Art Education Major B.A.Ed. - Major Code 4051

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Minimum Grade Requirement in Art and Art Education: Students must earn a grade of C or better in art courses to be used for either major or minor credit. Grades lower than a C in NSU or transfer art courses will not apply for major or minor credit.

Major Requirements

Studio Art Courses

Art History Courses

Core Subtotal 36 hours

Art Education Major Core

Core Subtotal 12 hours

Minimum Total 48 hours

Professional Education Requirements (K-12) - 29 hours

In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a BA or BS degree in Education degree must meet the following requirements for K-12 certification.

Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
Develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
Maintain an overall GPA of 2.5, a GPA of 2.5 for all major courses, and a GPA of 2.5 for all education courses.

EDUC 3113 - Educational Psychology Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
EDUC 3313 - Clinical Teaching/Pre-Internship I Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education. Apply for admission to teacher education during this semester.
EDUC 4823 - Technology in Education Must be admitted to teacher education.
SPED 4433 - Introduction to Education of Children with Exceptionalities Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
EDUC 4353 - Teaching Methods and Practices Must be admitted to teacher education. This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
EDUC 4032 - Pre-Internship II Must be admitted to teacher education.
Intern Teaching Block - 12 hours must be taken in final semester
EDUC 4054 - Elementary Intern Teaching (Full Internship Program)
EDUC 4074 - Secondary Intern Teaching
EDUC 4172 - Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 4252 - Seminar

Liberal Arts and Science Courses

# – Liberal Arts & Sciences Courses

Policies of the College of Liberal Arts

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
COMPETENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH:	All students must demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.