Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Content Area Courses
Core: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ART 101 | DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 105 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING | 4 |
| ART 200 | ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | 4 |
| ART 113 | THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| or ART 114 | FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS |
Studio Art: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ART 110 | BEGINNING PAINTING | 4 |
| ART 115 | BEGINNING SCULPTURE | 4 |
| ART 206 | INTERMEDIATE DRAWING | 4 |
| or ART 218 | FIGURE DRAWING |
| ART 229 | BEGINNING PRINTMAKING | 4 |
| 4 |
Media Arts: 16 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ART 225 | BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| or ART 224 | BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
| ART 226 | VIDEO ART | 4 |
| or ART 289 | EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO |
| ART 358 | GRAPHIC ART | 4 |
| or ART 332 | TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE |
| 4 |
Introductory Courses: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCU 207 | SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
| EE 281 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE | 4 |
| SCU 337 | HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
Advanced Courses: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SER 346 | STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION | 4 |
| TCH 325 | LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 4 |
| TCH 365 | | |
| TCH 366 | TEACHER AS ARTIST | |
| TCH 380 | THE TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL | |
| BBE 301 | TEACHING ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DIALECT SPEAKERS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 4 |
Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. The following cannot be used to fulfill an open elective: WRD 98, MAT 94, and MAT 95.
Student Teaching: 10 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required
Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures indicated in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete. All students also take TCH 387, Capstone Seminar with student teaching (listed in the Liberal Studies section).
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| TCH 390 | CAPSTONE: INTEGRATING EDUCATION & DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS | |
| EDU 95 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
Licensure Tests
All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. Secondary Education Visual Art majors must complete the following tests:
- Visual Art Content Area Test (test #145) – assesses elements, principles, and expressive features of the visual arts; creating and producing works of visual art; analyzing and evaluating works of visual art; and the role of the visual arts. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
- EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
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