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Art: Art Education - BFA


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  • For more information about Art Education, see the department website.
  • Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
  • Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits 120

 

Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)

2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better 100 Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above) 40
Total USU Credits 30 Upper-division USU Credits 20
USU Credits within the Major 10 Credits in Minor (if required) 12
Credits in Major see below Credits in American Institutions 3
General Education Requirements   see link University Studies Depth Requirements   see link
 

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen Admitted to USU in Good Standing as Pre-Art or Pre-ID

 

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU 3.0 GPA. Students must pass a competitive portfolio review.  Space is limited.  See department website for more information.

First Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 1020: Drawing I (BCA)   3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Creative Arts

ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design   3  or 3   Foundation course
ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design   3  or 3   Foundation Course  ART 2810: Photography I   3  

Emphasis Course

ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar   .5   Foundation Course ART 3710: Fine Art Seminar   .5   Foundation Course
ARTH 2710: Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (BHU)   3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Creative Arts

ARTH 2720 Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)  

 3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Exploration Course

ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3   Communications Literacy (CL1)   ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3   Communications Literacy (CL2)  
HDFS 1500 Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)   3  

General Education Breadth

 

Math or Statistics   3-5 Math Placement  
Comments

 

Portfolio for ART BS review due. See department website for more information.

Second Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 2200 Painting I   3  

Emphasis Course

 

 ART 2650: Introduction to Ceramics   3   Emphasis Course
 ART 2400 Introduction to Graphic Design   3  

Emphasis Course

 

 Art class in area of concentration   Emphasis Course
ARTH 3000 level or higher 3

Emphasis Course

Communications Intensive (CI)  

ARTH 3000 level or higher 3

Emphasis Course

Communications Intensive (CI)  

Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)   3

General Education Breadth

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SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities   2   Emphasis Course
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)   3

General Education Breadth

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Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  

 

3

General Education Breadth

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Comments

 

Comments

Portfolios for the BFA review in Art Education due.  See department website for more information.

 

Third Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 3000: Secondary Art Methods I   3  

Emphasis Course

SCED 3210: Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI)   3  Emphasis Course
ART 3300: Clinical Experience I   1   Emphasis Course ART class in area of concentration 3 Emphasis Course
ITLS 5500: Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education   3  

Emphasis Course

 

ART class in area of concentration 3 Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  

Depth

Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  

Quantitative Intensive (QI)   3  Quantitative Intensive (QI)  
ART 2230: Basic Printmaking    3  

Emphasis Course

 

ART class in area of concentration   3

Emphasis Course

ART 4910: Senior BFA Professional Practice   1 Emphasis Course      
Comments

 

Comments

 

Fourth Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 4000: Secondary Art Methods II   3   Emphasis Course ART 4915 Senior BFA Exhibition   1   Emphasis Course
ART 4300: Clinical Experience II   1   Emphasis Course SCED 5200: Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI)   3  

Emphasis Course

      SCED 4210: Assessment and Curriculum Design   3   Emphasis Course
SCED 5100: Motivation and Classroom Management     3   Emphasis Course ART class in area of concentration    3 Emphasis Course
ART class in area of concentration  3 Emphasis Course ART class in area of concentration  3 Emphasis Course
ART class in area of concentration   3 Emphasis Course      
Comments

 

Comments

 

Fifth Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 5500: Student Teaching Seminar   2   Emphasis Course Courses listed this semester are

OPTIONAL for K-5 Endorsement/Licensure
   
ART 5630: Student Teaching in Secondary Schools   10   Emphasis Course ART 3700: Elementary Art Methods   3   Certification Option
      TEAL 3660: Educational Psychology for Teachers    2    
      HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)   3    

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