BFA + Art Education Certification Pathway


Catalog Year 26/27

Standard 4 Year Pathway (full-time status)

Minimum Program Credits 121


Art Education Pre-Professional Pathway Courses (DAE)
Must take in listed semesters

Note: This is a sample course plan


First Year

First Semester = 15-16 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  SLP-007 CCS First Year Experience *1
  DFN Foundation Course3
  DFN Foundation Course3
  DFN Foundation Course3
  Major Course3
  AHV-100 Introduction to Material Culture (CR)3

Second Semester = 18 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  DFN Foundation Course3
  DFN Foundation Course3
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  WRT-101 Composition I (CR)3
  DAE-200 Educ. Found. History & Philosophy of Education3

Second Year

Third Semester = 18 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  WRT-102 Composition II (CR)3
Choose one:
  AHV-203 Global Art History I (CR)
  AHV-204 Global Art History II (CR)
3
  DAE-250 Human Dev. Creative and Visual Learning3

Fourth Semester = 12 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  AHV History of Major…3
  General Education Elective 0

Third Year

Fifth Semester = 15 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  Major Elective3
  Humanities: Choose from approved list (CE)3
  DAE-315 Elementary Art Teaching: Meth, Math #3

Sixth Semester = 15 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Course3
  Major Elective3
  Science Elective 200-400 (CE)3
  DAE-405 Secondary Art Teaching: Meth, Math #3

Fourth Year

Seventh Semester = 15 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Elective3
  Major Elective3
  Open Elective3
  DAE-407 Reading & Language Art Methods #3

Eighth Semester = 12 Credit Hours

Course RequirementCredits
  Major Course3
  Major Elective3
  General Education Elective **0
  AHV 200-400 Art History & Visual Culture Course (CE)3
  Open Elective ††3

Additional Information

The BFA program sample includes 15.0 credits of General Education electives and 6.0 credits of Open Electives. When applicable, Art Education credits may also fulfill General Education Elective and Open Elective requirements within studio majors. Studio major requirements, transfer credit, and other shared-credit arrangements may affect how credits are applied toward standard degree requirements.

Important! Students considering a pathway (minor, specialization, or other academic program add-on) should meet with their academic advisor and the Financial Aid Office to review degree requirements, potential impacts on time to degree completion; and to understand how additional coursework (outside of the primary degree requirements) may affect financial aid eligibility and satisfactory academic progress.

This plan is provided for use as a guide only. Students are responsible for tracking actual course requirements using degree audit and Self-Service tools based on actual records and remaining credits.

Post Baccalaureate Semester – Art Education Teacher Certification

Fifth Year

Course RequirementCredits
  DAE-510 Directed Teaching10
  DAE-520 Professional Seminar2

27.0 total credits required for Certificate (includes courses from BFA/Art Education Pathway)

Additional GPA requirement for Art Education Pre-Professional Pathway Courses  = 2.7

Required for consideration into Post Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program after graduation.

Footnotes

* ELS 101 Composition I for Multilingual Students 4.0 cr.
† WRT 101/102 Self Placement Survey available.
‡ Based on SLP 007 (1.0 cr.) and ELS 101 (4.0 cr.)
§ Remaining Major course sequence impacts timeline to degree completion.

¶ Satisfied with DAE-250.
# Satisfies General Education Elective
** Satisfied with DAE-200.
†† Art Ed elective recommended, if applicable.