Art Education, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Art Education (C10200BA)

More on the Art Education major

The Art Education program in the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art consists of a core curriculum of theory and practice that prepares students to work as licensed visual arts instructors in a variety of organizational settings, from P,K-12 schools to museums and community arts organizations.

Requirements for Admission

• Students must meet Lebron James Family Foundation School of Education Pre-admission requirements, including a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Admission to the College of Education is a prerequisite for any Professional Education course.
• Students must earn a C or above in each course outside the General Education Program. Students have a maximum of 3 attempts at every course. Failure to complete a course with a C or higher on the third attempt results in ineligibility to pursue the major.
• Students must meet a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA for graduation.
• Students must complete 40 hours of approved upper-level BCAS credits.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to enable students to develop the range of knowledge, skills, and competencies expected of those holding a liberal-arts baccalaureate degree in art and professional preparation in art education. P, K-12 licensed school art teachers who graduate from this program are expected to exhibit a high level of skills as artists, designers, and educators. Students benefit from excellent art, history, and theory instruction, and professionally equipped art and technology studios, while obtaining licensure from the College of Education through highly academic and interactive coursework.

Goals

The following basic goals/competencies are essential to all prospective art teachers:

• To foster competencies with the basic expressive, technical, procedural and organizational skills, and conceptual insights developed through studio art and design experiences.
• To facilitate an understanding of the major styles and periods of art history, analytical methods, and theories of criticism.
• To help students connect an understanding of educational processes and structures with an understanding of relationships among the arts, sciences, and humanities, in order to apply art competencies in teaching situations and to integrate art/design instruction into the total process of education.
• To assist teachers in developing the knowledge and skills to customize and differentiate learning for learners with a range of individual differences. To aid pre-service teachers in developing curricular, instructional, and assessment strategies for building 21st Century cross-disciplinary skills for K-12 students (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and the use of technology).
• To help students develop effective assessment strategies for collecting data and using it to improve instruction and support learner success.

Distinctions

Students are presented with a broad range of facilities and opportunities while pursuing their BA in Art Education such as:

• Gain hands-on experience working with diverse student populations in clinical experiences.
• Obtain personalized job placement assistance (85% average full-time placement rate for graduating teachers)
• Exhibit in shows both within the university and beyond in regional venues.
• Network through student organizations like CAT (Coalition for Art Teachers) and at Ohio Art Education Association conferences.
• Participate in Arts LIFT (award-winning community-based art education program) Art Bomb Brigade (Knight funded mural arts program) and other University-sponsored outreach initiatives.

The following information has official approval of The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.

Students are encouraged to visit the The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art their freshman year to obtain preliminary information regarding the program requirements and to learn more about on-campus opportunities available to students.

Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.

Requirements

Summary

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Several courses required for the major also satisfy General Education requirements. The University minimum of 36 credits are required for General Education and credit for these courses will apply to both. 

Note: A 2.5 cumulative GPA in all ART courses is required for graduation.

Recommended General Education Courses

College of Arts & Sciences Requirement

Art Core Requirements

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Applies to General Education Arts Requirement

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Applies to General Education Arts and Global Diversity Requirements

Advanced Art History

Intermediate/Advanced Studio Electives

Education Courses

Art Education Requirements

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Capstone Course applies toward Complex Issues Gen Ed Requirement

Recommended Sequence

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See Adviser when choosing this course

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Satisfies General Education Arts Requirement

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Capstone Course--applies toward Complex Issues Gen Ed requirement