Requirements for Art Majors

• ART 0101 - First-Year Seminar Credits: 1
• ART 0103 - Drawing I Credits: 3
• ART 0104 - Design Fundamentals Credits: 3
• ART 0105 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 0106 - Art Survey: Prehistoric to Middle Ages Credits: 3
• ART 0107 - Art Survey: Renaissance to Present Credits: 3
• ART 0109 - Writing for Art and the Artist Credits: 3
• ART 0201 - Printmaking I Credits: 3
• ART 0204 - Pottery I Credits: 3
• ART 0205 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
• ART 0209 - Color Theory and Practice Credits: 3
• ART 0214 - Drawing II Credits: 3
• ART 0216 - Painting I Credits: 3
• ART 0311 - Painting II Credits: 3
• One Art elective Credits: 3
• Two 300-level Art History Courses Credits: 6

Elementary Preparation Sequence

• EDUC 0221 - Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs Credits: 3
• PSYC 0202 - Child Development Credits: 3
• EDUC 0363 - Sheltered English Immersion Credits: 3

• ** The addition of EDUC 0363 to the Art Education Program needs to be approved by the University’s Curriculum Committee AY 20-21.  The class is currently offered by the Education Department

• EDUC 0380 - Critical Multicultural Education Credits: 3
• ART 0323 - Introduction to Art Education Credits: 3
• ART 0324 - Art Methods and Materials Credits: 3
• ART 0322 - Art Education Curriculum Credits: 3 (Elementary)
• ART 0331 - Practicum (Art Teaching Pre-K-8) Credits: 12

Secondary Preparation Sequence

• EDUC 0221 - Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs Credits: 3
• PSYC 0203 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3
• EDUC 0363 - Sheltered English Immersion Credits: 3

• ** The addition of this class to the Art Education Program needs to be approved by the University’s Curriculum Committee AY 20-21.  The class is currently offered by the Education Department.

• EDUC 0380 - Critical Multicultural Education Credits: 3
• ART 0323 - Introduction to Art Education Credits: 3
• ART 0324 - Art Methods and Materials Credits: 3
• ART 0322 - Art Education Curriculum Credits: 3 (Secondary)
• ART 0326 - Practicum: Seminar (Art Education) Credits: 3
• ART 0351 - Practicum (Art Teaching 5-12) Credits: 12

Additional Information:

Students’ progress toward meeting Advanced Standing in Teacher Education is monitored at the end of the sophomore year (57 credits).  All students must meet the requirements for Advanced Standing to achieve teacher candidacy.   Please see section on Licensure for Teaching  under Academic Policies.

In order to be eligible for student teaching, a student must have completed all required course and field work, have an overall GPA of 3.0 (including transfer work) in Art Education Program classes, have an overall GPA of 2.8 (including transfer work) and have a passing grade in the appropriate Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (i.e., Communication and Literacy and subject matter tests). Student teacher placements are limited to within a 30-mile radius of the campus.

Every effort will be made to provide a timely sequence of courses in order to fulfill graduation and teaching licensure courses, but there may be instances where this is impossible.

If any questions arise concerning sequence, time of student teaching, etc., please contact the Program Coordinator, Art Education Licensure.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements  and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core  .