Art Education, BFA

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program  section.)

• PHIL 2271 - Introduction to Philosophy of Art

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• PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology * or
• SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class *

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• ARTH 1905 - The Dimensions of Art
• ARTH 1906 - Art History Survey
• ARTH 1907 - Art History Survey

2. Common core - 45 s.h.

(Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in common core courses.)

• ART 1011 - Visual Organization
• ART 1012 - Form, Space, and Color
• ART 1013 - Process in Studio Arts
• ART 1014 - Narrative in Art and Design
• Choose a 3 s.h. art history (ARTH) elective.
• Choose 24 s.h. art (ART) or art history (ARTH) electives. Nine semester hours (9 s.h.) of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.

3. Professional core courses - 35 s.h.

(Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in professional core courses.)

• ART 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
• ART 2870 - Computers in Art Education
• ART 3851 - Art in the Elementary School
• ART 3860 - Classroom Participation in Art
• ART 4323 - Art in the Secondary School
• ART 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Art Education

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• ART 4850 - Art Internship in Elementary Education and
• ART 4871 - Art Internship in Secondary Education

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• ART 4851 - Art Internship in Elementary Education and
• ART 4870 - Art Internship in Secondary Education

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• EDUC 3200 - Foundations of American Education

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• EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment or
• PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology

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• READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School
• SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

4. Senior exhibition requirement

An approved senior exhibition is a requirement for graduation.

5. Computer literacy requirement

Art education majors must demonstrate computer literacy before admittance to the upper division of teacher education. This requirement can be met by verification of competency by experience or by taking a computer course.

6. Certification requirement

Certification additionally requires demonstrated teaching competence and recommendations from the certifying institution. The state of North Carolina now requires a 2.7 GPA for acceptance into the College of Education Educator Preparation program.