Bachelor of Fine Arts in K-12 Visual Arts Education
Students wanting a LQ (K-12) Visual Arts Teacher Certification will need to take and pass the following MTTC Tests:
- #95 Art Education
- One Professional Knowledge and Skills
- #121 (3-6)
- #135 (5-9)
- #136 (7-12)
Essential Liberal Arts Courses (31 hours)
Required
| CCC100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| CCC102 | Public Speaking | 3 |
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| MATH100 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts | 4 |
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| MATH101 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
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| Scientific Inquiry | 4 |
T ED400
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T ED400: Certificate Path.
Great Conversation Series
Required
| GCON110 | Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life | 3 |
| GCON120 | Great Conversation: Western Civilization | 3 |
| GCON130 | GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization | 3 |
| GCON140 | GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art | 3 |
| GCON150 | GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen | 3 |
Level One Core (21 hours)
Level Two Core (16 hours)
(Must be admitted to Level 2 prior to enrolling)
| T ED330 | Teaching Learning Process - Secondary and K-12 | 3 |
| T ED330L | Clinical Experience | 1 |
| T ED345 | Secondary Methods and Materials | 3 |
| T ED345L | Clinical Experience | 1 |
*All Secondary Majors will complete
| T ED346 | Literacy in Content Areas | 3 |
| T ED409 | Online Learning and Technology Applications | 2 |
| T ED410 | Social and Emotional Health and Learning | 3 |
Level Three Core (16 hours)
T ED400
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| T ED407 | Classroom Assessment and Evaluation | 2 |
| T ED444 | Associate Teaching Seminar | 2 |
K-12 Education Comprehensive Group Major (62 hours)
Visual Arts Major Core (62 hours)
| ART100 | Three-dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART101 | Two-dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART102 | Digital Foundations | 3 |
| ART103 | Drawing from Life | 3 |
ART290
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ART250
| | 3 |
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| ART303 | Figure Studies | 3 |
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| ART360 | Methods for Elementary Art Teachers | 3 |
| ART390 | Capstone: Senior Art and Design Studio | 3 |
| ART391 | Capstone: Senior Art and Design Studio II | 3 |
| ART402 | Capstone: Senior Exhibition II | 2 |
| ART460 | Methods for Secondary Art Teachers | 3 |
| T ED300 | Clinical Experience | 1 |
| T ED300 | Clinical Experience | 1 |
Visual Arts Major Electives (18 hours)
Choose three sequences from list below:
*Note: one sequence must be ceramics or sculpture
| ART201 | Painting Foundations | 3 |
| ART301 | Advanced Painting | 3 |
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| ART202 | Painting Traditions | 3 |
| ART203 | Non-Acid Intaglio | 3 |
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| ART205 | Ceramics - Hand Building | 3 |
| ART305 | Advanced Ceramics- Vessels | 3 |
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ART215
| | 3 |
ART315
| | 3 |
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| ART220 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART320 | Sculpture II | 3 |
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| Or | |
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| ART228 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART328 | Graphic Design II | 3 |
Visual Arts Major Cognates (9 hours)
| AHIS201 | Western Art History I: Prehistory through Medieval | 3 |
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| AHIS202 | Western Art History II: Renaissance through Contemporary | 3 |
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| AHIS336 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
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| AHIS337 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
Choose 3 hours of AHIS courses required from the following:
| AHIS299 | Art History Topics | 3 |
AHIS301
| | 3 |
| AHIS303 | Fortification to Reformation: Hist of York, England | 4 |
| AHIS337 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
AHIS399
| | 1-12 |
| AHIS401 | Professional Studies in Art History | 3 |
| AHIS499 | Advanced Experimental Course | 1 |
Note:
- General elective credit hours will vary dependent upon the following degree requirements:
- Must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
- Must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework at the 300 or 400-level
- Courses requiring prerequisites and corequisites are noted on the course which can be found in the course description section of the catalog.