Art, B.S.ED.

Major Requirements

Professional Education Sequence - 28 or 29 hours:

• EDCI 231 - Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education Credits: (3)
• EDSE 322 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Credits: (2)
• PSY 320 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: (3)

• or

• PSY 322 - Adolescent Development: Problems and Achievements Credits: (3)
• PSY 321 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
• SPED 335 - Teaching Exceptional Children Credits: (2)

• or

• SPED 336 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Secondary Education Credits: (3)

• or

• SPED 337 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Elementary and Middle Grades Credits: (3)
• ART 463 - Art Methods for the Middle and High School Credits: (3)
• EDSE 490 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: (6)
• EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: (3)
• ART 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Art, K-12 Credits: (3)

The major further requires 55 hours as follows:

• ART 131 - Introductory Drawing Credits: (3)
• ART 132 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
• ART 136 - Art History Survey I Credits: (3)
• ART 137 - Art History Survey II Credits: (3)
• ART 142 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
• ART 263 - Introduction to Art Education Credits: (1)
• ART 367 - History and Philosophy of Art Education Credits: (3)
• ART 416 - Contemporary Art Credits: (3)
• ART 465 - Art Methods for the Elementary School Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements

To continue in the program, students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in each art course in the major.

Free elective from 300-400 level courses (3)

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/3313.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.