Art B.F.A. with All Level Teacher Certification
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Students desiring to certify to teach Art in a public school, grades 1 through 12.
128 MINIMUM HOURS
36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS
32 HOURS AT UMHB
Degree Requirements
A. Core Courses - 46 hours
POLS State & Federal Government I or II: Strongly recommended for certification prep but not required.
HIST American History I or II: Strongly recommended for certification prep but not required.
Capstone
Christian Studies - 6 hours
Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours
English - 9 hours
Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 Courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours
Social Science - 6 hours
two different subject areas outside of major
Technology - 3 hours
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours
Art Major, B.F.A. with All Level Teacher Certification – 60 hours
12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB & 12 hours minimum upper level
Lower Level Classes – 30 hours
Upper Level Classes – 30 hours
Sophomore Review
Required after completion of 18 hours of Art
Pedagogy and Professional Practices – 22 hours
| EDUC 3315 | Students and Learning- Secondary/All-level | 3 |
| or | |
| EDUC 3320 | Students and Learning- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| READ 4326 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 4316 | Curriculum Design I- Secondary/All Level | 3 |
| or | |
| EDUC 4328 | Curriculum Design I | 3 |
| EDUC 4324 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 4150 | Certification Preparation Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 4335 | Student Teaching Elementary PE/Art/Theater/Technology | 3 |
| EDUC 4336 | Student Teaching Middle Level PE/Art/Theatre/Technology | 3 |
| EDUC 4337 | Student Teaching Secondary PE/Art/Theatre/Technology | 3 |
Basic Skills
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| Math | |
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Admission to Teacher Education Program:
Grade point average (GPA) requirements are as follows:
- A GPA of at least 3.00 is required in each of the following areas on a student’s degree plan, each area computed separately and individually, AND no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted in any of the following areas: (1) professional development in elementary, middle, secondary, interdisciplinary studies and all-level; (2) certification area(s) in secondary, and all-level art, music, physical education, and Spanish; (3) academic support areas in elementary and middle levels; (4) academic specialization in middle level; or (5) in elementary, special education concentration, and English Second Language in interdisciplinary studies.
- The cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.5.