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Art Education Curriculum

School of Education Basic Skills Requirements

  • SAT scores: Verbal 560 Math 540 (Tests taken 4/1/1995 – 2/28/2016)
  • SAT scores: Verbal 610, Math 570 (Tests taken on or after 3/1/2016)
  • ACT scores: English 23, Math 23
  • Pass Praxis Core: Academic Skills for Educators   All 3 sections; Reading 156, Math 150, Writing 162

*For more information, please contact the Certification Office on campus.

College Core

  • IDS 102: Information Literacy Proficiency
  • FYW 102: First-Year Writing
  • FYS: First-Year Seminar
  • Mid-Level Writing-Intensive Course
  • Writing-Intensive Senior Capstone 0r Third-Level Course

*Students must complete all addition college core requirements required by the college

Field Placement ( 1 unit)

  • EDU 96: Field Placement Preparation

Art Secondary Education Requirements (11 units)

  • AMM 99: ArtsComm Seminar
  • AAH 101: Art History I – Caves to Cathedrals
  • AAH 102: Art History II – Renaissance to Revolution
  • AAV 111: Drawing
  • AAV 102: Visual Thinking
  • AAV 112: 2D Design and Color Theory
  • AAV 113: 3D
  • AAV 140: 4D
  • Non-Western Ary History
  • AAH 253: 20th Century Art
  • AAV 215: Painting I
  • SPE 203: Psychology Development of Child & Adole

AAV 2XX Studio Option or AAV 130 Photo course (6 units)

Complete 3 courses from list: AAV 2XX Studio

  • AAV 130: Photography I
  • AAV 221: Drawing II
  • AAV 213: Sculpture I
  • AAV 214: Printmaking I
  • AAV 216: Fiber Art
  • AAV 217: Ceramics
  • AAV 218: Book Arts
  • AAV 230: Photo II: Documentary
  • AAV 231: Studio Lighting: Photography
  • AAV 232: Image and Narrative

 Complete two advanced 3## AAV courses

  • AAE 370: Topics in Art Education
  • AAV 311: Drawing III
  • AAV 313: Sculpture II
  • AAV 314: Printmaking II
  • AAV 315: Painting II
  • AAV 330: Photo III: Image & Narrative
  • AAV 331: Advance Projects in Photo
  • AAH 300 Level Courses

Complete either 1 course in AAV 3XX or AAH 3XX

  • AAE 370: Topics in Art Education
  • AAV 311: Drawing III
  • AAV 313: Sculpture II
  • AAV 314: Printmaking II
  • AAV 315: Painting II
  • AAH 300 Level Courses
  • 400 Level Courses

Art Secondary Education Sequence (7 units)

  • AAE 200: Sophomore Review (0 units)
  • AAE 220: Foundations in Art Education
  • AAE 250: Curriculum in Art Education
  • AAE 330: Pedagogy in Art Education
  • AAE 360: Clinical Practice I: Art Education (2 course units)
  • AAE 490: Clinical Practice II: Art Education Student Teaching or 491/Global Clinical Practice II: Art Education Student Teaching (2 course units)
  • AAE 492: Clinical Practice II Seminar: Art Education Capstone
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