Art Education PreK - Adult (B.A.)

Students in this program complete courses working towards a Pre-K through Adult Art Education certification from the West Virginia Department of Education.  

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester

3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester 2 (Professional Semester)

4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101.

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Educ

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec

3

READ 302Read for Content Area Instr

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

SPED 320Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Org

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

Content Courses

ART 104Drawing I

3

ART 1102D Foundation Design

3

ART 1603D Foundation Design

3

ART 190Intro to Computer Graphics

3

ART 204Drawing II

3

ART 220Ceramics I

3

ART 230Printmaking I

3

ART 250Crafts I

3

ART 260Sculpture I

3

ART 304Portrait & Figure Drawing

3

ART 341History of Art I

3

ART 342History of Art II

3

ART 343Survey of Nonwestern Art

3

ART 372Art Theory & Criticism

3

ART 375Art & Cognitive Development

3

ART 376Curriculum & Assessment Art Ed

3

ART 498Senior Comprehensive Exhibition

1

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ART 210Watercolor Painting I

3

ART 215Oil/Acrylic Painting I

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ART 285Photography I

3

DMD 203Adobe Video Editing

3

6 Additional credits of Art Studio Electives are also required