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Apr 19, 2024
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2022-2023 University of Wyoming Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art Education, B.A.
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The BA in Art Education is a professional level degree preparing students to be reflective, innovative and engaged K-12 art educators. The curriculum includes extensive Studio Art competencies and studies in Art History and Professional Education.
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A&S College Core
The BA in Art Education requires the A&S Core:
- D - Diversity (3 credits)
- G - Global (3 credits)
See below for more information:
Foundation Core: 15 Hours
Studio Core: 12 Hours
12 credits chosen from the below. At least one core course must be from 2D and one from 3D.
2D Studio
Note: only one Photography class can count in the Studio Core
3D Studio
Note: only one Ceramics class can count in the Studio Core
Art History Core: 6 Hours
Upper Division Art History: 6 hours
6 credits of upper division art history beyond ART 2010 and ART 2020
Upper Division Studio Electives: 12 Hours
12 credits of any upper division studio art classes
Art Education Program Requirements
Minimum Course Requirements for B.A. in Art Education
Minimum course requirements for Art Education Majors follow the curriculum plan for the B.A. in Studio Art Degree:
- University and College requirements,
- Foundations Core,
- Art History Core,
- Studio Core
- Upper Division Studio Electives.
The exception that there is no Foreign Language requirement. Students are required to apply for a Wyoming Substitute Teaching Certificate in the fall of their first semester in the program. Additional requirements are:
Professional Education Courses: 10 Hours
EDST 2480: Diversity and the Politics of Schooling Credits: 4
required
Art Education Courses: 27 Hours
Studio or Art History Elective, any level: 3 Hours
*3 units of course in Studio Art or Art History at any level
Additional Requirements
B.A. IN ART EDUCATION DEGREE
The BA in 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
- As a Professional Degree, the BA in Art Education does not include the A&S Outside Major credit requirement.
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
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