Penn State College of Arts and Architecture

Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Science in Art Education (Schools Option) (ART ED at University Park only)
Effective Fall 2008

Semester 1	Credits	Semester 2	Credits
ART 110S Ideas as Visual Images	3	ART 111 Ideas as Objects	3
A ED 101S Intro to Art Education	3	A ED 201W (W) History & Philosophy of Art Education	3
*ART H 111* (GA) (IL) Ancient to Medieval Art	3	ART H 112 (GA) (IL) Renaissance to Modern Art	3
ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition	3	*PSYCH 100 (GS)* Intro Psychology	3
Quantification (GQ) (for math-phobic students, EDPSY101, MATH 17, or MATH 35)	3	Quantification (GQ)	3
Total Credits:	15	Total Credits:	15
Semester 3	Credits	Semester 4	Credits
ART 200-level	3	ART 200-level	3
A ED 211 Interpreting Art Experiences (concurrent with 212)	3	A ED 225 (US) Diversity, Pedagogy, & Visual Culture	3
A ED 212 Interpreting Art Experiences (concurrent with 211)	1	ART 122Y	3
ED PSY 014 Learning & Instruction	3	ART H	3
*Humanities (GH) (ENGL* or CMLIT literature course)	3	*PHIL 005 (GH)* Philosophy, Art, and Film or *PHIL 109 (GH)* Introduction to Aesthetics	3
Natural Science (GN)	3	CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech	3
Total Credits:	16	Total Credits:	18
Semester 5	Credits	Semester 6	Credits
ART 200-level	3	ART 200-level	3
A ED 322 Visual Culture and Instructional Technology	3	A ED 401 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment	3
A ED 323 Visual Culture and Art Education	3	ART 300/400-level	4
ART H	3	Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS)	3
Natural Science (GN)	3	Natural Science (GN)	3
ENGL 202 (GWS) Effective Writing	3	Elective	3
Total Credits:	18	Total Credits:	19
Semester 7	Credits	Semester 8	Credits
A ED 489: Advanced Practicum (concurrent with 490)	3	A ED 495A and A ED 495B Student Teaching	15
A ED 490 Capstone Course (concurrent with 489)	3
SPLED 400 Teaching Exceptional Students in General Education Settings	3
ART 300/400-level	4
Health and Physical Activity (GHA)	3
Total Credits:	16	Total Credits:	15

Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
Italics indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Bold Italics indicate courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.

Program Notes: Student must meet entrance requirements for all teacher preparation programs, which include specific courses with at least C grades, tests, 80 hours of experience with student populations, and a minimum Penn State grade-point average of 3.00. (See www.ed.psu.edu/edservices/certification/ent_criteria.asp)

Change of Major Requirements: A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and a successful portfolio review are required.

Portfolio Requirements: www.sova.psu.edu/portfoliocom.html