Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (EC-12 Art Education Certification)
Website: https://twu.edu/visual-arts/undergraduate-programs/art-education/
Our comprehensive and balanced undergraduate art education degree program leads to the all-level (EC-12) certification. In addition to providing you with competencies in art education commensurate with the guidelines and standards of the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Art Education Association, and the National Art Education Association; our program also will foster a broad knowledge of art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and studio art production; while teaching you to apply that knowledge in a classroom setting.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
Degree Skills
- Instruction: Teaching others how to do something.
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Communication and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Students engage in multimodal communication and media strategies in coursework and prepare for how to effectively utilize and communicate with a variety of media sources.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. Students create lesson plans and curriculum structures, planning activities, and implementing teaching strategies to achieve learning objectives.
- Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people. Students are actively listening and observing opportunities to foster learning and make positive changes in the classroom.
Teacher Certification Skills
- Appropriately explain the impact of effective planning and communication (within the chosen area of concentration) to relevant internal and external stakeholders in an education or community setting.
- Identify, select, and implement entry-level instructional plans when serving as an instructor in the school setting.
- Successfully manage organizational and student behavior when teaching in the school setting.
- Efficiently and accurately assess student progress and use data to develop and modify instruction for K-12 students.
- Work effectively and collaboratively with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
Admissions
Teacher Certification
In addition to the general undergraduate admissions requirements, to obtain acceptance into the undergraduate Educator Preparation Program (and prior to taking EDUC 3003, EDUC 3482, EDUC 4113, EDUC 4243, and Clinical Student Teaching) students must have:
- A cumulative GPA of 2.75 (includes all courses, whether posted to TWU transcript or used on a degree plan. Excludes developmental and repeated courses);
- Completed EDUC 2003 with a C or higher;
- Demonstrated basic skills in reading, written communication, and mathematics by meeting the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative;
- Completed the Digital Literacy Pre-assessment;
- Successfully completed a pre-admission departmental interview with an interview panel;
- A minimum of 12 to 15 semester credit hours in the subject-specific content area for the certification sought;
- Completed department application for admission to the Educator Preparation Program;
- Completed a Commitment Contract acknowledging awareness and understanding of the Professional Dispositions Policy and Educators’ Code of Ethics;
- Submitted a non-refundable Texas Education Agency Fee; and
- Acknowledged and accepted admission to the Educator Preparation Program.
Please note:
- All accepted students must maintain the admission requirements to remain in the TWU Education Preparation Program.
- Admission requirements are determined by Texas Education Agency policies and are subject to change without notice.
- Students seeking Bilingual certification must meet minimum proficiency in Spanish.
- Students seeking Deaf/Hard of Hearing certification must meet minimum proficiency in sign.
Contact the Office of Educator Preparation Services (OEPS) at copeadvising@twu.edu or 940-898-2829 with any questions.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 125
Major: 33 SCH; Minor: 26 SCH
Program Code: ART.BFA; CIP Code: 50.0701.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
Department Core
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Students who have not taken a Global Perspectives course, will either need to take one in this section or will need to add 3 SCH to the overall degree and take one in another department. | ||
| Art History Foundation (12 SCH) | ||
| ART 2423 | World Art History I | 3 |
| ART 2433 | World Art History II | 3 |
| ART 3053 | Global Perspectives in Art | 3 |
| or ART 3343 | Women in the Visual Arts | |
| ART 3173 | Contemporary Issues in Art | 3 |
| Studio Art Foundation (12 SCH) | ||
| ART 1203 | 2D Foundations | 3 |
| ART 1213 | 3D Foundations | 3 |
| ART 1303 | Drawing Foundations | 3 |
| ART 2223 | Digital Art Foundations | 3 |
| Introductory Electives - Choose 9 SCH | 9 | |
| Introduction to Painting | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Animation | ||
| Introduction to Ceramics | ||
| Total SCHs | 33 | |
Advanced Studies
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ART 3013 | Principles of Art Education | 3 |
| ART 3223 | Elementary Art Education | 3 |
| ART 3233 | Secondary Art Education | 3 |
| ART 4133 | Approaches to Art Education | 3 |
| 12 SCH of studio course electives at the 3000 and 4000 levels | 12 | |
| Total SCHs | 24 | |
Professional Education Studies
Admission to the Educator Preparation Program is required. Students must apply for admission into the Educator Preparation Program prior to enrolling in EDUC 3003/EDUC 3482, EDUC 4113/EDUC 4243, and EDUC 4946. Information is available from the Office of Educator Preparation Services.
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Pedagogical and Professional Responsibility | ||
| EDUC 2003 | Schools and Society | 3 |
| EDUC 3003 | Learning Theory and Development | 3 |
| EDUC 3482 | Teaching Diverse Learners Through Technology Integration | 2 |
| EDUC 4113 | Design and Implementation of Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 4243 | Classroom Environment and Management | 3 |
| EDUC 4946 | Clinical Student Teaching | 6 |
| Related Studies in Education | ||
| READ 3013 | Literacy and Learning across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDSP 3203 | Learners with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| Total SCHs | 26 | |
Notes:
- EDUC 2003 may be taken at a community college. Check with the Office of Educator Preparation Services to make sure the course has the equivalent number.
- EDUC 4113 and EDUC 4243 must be taken during the same semester.
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| ART Introductory Elective | 3 | ||
| ART 1203 | 2D Foundations | ARTS 1311 | 3 |
| ART 1303 | Drawing Foundations | ARTS 1316 | 3 |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| Wellness CAO Core | 2 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART 1213 | 3D Foundations | ARTS 1312 | 3 |
| ART 2223 | Digital Art Foundations | ARTS 2348 | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Mathematics Core | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART Introductory Electives | 6 | ||
| ART 2423 | World Art History I | ART 1303 | 3 |
| EDUC 2003 | Schools and Society | EDUC 1301 | 3 |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART Elective | 3 | ||
| ART 2433 | World Art History II | ART 1304 | 3 |
| ART 3013 | Principles of Art Education | 3 | |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| READ 3013 | Literacy and Learning across the Curriculum | 3 | |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART Elective | 3 | ||
| ART 3223 | Elementary Art Education | 3 | |
| ART 3173 | Contemporary Issues in Art | 3 | |
| EDSP 3203 | Learners with Exceptionalities | 3 | |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| SCHs | 21 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART Elective | 3 | ||
| ART 3053
or 3343 | Global Perspectives in Art or Women in the Visual Arts |
3 | |
| ART 3233 | Secondary Art Education | 3 | |
| EDUC 3003 | Learning Theory and Development | 3 | |
| EDUC 3482 | Teaching Diverse Learners Through Technology Integration | 2 | |
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | ||
| Life and Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 20 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART Elective | 3 | ||
| ART 4133 | Approaches to Art Education | 3 | |
| EDUC 4113 | Design and Implementation of Instruction and Assessment | 3 | |
| EDUC 4243 | Classroom Environment and Management | 3 | |
| Component Area Option (Multicultural Women's Study) | 3 | ||
| Language, Philosophy, and Cultural Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 18 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| EDUC 4946 | Clinical Student Teaching | 6 | |
| SCHs | 6 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 125 | ||
