Art Education B.S.
Admission Requirements
Students apply to the art education program through the Department of Art while enrolled in or after completing ARTE 303: Introduction to Art Education. The Department of Art forwards recommendations to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development (FSEHD). Applicants are then formally accepted into both the art department and to the teacher preparation program in art education.
For acceptance into the teacher preparation program in art education, students must fulfill the following requirements by the end of the semester in which they apply for admission:
- All FSEHD admission requirements. Please refer to the FSEHD section of this catalog or go to www.ric.edu/fsehd/pdf/fsehdonlineapplicationviewonlyinstructions2.pdf.
- Art education program-specific admission requirements:
- Completion of a plan of study approved by assigned advisor.
- Completion of a Declaration of Major Form.
- Completion of five studio foundations courses (ART 101, ART 104, ART 105, ART 114, and ART 204 or ART 205), with a minimum grade of B- in each course.
- Completion of ARTE 303: Introduction to Art Education, with a minimum grade of B-.
- Three letters of recommendation from art faculty: one from the student’s 2-D or 3-D synthesis instructor, one from the student’s ARTE 303 instructor, and one from another art studio or art history faculty member.
Note: For information on transferring credit for art studio courses taken at another institution or credit for advanced placement courses, see Transfer Portfolio Guidelines at www.ric.edu/art/transfer.php or obtain guidelines in the main office of the Art Center.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.67, both overall and in the art education major.
- Completion of all required studio art and art history courses and all teacher education courses with a minimum grade of B-.
- Completion of ARTE 404 and ARTE 405, with a minimum grade of B in each course.
- In order to student teach, students must successfully complete the FSEHD and the art education program requirements for a Preparing to Teach Portfolio.
The Art Education Advisory Committee will review records of students who do not maintain this criteria. Such students may be dismissed from the program.
Course Requirements
Studio Foundations
| ART 101 | Drawing I: General Drawing | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 104 | Design I: Two-Dimensional Design | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 105 | Drawing II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 114 | Design II: Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| | And | | |
| ART 204 | Synthesis/Three-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| | Or | | |
| ART 205 | Synthesis/Two-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
ART 204, ART 205: Students are strongly advised to complete both synthesis courses for a better foundation in 2-D and 3-D concepts.
Art History/Aesthetics
| ART 231 | Prehistoric to Renaissance Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| ART 232 | Renaissance to Modern Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| PHIL 230 | Aesthetics | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
TWO COURSES from
| ART 331 | Greek and Roman Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 332 | Renaissance Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 333 | Baroque Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 334 | American Art and Architecture | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 336 | Nineteenth-Century European Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 337 | Twentieth-Century Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 338 | History of Photography | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 461 | Seminar in Art History | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
Studio Art
| ART 202 | Painting I | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 206 | Ceramics I | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 208 | Printmaking: Intaglio and Monotype | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 217 | Introduction to Photography | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 218 | Printmaking: Lithography and Relief | 3 | Offered fall. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 221 | Metalsmithing and Jewelry: Basic Fabrication/Forming | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 223 | Metalsmithing and Jewelry: Casting/Duplication Processes | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 234 | Sculpture: Wood and Alternate Materials | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 235 | Sculpture: Metal Casting and Fabrication | 3 | Offered fall. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 226 | Pixel-Based Digital Design | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 227 | Vector-Based Digital Design | 3 | Offered spring. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 302 | Painting II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 306 | Ceramics II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 324 | Graphic Design II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 347 | Photography II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
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| | Or | | |
| | Level II printmaking or sculpture by special arrangement and with consent of department chair | 3 | |
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| | ONE ADDITIONAL STUDIO COURSE at the 200- or 300-level | 3 | |
| ART 491 | Studio III: Topic | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
Professional Courses
| ARTE 303 | Introduction to Art Education | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ARTE 404 | Secondary Practicum in Art Education | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ARTE 405 | Elementary Practicum in Art Education | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ARTE 426 | Student Teaching in Art Education | 10 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ARTE 464 | Student Teaching Seminar in Art Education | 2 | Offered fall and spring. |
| CEP 315 | Educational Psychology | 3 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| FNED 346 | Schooling in a Democratic Society | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
Total Credit Hours: 86