Bachelor of Arts in Art Education
Hardin-Simmons University
Key Information
Campus location
Abilene, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 29,526 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* full-time undergraduate tuition & fees; 12-17 hours per semester; does not include course-specific fees
Introduction
The art education program is intended for students planning to be certified as teachers of children in grades K-12, incorporating state and national standards for the discipline of art. Placements for students pursuing art education will include one placement with younger students and a second placement with middle school or secondary students. The art degree will include experiences with a variety of media including painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Accredited Program
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and Texas Education Agency (TEA) Office of Accountability has awarded Hardin-Simmons University Teacher Education Program a rating of “Accredited” under the Accountability System for Educator Preparation authorized by Texas Education Code 21.045 every year since the rating of teacher preparation entities has been awarded. Educator preparation programs are held accountable for the performance of their graduates on the state credentialing examinations required for certification. Programs must achieve a minimum pass rate on the tests by disaggregated subgroups (All, Male, Female, White, Hispanic, African American, Other) to receive a rating of “Accredited.”
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Curriculum
Major: Art
The required GPA for a major is 2.8.
- Drawing I
- Drawing II
- 2D Design
- 3D Design
- Oil Painting
- Printmaking I
- Sculpture I
- Introduction to Graphic Design
- Fundamentals of Digital Photography
- Professional Seminar
- Art History (3 upper levels)
- ART upper-level elective
Education
- Read Instru for Adolesc Stu
- Foundations of Learning and Development
- The Learning Environment
- Current Issues in Spec Ed
- Organization and Management for Teaching, In the Middle Grades and Secondary, Classroom
- Capstone: the Professional Teacher
- All-Level Student Teaching
Program Outcome
Students who complete this degree will be eligible to take the Texas certification test for the certification of Art EC-12. This certification leads to Art teaching positions in Early Childhood thru Grade 12.