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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Art Education (BFA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
ART 311CCore Studio: Drawing (Major)3
ART 312CCore Studio: 2D (Major)3
ARH 302Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art (Major) 0503
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
ART 313CCore Studio: 3D (Major)3
ART 314CCore Studio: Time and Technology (Major)3
ARH 303Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art (Major) 0503
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
3rd Semester
ART area A/B/C courses (Major)6
AED 330Introduction to Art Education (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
SED 322CIndividual Differences (Major)3
4th Semester
ART area A/B/C course (Major)3
Upper-division ART course (Major)3
AED 351CArt Materials, Techniques, and Processes (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
5th Semester
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
6th Semester
Upper-division ART course (Major)3
AED 341CLearners and Instructional Sites (Major)3
PSY 304Introduction to Child Psychology (General Education)3
or HDF 313 Child Development
or EDP 350G Adolescent Development
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
Upper-division ART course (Major)3
EDC 331SSchool Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools (Major)3
Upper-division ARH course (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
AED 361CCriticism and Conversation about Art (Major)3
EDC 332SDesigns for Instruction (Major)3
Upper-division ARH course (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Free elective (Elective)3
9th Semester
EDC 370STopics in Secondary School Subjects (Major)3
EDC 350EElementary Grade Teaching Practicum (Major)3
EDC 351STopics in Secondary School Teaching Practicum (Major)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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