2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin

Start Date

Tue, 05/31/2022 - 08:00 PM

End Date

Fri, 05/19/2023 - 05:59 AM

Years

2223

Art and Design Education Major

Teaching certification for K-12 art is obtained by completing a major in art and design and the professional education sequence.

Students majoring in art and design education must maintain a grade point average 3.0 or greater overall, in their major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a "B-" in the professional education sequence and no grade below a "C" in the major and/or minor(s).

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Art and Design department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm

Total Credits Required

127

General Education

30-40


Required Courses in Major*	54

Core Courses	30**
AD 101 Process and Design	4
AD 102 Foundational Drawing	4
2D Studio selected from AD 117, AD 119, or AD 120**	4
3D Studio AD 122**	4
Digital Studio selected from AD 112, AD 118, or AD 134	4
AD 270 Concepts and Culture [INTT]	4
AD 303 Individual Art Review	2
AD 485 Foundations: Theories and Practices	4

Art History	12
AD 110 Ideas in Art and Design History	4
AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture [HUME]	4
AD 365 History of Modern Craft and Design	4

Art and Design Concentration**	16

Professional Education	41
ED 201 Introduction to Education	2
ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom	4
AD 248 Introduction to Art Education	4
ED 301 Dimensions of American Education	2
AD 302 Media and Methodology for Art Education	4
ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers	3
AD 350 Curriculum Theory and Objectives for Art Education	4
ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher	2
ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School	2
ED 483 Educational Media Technology	2
ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School	11
ED 450 Seminar in Teaching	1

Note: The art education courses listed above must be taken sequentially.

This major does not require a minor.

AD 248 and AD 302 require a grade of "B" or better.

*AD 181 may not be used for Art and Design electives or art history credit.

**2D Studio and 3D Studio can double count as Concentration Requirement.

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Biology Major

This major and concentration provides an opportunity for a diversified background in biology, applicable to a wide range of introductory positions of employment in business and industry, hospitals, universities, the military and government at the local, state and federal levels. It also provides excellent preparation for graduate work in biology or related sciences.

A 2.00 grade point average is required for all biology courses taken in the department. Exceptions must be requested via petition to the department’s academic programs committee.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Biology department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/biological-technicians…

Total Credits Required

120

General Education

30-40

Required Courses in Major	44-62

Biology Core	24
BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [SCII]	4
BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity	4
BI 210 Principles of Ecology [SCII]	4
BI 215 Principles of Evolution	4
BI 218 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology [SCII]	4
BI 312 Genetics	4
BI 489 Graduate Assessment for Biology Majors	0

Concentration*	20-38
Choose one concentration from the following:
*Botany Concentration*	*23-24*
*Ecology Concentration*	*27-30*
*General Biology Concentration*	20
*Microbiology Concentration*	33
*Physiology Concentration*	*32-34*
*Zoology Concentration*	*27-29*

Other Required Courses	19-20
CH 111 General Chemistry I [SCII] **	5
CH 112 General Chemistry II **	5
Organic Chemistry***	4-5
CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry (5 cr.) or
CH 315 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) and
CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.)
Physics	5
PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [SCII] or
PH 220 Introductory Physics I (5 cr.) [SCII]