Art & Design: Art Education Option (PK-12), BA

General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

• English composition (6 hrs)
• Oral communication (3 hrs)
• Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

• Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts ( excluding ART classes )
• Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
  • PSYC 1100  and PSYC 2040   required
• Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

• General Education  
• One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
• One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)  

Program/Major Requirements (54 credit hrs)

Art Education Requirements

Following NASAD Accreditation standards, Art and Design degrees are offered partially online. Please see individual course descriptions in the dynamic course schedule for indications of whether a course is offered online, hybrid, or in-person.

Professional Education (32 credit hours)

• ED 1520 - Intro to Teaching Credit Hours: 2
• ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 4366 - Theory Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
• READ 4100 - Content Read Mid Sch Credit Hours: 2
• PSYC 2020 - Educational Psych Credit Hours: 3
• S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
• S ED 4303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2
• ART 1092 - Illinois Art Teacher Certification Review Credit Hours: 1
• ART 4662 - Foundations of Art Education Credit Hours: 3
• ART 4664 - Teaching Art in Elementary and Secondary Schools/Field Credit Hours: 3
• ART 4975 - Student Teaching and Seminar: PK-12/Field Credit Hours: 6
• CAS 2630 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 1

Sample 4-Year Plan

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