2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

May 11, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Art Education Major All Grade

(57 credits)

The Art Education program seeks to develop students’ capacities in becoming successful art educators by focusing both on general teaching and specific art education skills. Students gain a grounding in the historical, philosophical, and critical bases for viewing art and in the necessary skills, concepts, and technical proficiencies of producing art.

*Accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and Indiana State Board of Education. For more information click http://caepnet.org

(ART) Core Curriculum:

(18 credits) The core curriculum is a prescribed program of study required of all studio art, art history, and art education majors and is basic to a student’s choice of an area of concentration.

ARTH 271 - Survey of Art History I 3 Credits
ARTH 272 - Survey of Art History II 3 Credits
ARTP 170 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 2 Credits
ARTS 101 - Fundamentals of Drawing 3 Credits
ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Two-Dimensional Design and Color 3 Credits
ARTS 104 - Fundamentals of Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credits
ARTP 296 - Foundation Portfolio Review 1 Credits

Required Art Studio Courses (18 credits):

ARTS 215 - Fundamentals of Drawing II 3 Credits
ARTS 310 - Ceramics I 3 Credits
ARTS 330 - Painting I 3 Credits
ARTS 340 - Printmaking I 3 Credits
ARTS 345 - Introduction to Sculpture 3 Credits
Select one of the following:
ARTD 220 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 Credits
ARTS 335 - Photography I 3 Credits
ARTS 350 - Digital Art I 3 Credits

Required Art Education Courses (15 credits):

ARTE 290 - Introduction to Art Education 3 Credits
ARTE 391 - Secondary Art Education 3 Credits
ARTE 392 - Elementary Art Education 3 Credits
ARTE 491 - Visual Arts for Special Students 3 Credits
ARTE 494 - Current Problems in Art Education 3 Credits

Choose one from the following (3 credits):

ARTH 371 - Contemporary Art 3 Credits
ARTH 479 - Modern Art: 1900-1970 3 Credits

Electives (3 credits):

3 credits selected from the areas of studio art, art history, or graphic design.

Professional Education Courses taught in the Bayh College of Education (27 credits):

The following courses are not counted for the major.

CIMT 200 - Teaching I 2 Credits
CIMT 400 - Teaching III 3 Credits
CIMT 400L - Teaching III Practicum 1 Credits
CIMT 401 - Student Teaching 11 Credits
CIMT 402 - Teaching an Integrated Unit 1 Credits
EDUC 368 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credits
EPSY 202 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credits
EPSY 341 - Education in a Multicultural Society 3 Credits

Degree Map

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.50 overall GPA. Students who are admitted to the University in good standing and who have satisfactorily completed all prerequisites may apply for admission to the educator preparation program BCP I. The program admission requirements and program progression may be found at the Education Student Services web site, https://www.indstate.edu/education/ess

Fall 1st Year

ARTS 101 - Fundamentals of Drawing 3 Credits
ARTP 170 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 2 Credits
ENG 101 - Freshman Writing I 3 Credits
Foundational Studies: Health | Credits / Units: 3
Foundational Studies: Communication | Credits 3

14 Credits

Spring 1st Year

ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Two-Dimensional Design and Color 3 Credits
ARTS 104 - Fundamentals of Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credits
ENG 105 - Freshman Writing II 3 Credits
EPSY 202 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credits
Foundational Studies: Quantitative Literacy/Mathematics | 3 Credits

15 Credits Credits / Units: 3

Fall 2nd Year

ARTH 271 - Survey of Art History I 3 Credits
ARTE 290 - Introduction to Art Education 3 Credits (Critical Course)
CIMT 200 - Teaching I 2 Credits (Critical Course)
Foundational Studies: History | Credits / Units: 3
ARTS 215 /ARTS 310 /ARTS 330 /ARTS 340 /ARTS 345 | 3 Credits

14 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

ARTP 296 - Foundation Portfolio Review 1 Credits
ARTE 392 - Elementary Art Education 3 Credits (Critical Course)
ARTH 272 - Survey of Art History II 3 Credits
ARTS 310 /ARTS 215 /ARTS 330 /ARTS 340 /ARTS 345 | Credits / Units: 3
Foundational Studies: Laboratory Sciences | Credits / Units: 4
Foundational Studies: Fine and Performing Arts | 3 Credits

17 Credits

Fall 3rd Year

ARTE 391 - Secondary Art Education 3 Credits (Critical Course)
ARTH 479 - Modern Art: 1900-1970 3 Credits
or
ARTH 371 - Contemporary Art 3 Credits
CIMT 400 - Teaching III 3 Credits (Critical Course)
CIMT 400L - Teaching III Practicum 1 Credits (Critical Course)
ARTS 310 /ARTS 215 /ARTS 330 /ARTS 340 /ARTS 345 | Credits / Units: 3
Foundational Studies: Junior Composition | 3 Credits

16 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

ARTE 494 - Current Problems in Art Education 3 Credits (Critical Course)
EDUC 368 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credits
ARTS 310 /ARTS 215 /ARTS 330 /ARTS 340 /ARTS 345 | Credits/Units 3
ARTS 335 or ARTS 350 or ARTD 220 | Credits/Units 3
Foundational Studies: Literary Studies | 3 Credits

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

ARTE 491 - Visual Arts for Special Students 3 Credits (Critical Course)
EPSY 341 - Education in a Multicultural Society 3 Credits
Major Elective | Credits / Units: 3
Foundational Studies: Ethics and Social Responsibility | Credits / Units: 3
Foundational Studies: UDIE | Credits / Units: 3
ARTS 310 /ARTS 215 /ARTS 330 /ARTS 340 /ARTS 345 | 3 Credits

18 Credits

Spring 4th Year

CIMT 401 - Student Teaching 11 Credits (Critical Course)
CIMT 402 - Teaching an Integrated Unit 1 Credits (Critical Course)
12 Credits

For more information on 15 to Finish please visit https://learnmoreindiana.org/college/succeeding-incollege/graduating-on-time/

Indiana State University’s priority date for filing the FAFSA is April 15. Students must earn 30 credit hours each academic year in order to maximize financial aid from the state of Indiana. Details about how to apply for financial aid, eligibility criteria, and awarding rules are available online at https://www.indstate.edu/financial-aid/apply. Students may view their specific financial file by logging into the MyISU Portal at https://www.isuportal.indstate.edu.

Program Description and Career Resources: https://www.indstate.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/art-education

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