Art Comprehensive Major: K- 12 Art Education Licensure Emphasis

Program Requirements

This program provides students with Art content coursework necessary to earn the State of Colorado License in Art Education for K-12 teaching. Specific Education courses which are also required for Art Education Licensure are arranged through the Education Department (see description under Education).

A minimum of 54 credits is required, including the 27-credit Art Foundation Courses:

Art Foundation Courses
ART 000Exhibition and Convocation Attendance (six semesters with “S” grade required)0
ART 119Foundation Drawing I3
ART 171Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional3
ART 172Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional3
ART 173Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design3
ART 219Foundation Drawing II3
ART 222Art History I3
ART 223Art History II (GT-AH1)3
ART 319Intermediate Drawing3
ART 400Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition3
Total Credits27

And the following 27 credits:

ART 203Introduction to Ceramics3
ART 230Introduction to Sculpture3
ART 235Introduction to Jewelry3
ART 246Introduction to Photography3
ART 257Introduction to Printmaking3
ART 280Introduction to Painting3
DES 270Introduction to Graphic Design and Illustration3
Select two of the following:6
Intermediate Ceramics
Intermediate Sculpture
Intermediate Printmaking
Intermediate Painting
Typography
Total Credits27

It is recommended that students majoring in the Art Education Licensure Emphasis include COM 119 Introduction to Film, and MUS 140 Introduction to Music (GT-AH1), in their General Education Liberal Arts Area III electives.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 171 Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional 3
ART 119 Foundation Drawing I 3
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
MATH 105 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) 3
Gen Ed General Education 3
 Credits16
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART 172 Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional 3
ART 173 Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design 3
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
OR
Gen Ed/Minor
General Education or Minor course
Gen Ed General Education 6
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
EDUC 000 Education Gateway Course 0
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART Intro Studio Art Elective 6
ART 219 Foundation Drawing II 3
OR
Gen Ed/Minor
General Education or Minor course
ART 222 Art History I 3
Gen Ed General Education 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART Intermediate Studio Art Elective 6
ART 219 Foundation Drawing II 3
OR
Gen Ed
General Education
ART 223 Art History II (GT-AH1) 3
Gen Ed General Education 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART Intro Studio Art Elective 6
ART Intro Studio Art Elective 3
OR
Intermediate Drawing
ART 400 Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition 3
Gen Ed General Education 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance 0
ART Intermediate Studio Art Elective 6
ART Intermediate Studio Art Elective 3
OR
Intermediate Drawing
Gen Ed General Education 6
 Credits15
Year Four
Fall
EDUC 409 Secondary Student Teaching 3
EDUC 340 Application of Pedagogy and Practice 3
EDUC 403 INSTRTN&ASMT IN CONTENT AREA 3
EDUC 405 Data-driven Instructional Practices 3
EDUC 424 Differentiation: Applying Learner-Centered Instruction 3
 Credits15
Spring
EDUC 409 Secondary Student Teaching 3
EDUC 407 Maximizing Learning through 21st Century Skills 3
EDUC 410 K-12 Student Teaching 3
EDUC 429 Teaching English Learners for Secondary and K-12 Teachers 3
EDUC 406 Content Area Literacy 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits121

Courses listed in the Fall are only offered in Fall. Courses listed in the Spring are only offered in the Spring. With the exception of ART 286 Introduction to Watercolor, and ART 271 Typography and their Intermediate counterparts, Intro classes are exclusively offered in the Fall and Intermediate courses are offered exclusively in the Spring. Advanced offerings are available for all disciplines every semester.

ART 000 Exhibition and Convocation Attendance and ART 319 Intermediate Drawing are offered in both the Fall and the Spring.