Art: Art Education - BFA

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Art and Design

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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
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the fulfillment of the Quantitative Literacy (QL)  requirement.

 

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 2700 - Fine Art Seminar	0.5	Foundation Course		ART 2700 - Fine Art Seminar	0.5	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 Humanities
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)
				Math or Statistics	3-5	Math Placement
Comments				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	3	Emphasis Course
ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)		ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communications Intensive (CI)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education Breadth Click on link for available courses		SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities	3	Emphasis Course
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education Breadth Click on link for available courses		Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education Breadth Click on link for available courses
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 (CI/DSS)	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  or  TEAL 5500 - Innovative Integration of Technology in Teaching (DELETED SUMMER 2023)	3  or 3	Emphasis Course		ART class in area of concentration	3	Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	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 - 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 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management	3	Emphasis Course		SCED 5210 - Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment	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

 

 

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The BFA in Art Education is a professional art degree requiring above-average accomplishment in art. Only students demonstrating considerable promise will be accepted for this more demanding professional degree program. This degree requires 80 semester credits in Art, leaving 42 credits to fulfill all other General Education, University Studies and Secondary Education requirements. A GPA of 3.00 is required for the BFA degree. A grade of B- or better is required in all art (ART), art history (ARTH) and secondary education classes. Major requirements may not be taken for a pass/fail grade, except for courses only taught pass/fail. This degree fulfills the requirements for entrance into graduate schools of art.

Students must complete the General Education Requirements . 

Students must complete the University Studies Depth Requirements . 

• For most students, courses taken for the major will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI)  requirement.
• Students must take one course having a QI designation to fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI)  requirement.
• Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  and Depth Social Sciences (DSS) .
• Upon successful completion of all degree requirements, students will be eligible to apply for a Utah Educator License. The following links provide information about licensure: 
  • Earning a Utah Educator License
    • https://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/licensing/earning?mid=2465&aid=8
  • Information about Licensure in Other States (Education Compliance Table)
    • https://cehs.usu.edu/files/teacher-education/EducationLicensureComplianceTableApril2022.pdf