Art Education - Grades K-12 (B.A.)

Freshman Year

Total Hours: 32

• Science^{1, 2} - 3

• ART 101 - Basic Design
• ART 102 - Basic Design
• ART 217 - Drawing
• EDTC 100 - Introduction to Technology in Education
• EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multicultural and Special Education
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II
• FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations

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• HIST 201 - American History to 1877

• or

• HIST 202 - American History since 1877

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• MATH 113 - College Algebra
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation
• PSYC 211 - Educational Psychology

Sophomore Year

Total Hours: 35

• Art History Elective - 3
• Art Studio Elective³ - 3
  (Concentration)
• English Literature - 3
• Science² - 3

• ARED 334 - Classroom Organization and Management in Art and Field Experiences
• ART 105 - Art and the Computer
• ART 211 - Beginning Painting
• ART 218 - Drawing
• EDUC 200 - Entrance into Teacher Education
• EDUC 203 - Theories and Principles of Learning and Teaching
• HHP 111 - First Aid for the Professional Responder
• MAAP 200 - Midpoint Assessment of Academic Progress Examination
• MATH 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference

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• Select one for the following:

• ECON 102 - Economics of Social Issues
• GEOG 211 - Cultural Geography
• GEOG 221 - Geography of Louisiana
• GOVT 201 - American Government
• SOCL 201 - Introductory Sociology

Junior Year

Total Hours: 35

• Art History Elective - 6
• Art Studio Elective³ - 6
  (Concentration)
• HHP Elective - 2
• Science² - 3
• Social Science Elective - 3

• ARED 413 - Methods and Strategies of Teaching Art K-12 and Field Experiences
• ART 222 - Introduction to Printmaking
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• PSYC 310 - Child Psychology

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• EDUC 216 - Introduction to Teaching Reading

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• EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers

Senior Year

Total Hours: 24

• Art History Elective - 3
• Art Studio Elective³ - 3
  (Concentration)

• ARED 414 - Directed Observations and Field Experiences in Art
• ARED 445 - Student Teaching in Art
• ENGL 351 - Advanced English Grammar
• PSYC 311 - Adolescent Psychology

Notes

¹Three (3) hours must be selected from the approved Writing Enriched courses- see General Education Requirements  section.
²Course work must include both biological and physical sciences of which 6 hours must be earned in a single biological or physical science area (a 6 hour sequence is recommended); the remaining 3 hours must be earned in a science area other than that previously selected.
³Concentration in area of Graphic Design, Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, or Printmaking shall consist of 12 hours of studio work in a selected area.

Total Hours for Degree: 126