Students seeking teacher certification in art must complete the
requirements of the Institute for Effective Education and the following art
education curriculum.
Art Major with Teacher Certification Requirements (42 credits)
50:080:102 Visual Fundamentals (3)
50:080:103 Three-Dimensional Foundations (3)
50:080:213 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)
50:080:221 Drawing I (3)
50:080:261 Photography I (3) or 50:080:264 Digital Photography I (3)
50:080:351 Painting I (3)
50:080:355 Elementary Art Education (3)
50:080:356 Secondary Art Education (3)
50:080:381 Sculpture I or 50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
50:082:101,102 Introduction to Art History I,II (3,3)
50:964:354 Methods and Issues of Teaching Art (3)
Additional art history course in non-Western art, preferably 50:082:105 Cross-Cultural Art History (3)
One additional 300- to 400-level studio course (3)
Recommended: 50:080:395 Artist in Society (3)
50:690:205 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
In addition, students must contact the Institute for Effective Education
to satisfy state requirements for certification. Students may apply to
the chair of the Department of Fine Arts to modify the above
program in order to meet specific teaching goals.
