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BACHELOR OF Arts in Art Education (K-12)

Degree Requirements | Specialty Area Courses
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To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EDN 3020 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EDN 3020, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program [see next section for details];
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education Web site.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History: Social Studies Education

Requirements for BA in Art Education	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	44
Specialty Area Requirements	39
» Intro-Studio Courses	(27)
» Survey of Art History	(6)
» Advanced Studio Concentration (Must be same discipline)	(6)
Professional Studies	15
Content Pedagogy	21
Guided Art Elective	6
Total	126

 

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Specialty Area Requirements

Intro-Studio Courses

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ART 1010	Elements of Design
ART 1020; or	Three‑Dimensional Design; or
ART 1050	Introduction to Sculpture
ART 1110	Ceramics: Introduction to Handbuilding
ART 1320	Introduction to Drawing
ART 1330	Introduction to Painting
ART 1400	Introduction to Printmaking	Prerequisite: ART 1320
ART 2150	Figure Drawing
ART 2300	Digital Arts I	Prerequisite: ART 1010, 1320
ART 2500	Communication Design	Prerequisites: ART 1010

 

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Survey of Art History

Course	Area	Comments
ART 2080	Survey of Art I: Ancient through Medieval
ART 2090	Survey of Art II: Renaissance through Contemporary

 

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Professional Studies

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 3020	Foundations of Education	Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 30 semester hours of college/ university work and have no less than a 2.0 QPA
EDN 3100	Early Adolescent through Young Adult Development	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
EDN 3500	Educational Psychology	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4190	Content Area Literacy in Middle & Secondary Schools	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 3000	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA

 

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ART 3050	Art Education in Grades K‑6
ART 3060	Art Education in Grades 7‑12
ART 3080	Art Education Field Experience	Prerequisite: ART 3050, 3060; Admission to Teacher Education Program
ART 4000	Art Education Curriculum	Prerequisite: ART 3050, 3060, 3080
EDN 4490	Internship (Full‑Semester)	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; 9 semester hours

 

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Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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