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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 EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040 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 EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040, 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;
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 website under Student Forms.

 

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	45
» Intro-Studio Courses	(27)
» Professional Art Practices	(3)
» Art History	(9)
» Advanced Studio Concentration (Must be same discipline)	(6)
Educator Preparation Core	9
Content Pedagogy	21
Guided Art Elective	6
Total	127

 

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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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Professional Art Practices

Course	Area	Comments
ART 4031	Professional Art Practices	Prerequisite: Completion of all core courses; Taken the semester before the senior exhibition.

 

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Art History

Course	Area	Comments
ART 2080	Survey of Art I: Ancient through Medieval
ART 2090	Survey of Art II: Renaissance through Contemporary
ART 4240	Contemporary Art

 

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Educator Preparation Core

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EPC 2020	Introduction to Education, Ethics, and Professionalism (1)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2040	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3010	The Psychology of Learning and Development (2)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3030	Reading Strategies for the 21st Century	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.

 

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ART 3050	Art Education in Grades K‑6
ART 3080	Art Education Methods and Field Experience for Grades 6-12	Prerequisite: ART 3050, 3060
ART 3090	Cultural Awareness and Production in Art Education
ART 4000	Art Education Curriculum	Prerequisite: ART 3050, 3060, 3080
EDN 4490	Internship in Art Education (Full‑Semester) (9)	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester

 

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Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010

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