Students seeking teacher certification in art must complete
the requirements of the Teacher Education program 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)
50:964:354 Materials and Methods in Art (3)
50:080:381 Sculpture
I or 50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
50:082:101
Introduction to Art History I (3)
50:082:102
Introduction to Art History II (3)
Additional art history course in non-Western art, preferably
50:082:104 Introduction to the Arts of Asia (3), or 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 Teacher Education program to satisfy state requirements for certification. Students
may apply to the chair of the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts to modify the above
program in order to meet specific teaching goals.
