Art Education Concentration (64 Credits)

Art Education Required Courses (27 credit + 3 in Civitae)

**Students must be admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program before they will be permitted to enroll in any subsequent 300-400 level EDUC courses.

*** Admission to Student Teaching In addition to the general requirements: All Art Education Candidates must pass the VCLA and Praxis II - Art: Content Knowledge before placement.

• ART 155 - Basic Processes and Principles of Photography 3 credits
• ART 213 - Ceramics I 3 credits

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• ART 217 - Surface Design 3 credits

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• ART 324 - Papermaking 3 credits

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• ART 270 - Traditional Practices in Painting 3 credits
• ART 212 - Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing 3 credits
• ART 366 - Survey of Non-Western Art 3 credits
• ART 381 - Sculpture I 3 credits
• ART 441 - The Teaching of Art in the Secondary Schools 3 credits
• ART 442 - The Teaching of Art in the Elementary Schools 3 credits

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• Select one printmaking class from the following list:

• ART 250 - Personal Narrative in Print Media 3 credits
• ART 339 - Whose Art is it? Art and Music in the Age of Connectivity 3 credits
• ART 340 - Environmental Activism: Science and Art Converge 3 credits
• ART 349 - Social Justice in Print Media 3 credits
• ART 351 - Printmaking: Silk Screen 3 credits
• ART 352 - Printmaking: Intaglio and Lithography 3 credits

One Mini-Concentration (12 credits)

Take 12 credits from one of the mini-concentrations below:

Teacher Endorsement Requirements (12 credits + 3 credits in Civitae)

• EDUC 245 - Human Growth, Development, and Learning 3 credits (counted in Civitae)
• EDUC 432 - Content Area Literacy 3 credits
• EDUC 473 - Inquiry into the Classroom Community 3 credits
• SPED 305 - Behavior Management 3 credits
• SPED 389 - Survey of Exceptional Children 3 credits

Practicum Requirements (13 credits)

• EDUC 270 - Practicum One-Week 1 credit
• EDUC 410 - Directed PreK-12 Teaching for Art, Music, and Theatre 12 credits