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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art with Teacher Certification Option

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An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.

The BA in Art with Teacher Certification (Art Education Option) provides professional training and experiences leading to teacher certification for grades K-12. Students must receive a “C” or better in all art and professional education courses and maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 in order to continue in the program. Courses requiring a “C” or better are identified in the suggested plan by a “+.”

This major requires that students follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention and Graduation from Teacher Certification programs as described in the “Teacher Certification Programs” section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Students must gain University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses no later that the end of their first semester Junior year in order to use this suggested plan. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Certification programs can be found on the College of Education & Professional Studies website at www.eiu.edu/ceps/teached.

All students must pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills for selection into teacher education and should complete this requirement no later than their sophomore year.

Students have two options for completing the professional education coursework – Regular Secondary Education Program and Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). The required courses under these two options are identified below with the designations of R and A respectively. For more information regarding these two options, please consult with your advisor. Information also is available in the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog.

Core Requirements

The Art Education Option comprises

40 Semester Hours in General Education

(NOTE: ART 2601G and ART 2602G can count to meet major courses requirements in art history in addition to the Fine Arts component of the general education program)

22-28 Semester Hours in the Professional Education Core

Students must complete all the professional coursework under either the Regular Secondary Education Program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program.

Regular Secondary Education Program

SED 2000, EDF 2555, EDP 3331 and SED 3330 and EDF 4450 and SPE 3500 and STG 4000/4001

EDF 2555 - Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives. Credits: 3
EDF 4450 - Philosophy and History of Education. Credits: 3
EDP 3331 - Theories of Learning and Development for Secondary Teachers. Credits: 3
SED 2000 - Inquiry Into Teaching. Credits: 1
SED 3330 - Instructional Tasks in the Secondary School. Credits: 3
SPE 3500 - The Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs: Access to the General Curriculum. Credits: 3
STG 4000 - Multicultural/Disabilities Practicum. Credits: 1
STG 4001 - Student Teaching. Credits: 12-16

Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP)

SED 2000, EDF 2555, SED 3000 and SED 3100 and SED 4000 and STG 4001

EDF 2555 - Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives. Credits: 3
SED 2000 - Inquiry Into Teaching. Credits: 1
SED 3000 - Level I: ISEP Credits: 3
SED 3100 - Level II: ISEP Credits: 3
SED 4000 - Level III: ISEP Credits: 3
STG 4001 - Student Teaching. Credits: 12-16

63 Semester Hours in Major Courses

Consisting of the following:

37 Semester Hours in Studio Art Courses

37 hours in art studio courses (Art 1000, 1110, 1111, 2050, 2250, 2500, 2560 for 19 sem. hrs.; 3 sem. hrs. of elective chosen from Art 2910 or 3200; 6 sem. hrs. of electives chosen from Art 2100 or 2700 or 2800; 9 sem. hrs in a selected media);

ART 1000 - Drawing I. Credits: 3
ART 1110 - Design. Credits: 3
ART 1111 - Three-Dimensional Design. Credits: 3
ART 2050 - Painting I. Credits: 3
ART 2100 - Sculpture I. Credits: 3
or ART 2700 or ART 2800
ART 2250 - Ceramics I. Credits: 3
ART 2500 - Health and Safety in the Visual Arts. Credits: 1
ART 2560 - Printmaking I. Credits: 3
ART 2700 - Introduction to Jewelry. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2800
ART 2800 - Introduction to Weaving. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2700
ART 2910 - Introduction to Graphic Design. Credits: 3
or ART 3200
ART 3200 - Digital Art I. Credits: 3
or ART 2910

12 Semester Hours in Art History Courses

12 hours in art history courses (Art 2601G, 2602G, 3680 or 3681 or 4765 for 9 sem. hrs. and 3 sem. in art history electives numbered 3630 or above);

ART 2601G - History of Art I. Credits: 3
ART 2602G - History of Art II. Credits: 3
ART 3680 - Modern European Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
ART 3681 - Contemporary Art. Credits: 3
ART 4765 - Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3

14 Semester Hours in Art Education Methods Courses

14 hours in art education methods courses (ART 2400, 3400, 3405, 3410, 3415, 4740)

ART 2400 - Introduction to Art Education. Credits: 1
ART 3400 - Art Education for Elementary Schools. Credits: 3
ART 3405 - Art Education for Elementary Schools Studio. Credits: 2
ART 3410 - Art Education for Secondary Schools. Credits: 3
ART 3415 - Art Education for Secondary Schools Studio. Credits: 2
ART 4740 - Issues in Art Education. Credits: 3

0-8 Semester Hours in Foreign Language to Meet Graduation Requirements

Suggested Four and a Half-Year Plan of Study

A possible four 1/2-year plan of study for the Art Education Option follows. Students’ plan of study may need to be modified due to availability of courses, scheduling/time conflicts, etc. Students should confer with their advisors to develop a plan of study that will meet their educational goals.

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

General Education Requirement: Social/ Behavior Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 2)

ART 1000 - Drawing I. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 1110 - Design. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2500 - Health and Safety in the Visual Arts. Credits: 1
(See footnote +)
ENG 1001G - Composition and Language. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
SPC 1310G - Introduction to Speech Communication. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

General Education Reqirement: Math. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
General Education Reqirement: Social/ Behavior Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 2)

ART 1111 - Three-Dimensional Design. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2050 - Painting I. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ENG 1002G - Composition and Literature. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

Selection to Teacher Education programs should occur following the freshman year but no later than the end of the sophomore year (for transfer students this should occur no later than the end of their first semester at EIU). Selection requires that students pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills.

General Education Requirements: Humanities. Credits: 3
(See footnote 2)

ART 2100 - Sculpture I. Credits: 3
or ART 2700 or ART 2800
(See footnote +)
ART 2250 - Ceramics I. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2601G - History of Art I. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2700 - Introduction to Jewelry. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2800
(See footnote +)
ART 2800 - Introduction to Weaving. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2700
(See footnote +)
EDF 2555 - Diversity of Schools and Societies: Social and Global Perspectives. Credits: 3
(See footnotes R, A, 3)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

General Education Requirement: Science (w/Lab). Credits: 4

ART 2100 - Sculpture I. Credits: 3
or ART 2700 or ART 2800
(See footnote +)
ART 2400 - Introduction to Art Education. Credits: 1
(See footnote +)
ART 2560 - Printmaking I. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2602G - History of Art II. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)
ART 2700 - Introduction to Jewelry. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2800
(See footnote +)
ART 2800 - Introduction to Weaving. Credits: 3
or ART 2100 or ART 2700
(See footnote +)
SED 2000 - Inquiry Into Teaching. Credits: 1
(See footnotes +, R, A)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 11-14

University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses should occur at the end of the first semester junior year with Formal University Admission to Teacher Education occurring at the end of the junior year. See the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog for more information.

ART 2910 - Introduction to Graphic Design. Credits: 3
or ART 3200
(See footnote +)
ART 3200 - Digital Art I. Credits: 3
or ART 2910
(See footnote +)
ART 3400 - Art Education for Elementary Schools. Credits: 3
or ART 3405 (See footnote +)
ART 3405 - Art Education for Elementary Schools Studio. Credits: 2
or ART 3400 (See footnote +)
EDP 3331 - Theories of Learning and Development for Secondary Teachers. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, R, 1, 6)
SED 3000 - Level I: ISEP Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, A)
SED 3330 - Instructional Tasks in the Secondary School. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, R, 1, 6)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 14

Selected Art Media. Credits: 3
(See footnote +, 5)
Art History Elective Numbered 3630 or Higher. Credits: 3
(See footnote +)

ART 3410 - Art Education for Secondary Schools. Credits: 3
or ART 3415
(See footnote +, 3)
ART 3415 - Art Education for Secondary Schools Studio. Credits: 2
or ART 3410
(See footnote (+, 3)
SED 3100 - Level II: ISEP Credits: 3
(See footnote +, A, 1)
SPE 3500 - The Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs: Access to the General Curriculum. Credits: 3
(See footnote +, R, 1)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 12-16

Departmental Approval to Student Teach must be granted prior to Student Teaching. Students must also pass the Illinois Certification Subject Area test for their major prior to student teaching.

Selected Art Media. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, 5)
Foreign Language. Credits: 0-4
(See footnote 4)

ART 3680 - Modern European Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
or ART 3681 or ART 4765
(See footnote +)
ART 3681 - Contemporary Art. Credits: 3
or ART 3680 or ART 4765
(See footnote +)
ART 4740 - Issues in Art Education. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, 3)
ART 4765 - Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
or ART 3680 or ART 3681
(See footnote +)
HIS 3600G - The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. Credits: 3
or PLS 1153G
(See footnote 3)
PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3
or HIS 3600G

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 9-16

Selected Art Media. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, 5)
General Education Requirement: Science. Credits: 3
Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(See footnote 3)
Foreign Language. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

EDF 4450 - Philosophy and History of Education. Credits: 3
(See footnotes +, R, 3)

Fifth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

SED 4000 - Level III: ISEP Credits: 3
(See footnote A)
STG 4000 - Multicultural/Disabilities Practicum. Credits: 1
(see footnote R)
STG 4001 - Student Teaching. Credits: 12-16
(see footnote A, R)

Footnotes

+ Requires a “C” or better

(R) Required for Regular Secondary Education Program

(A) Required for Integrated Secondary Education Program

¹ Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses

² Teacher Certification candidates are required to take a 3-sem. hr. diversity course or third world/non-western course. Students need to confer with an academic advisor regarding which designated general education courses fulfill the requirement.

³ Writing Intensive course.

⁴ See Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree listed in the Undergraduate Catalog for the foreign language exemption.

⁵ The nine semester hours of art electives in a selected art medium should be taken from coursework in ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic design/electronic media, metalsmithing, printmaking, sculpture, or weaving.

⁶ For students in the Art Education Option the University Approval to take Teacher Education Courses should occur at the end of the sophomore year to allow taking EDP 3331 and SED 3330 the first semester and ART 3410/3415 the second semester of the Junior year.

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