Visual Arts K–12 Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement for preschool to grade 12.
Students who successfully complete the coursework and other requirements for this BAE degree will be eligible for Washington State Teacher Certification and are eligible to be employed in the public school system as an art teacher. Teaching art is a highly rewarding career choice with a variety of employment possibilities - not only are art teachers needed in public schools - but they are also employed in museums, community centers, and/or in corporate training venues, etc. Of note, Eastern Washington University’s outstanding art education program strives to produce effective teachers who are working artists.
All BAE/Art Education students will work closely with BOTH an Art Department advisor and School of Education advisor.
Art Education students must complete the required Education Core courses plus the following Art courses.
Note: The Art Department recommends all art majors and minors begin their studies with Foundation Requirements courses. Prerequisites may be required for course entry.
| Foundation Requirements | ||
| ART 201 | STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ART 213 | THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| Core Requirements | ||
| ART 225 | CERAMICS I | 5 |
| ART 300 | DRAWING | 5 |
| ART 303 | DIGITAL ART | 5 |
| or ART 305 | PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | |
| ART 312 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| or ART 313 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | |
| ART 355 | PAINTING | 5 |
| or ART 356 | WATERCOLOR | |
| ART 391 | FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION (Note: offered once a year.) | 5 |
| Visual Culture Elective–choose one | 5 | |
| ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | ||
| ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | ||
| THE BODY IN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | ||
| Art Elective–choose one from the following 300–level or above | 5 | |
| ILLUSTRATION | ||
| DIGITAL ART | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| CERAMICS II | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | ||
| PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL | ||
| DRAWING (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| LIFE DRAWING (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| ART AND COMMUNITY | ||
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | ||
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| CERAMICS III (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| PAINTING II (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| PRINTMAKING (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| SCULPTURE (may be repeated up to three times) | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||
| ART 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| Secondary Education Core | ||
| EDUC 303 & EDUC 309 & EDUC 341 & EDUC 386A & EDUC 413 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT and FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT and SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT and FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 15 |
| EDUC 386B & EDUC 427 | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM and GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (These are variable credit courses. The minimum for each is 3 credits.) | 6-15 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| Total Credits | 33-42 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 201 | 5 | ART 202 | 5 | ART 213 (Humanities & Arts BACR 2) | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 107 or 170 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 225 | 5 | ART 355 or 356 | 5 | ART 303 or 305 | 5 |
| ART 300 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Visual Culture Elective2 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 312 or 313 | 5 | ART 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| ART 391 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Art Elective3 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 2 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 17 | 16 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| EDUC 303 | 3 | EDUC 386B | 5 | EDUC 426 | 12 |
| EDUC 309 | 3 | EDUC 427 | 5 | ||
| EDUC 341 | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ||
| EDUC 386A | 3 | ||||
| EDUC 413 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 12 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Visual Culture Elective–choose one course from the approved list.
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Art Elective–choose one course, 300–level or above, from the approved list. Experimental courses ART 396 and ART 496 may be included and repeated for credit.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BAE in Art Education-Secondary Focus from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate technical skill in a variety of studio art materials, PLO-4;
- identify works of art within historical contexts, PLO-3;
- produce a professional quality digital portfolio for art education professionals, PLO-1;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art, PLO 2;