Art Education, B.A.

B.A. IN ART EDUCATION DEGREE

The Art Education degree supports students’ development as reflective, innovative and engaged K-12 art educators. The curriculum encompasses extensive Studio Art competencies as well as studies in Art History and Professional Education. Art Education courses cover a variety of teaching practices and methods of curriculum development that include interdisciplinary, multicultural approaches to teaching and emphasize relevance to the lives of K-12 students and the realities of our contemporary world. In-class learning is augmented with firsthand teaching experiences in local and regional schools​, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, and includes teaching people of all ages in community-based arts settings. Upon graduation from our program, students earn Wyoming licensure for teaching K-12 Art.

 

Degree Requirements 

 

Requirements of the degree include: 

• 120 hours, including 91 hours within the major
• C or better in all courses taken to satisfy Major requirements
• Background check for all incoming art education degree students required prior to enrollment
• Application for art education degree is due prior to enrollment in Art Education courses
• 2.75 UW Total Institution GPA must be maintained throughout the Art Education Program of study
• 2.75 GPA within the major must be maintained throughout the Art Education Program of study
• UW Transfer Art Residency Requirement for transfer of 12 or more art credit hours into department: 26 upper division hours of UW Art courses
• Score of 158 or above on the on the Praxis II Test: Art Content and Analysis by the end of the Residency semester

Application

 

Students must fulfill the requirements listed in the Application for the Art Education Program Checklist:

• Satisfactory Completion of ART 2000 Portfolio Review 
• C or above in all Education Courses
• C or above in all Art Content Courses
• Junior Standing (60+ credits)
• 2.75 or above overall UW total institutional GPA
• 2.75 or above in Major courses
• Completed background check

Probation, Removal, and Re-Application

• An Institutional and/or Major GPA below 2.75 mandates a probationary semester in the program (continuing with art ed courses) to raise GPA back up to 2.75 to continue  
• If Institutional and Major GPA are not both above 2.75 by the end of the probationary semester, the student will be removed from the program
• Students may re-apply after removal from program if their GPA is again at or above 2.75