Art - Education K-12 Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Students who complete the coursework and other requirements for this BFA 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 Art Education students will work closely with an Art Advisor as they complete the program. This program requires all majors to apply to the School of Education in their Junior year before completing the Secondary Education requirements in their Senior year.
This major satisfies the endorsement for preschool to grade 12.
| Secondary Education Program Prerequisites | ||
| All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years. | ||
| A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program. | ||
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| or CMST 340 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
| EDUC 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (or approved equivalent) | 5 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| SPED 363 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| PSYC 204 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency* | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
* Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses
Grade Requirements: A grade ≥B- in all Education prerequisite courses is required.
GPA Requirement: a minimum ≥2.8 GPA.
Students should apply to the Education program under the guidance of the Faculty Advisor.
| Required BFA Courses | ||
| ART 201 | IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | METHODS AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ART 300 | DRAWING | 5 |
| ART 313 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| or ART 312 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | |
| or ART 315 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| ART 331 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| or ART 314 | THE BODY IN ART | |
| or ART 340 | NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | |
| ART 391 | FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION | 5 |
| ART 406 | ART AND COMMUNITY | 5 |
| or ART 407 | ART AS SOCIAL ACT | |
| Art Applied Learning | 5-8 | |
| Consult with faculty advisor on art teaching internships and topics: | ||
| ART IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | ||
| Art Experience Courses | ||
| ART 225 | CERAMICS I | 5 |
| ART 355 | PAINTING | 5 |
| or ART 356 | WATERCOLOR | |
| ART 365 | SCULPTURE | 5 |
| or ART 381 | FIBER AND TEXTILES | |
| ART 305 & 305L | PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES and PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES LAB | 5 |
| or ART 303 | DIGITAL ART | |
| Art Development - choose one or more with faculty advisor (400 level courses can be repeated for credit): | 5-10 | |
| DRAWING | ||
or ART 401 | FIGURE DRAWING | |
| CERAMICS III | ||
or ART 465 | SCULPTURE II | |
| PAINTING II | ||
or ART 456 | WATERCOLOR II | |
| EXPANDED PHOTO/MEDIA and EXPANDED PHOTO/MEDIA LAB | ||
or ART 403 | DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART | ||
| Required Capstone | ||
| ART 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Required Education Courses | ||
| EDUC 303 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 309 | FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 341 | SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 413 | CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 3 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| EDUC 427 | GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 | 3-15 |
| Total Credits | 103-123 | |
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 expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core 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 BFA in Art - Education K-12 from EWU should be able to:
- create works of art that demonstrate technical skill;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art;
- write a well-crafted artist statement;
- develop sound art curricula for K-12 students.