Secondary Certification Program for Art (K-12) B.F.A. and B.A. Studio Art Awarded by the D.F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

NOTE: All College of Education Secondary Degree Programs are Florida Department of Education (DOE) and Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (CAEP) approved. This State and CAEP approval represents the transferability of your teaching credentials from state-to-state. Test scores must be submitted to Office of Academic and Student Services (OASS) prior to the placement deadline.

Professional Education component courses offered in the College of Education:
EDF 2005 Introduction to the Teaching Profession (Requires 15-hour field component)
EME 2040 Intro to Technology for Educators
EDF 3210 Applied Learning Theory
EDF 3430 Ed. Meas. & Evaluation
ARE 4313 Art: Elementary School
ARE 4240 Special Methods: Art
TSL 4324 ESOL Strategies for Content Area Teachers
RED 4335 Content Read: Mid & Sec School
ESE 3940 Secondary School Effective Instruction* (Requires 90-hour field component)

*Must be programmed and taken the fall/spring semester prior to student teaching. (Offered in fall and spring terms only)

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Art content courses offered through the D.F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters: (Please see FAU Course Catalog for prerequisites)
ART 1201C Design (3 credits)
ART 1300C Drawing I (3 credits)
ART 2330C Drawing II: Figure Drawing (4 credits)
ART 2600 Introduction to Digital Art (3 credits)
ART 1203C Three-Dimensional Design (3 credits)
ARH 2000 Art Appreciation (P/F is not an option) (3 credits)
ART 2500C Painting I (3 credits)

PORTFOLIO REVIEW: All students must submit for portfolio review. Students who choose the BA in Studio Art are NOT required to receive a passing evaluation on the review. Students applying to the BFA program MUST PASS the review. General Knowledge Examination (GK): Students are required to submit passing scores on the GK and an application to the College of Education in order to be accepted into this program after completing the core Art program requirements and portfolio review.

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Select one: (4 credits each)
ART 2751C Ceramics – Beginning Wheel
ART 3764C Ceramics – Handbuilding I
ART 2701C Sculpture I

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BFA-Select two courses from one of the areas: (4 credits each) BA- Select two courses from two different areas:
Ceramics
Sculpture
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Graphic design

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Select three: (4 credits each) (Please see FAU Course Catalog for prerequisites)
ARH 4061 British Architecture
ARH 4067 History of Modern Architecture
ARH 4100 Pre-Classical and Classical Art
ARH 4200 Medieval Art
ARH 4305 Renaissance Art and Architecture
ARH 4350 Baroque Art
ARH 4371 18th and 19th Century Art
ARH 4794 Museum Studies and Gallery Practices *
ARH 4900 Selected Readings in Art History*
ARH 4470 Contemporary Art*
ARH 4557 Art of China
ARH 4610 American Painting and Sculpture
ARH 4700 Modern Media
ARH 4710 History of Photography
ARH 4724 History of Graphic Design
ARH 4421 Modern Art, 1863-1945
ARH 4930 Topics-Art History

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Select one depending upon major and portfolio review status: (4 credits) (Offered Fall & Spring Terms Only)
ART 4955 Senior Seminar for BFA
ART 4954C Senior Seminar for BA

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Final Semester: (6-12 credits)
ARE 4940 Student Teaching: Art (Full-time internship, to be completed during a fall or spring term)

***ALL COURSEWORK AND CERTIFICATION EXAMS (FTCE: General Knowledge, Art K-12 SAE, PEd) MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO STUDENT TEACHING***

Applications to Student Teach during the fall semester are due by January 31

Applications to Student Teach during the spring semester are due by September 15

Current enrollment in an approved FAU degree program through the College of Arts & Letters;

60 semester hours completed, with a 2.5 overall Grade Point Average (GPA); and passing scores on the General Knowledge test.