B.S. IN ART EDUCATION

MAJOR PROGRAM IN ART EDUCATION

ART CERTIFICATION IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

The successful completion of this program, consisting of a minimum of 124 credits, fulfills the requirements of the Connecticut Initial Educators Certificate and permits the graduate to teach art in both elementary and secondary schools. Acceptance into the art education program is provisional until the end of the sophomore year. A minimum of a 2.7 QPR in all courses taken at this University is required for admission to major status in the junior year and is also a prerequisite for the student teaching assignment.

Students in art education are required to complete the University Requirements, including Psychology 100; and, in addition, Psychology 210 and Psychology 215.

The art education major is required to complete:

ART 104 - History of Western Art I
ART 105 - History of Western Art II
ART 112 - Color and 2-D Design
ART 113 - Three Dimensional Design
ART 150 - Drawing I, Materials and Techniques
ART 151 - Drawing II, Drawing and Composition
ART 220 - Painting Media and Techniques
ART 235 - General Crafts
ART 236 - Ceramics I: Handbuilding

The student selects 12 additional credits in studio art or art history.

The art education professional sequence must include:

ART 270 - Introduction to Art Education
ART 370 - Art Education (Elementary School)
ART 371 - Art Education (Secondary School)
EDU 201 - Introduction to Teaching Profession
EDU 300 - Student Teaching I
EDU 400 - Student Teaching II
PSY 210 - Developmental Psychology
PSY 215 - Adolescent Psychology
SED 481 - Teach. Excep. Students in Elem. Ed. Classroom
or SED 482 - Teach. Excep. Students Sec. Ed. Classroom