.0 or greater overall, in their major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a "B-" in the professional education sequence and no grade below a "C" in the major and/or minor(s).

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  127
• General Education

  30-40

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• Required Courses in Major*

  54
• Core Courses

  30**
• AD 101 Process and Design

  4
• AD 102 Foundational Drawing

  4
• 2D Studio selected from AD 117, AD 119, or AD 120**

  4
• 3D Studio AD 122**

  4
• Digital Studio selected from AD 112, AD 118, or AD 134

  4
• AD 270 Concepts and Culture [INTT]

  4
• AD 303 Individual Art Review

  2
• AD 485 Foundations: Theories and Practices

  4
• Art History

  12
• AD 110 Ideas in Art and Design History

  4
• AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture [HUME]

  4
• AD 365 History of Modern Craft and Design

  4
• Art and Design Concentration**

  16

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• Professional Education

  41
• ED 201 Introduction to Education

  2
• ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom

  4
• AD 248 Introduction to Art Education

  4
• ED 301 Dimensions of American Education

  2
• AD 302 Media and Methodology for Art Education

  4
• ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers

  3
• AD 350 Curriculum Theory and Objectives for Art Education

  4
• ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher

  2
• ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School

  2
• ED 483 Educational Media Technology

  2
• ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School

  11
• ED 450 Seminar in Teaching

  1

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Note: The art education courses listed above must be taken sequentially.

This major does not require a minor.

AD 248 and AD 302 require a grade of "B" or better.

*AD 181 may not be used for Art and Design electives or art history credit.

**2D Studio and 3D Studio can double count as Concentration Requirement.