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College of Fine Arts

BFA in Art Education (2023 - 2024)


1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ARTF 102 Intro to Art & Design 3 ARTF 145 Foundation Drawing 3
ARTF 136 Foundation 2-D Design 3 ARTF 189 Foundation 3-D Design 3
ENGL 101 College English I 3 ENGL 102 College English II 3
MATH 111 College Algebra 3 COMM 111 Public Speaking 3
GEN ED: First Year Seminar 3 PSY 111 General Psychology 3
ARTH 125___ Intro to Visual & Material Culture 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
ARTS 240 Intro to Life Drawing 3 ARTF 202 Mid-Program Review 2 1 GEN ED: Humanities 3
ARTS 252 Intro to Painting Media 3 ARTH 300+ 3
STAT 370 Elementary Statistics 3 ARTS 232 Intro to Photography 3
ARTH 125__ Intro to Visual & Material Culture 3 ARTS 261 Intro to Printmaking 3
Choose one of the following:
  • ARTG 216 Typography I
  • ARTG 234 Intro to Graphic Design
  • ARTS 245 Digital Studio
3 ARTS 270 Intro to Ceramics 3
CESP 334 Intro to Diversity: Human Growth & Dev 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 16 Summer Total Hours 3

Total hours for 2nd year: 34


3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ARTS 211 Intro to Community & Social Practice 3 ARTE 414 ISAM: Secondary Art Education 2 2
ARTE 310 ISAM: Elementary Art Ed & Literacy (Core 1) 1 3 ARTG/S 300+ 3
CI 427 Philosophy, History & Ethics Of Education (Core 1 or 2) 3 ARTS 312 Community Arts Engagement 2 3
CI 311 Intro to Diversity: Field Experience (Core 1) 1 ARTE 511 Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Inquiry 2 3
CI 320 Intro to Diversity: Exceptionalities (Core 1) 2 Choose one of the following:
  • ARTS 282 Intro to Sculpture & Extended Media
  • ARTE 302 Jewelry Design/Construction
  • ARTS/E 300+
 2
3
Choose one of the following:
  • ARTE 313 Fiber Exploration
  • ARTS/E 300+
 1
3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 29


4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ARTE 410 ISAM: Pre-teaching Internship: Middle (Core 2) 1 3 ARTE 303 Stimulating Creative Behavior 3
CESP 433 Learning Assess & Eval Theory 3 ARTE 459 Teaching Internship: Elementary Art (Core 3) 2 4
ARTG/S 300+ 3 ARTE 462 Teaching Internship: Secondary Art (Core 3) 2 4
ARTH 347 Themes in Contemporary Art 1 3 ARTE 517 Teaching Internship Seminar (Core 3) 2 1
CAS 501 Teacher Licensure Capstone (Core 3) 2 0
Fall Total Hours 12 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 24


Hours needed to complete the degree: 120


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  2. Spring Only

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