This degree is designed by art educators to fully instruct students in the latest and best techniques of teaching art. All students applying for an art education degree must choose a media of preference and focus on that media for their senior exhibition. All students applying for graduation must participate in the senior exhibit.
All Education students must meet the following Division of Education academic standard:
- Achieve and maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.75. Cumulative GPA includes all post-secondary coursework, as well as dual-credit high school courses.
- Achieve and maintain a Professional Education GPA of 2.75 with no grade lower than a C in a professional education course.
- Achieve and maintain a 2.75 GPA in content area courses for secondary and K-12 majors. A 2.75 GPA in major filed courses and supporting requirements is needed for elementary majors.
ART EDUCATION TRANSFER STUDENTS: PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT
All art students who transfer art hours from other colleges or universities must submit an Art Proficiency Portfolio. Art Education students may not enter student teaching until this requirement has been met. For students who don’t meet the initial portfolio review, a proficiency development plan will be developed so that the student will have a clearly defined process for reaching proficiency.
Required Items for the Art Proficiency Portfolio:
- 6 to 8 pieces of BEST work
- Photographs of large or heavy works like sculpture
- One example of artistic process from start to finish
- A variety of art media represented in the 6 to 8 pieces of artwork
Portfolios will be rated using an Art Placement Portfolio rubric which includes the following components to be rated:
- Content
- Formal order/composition
- Mastery of media & Presentation of artwork
- Problem solving process
Development Plan:
For students who do not meet the initial portfolio review, a proficiency development plan will be developed so that the student will have a clearly defined process for reaching proficiency. The deficiency areas will be determined on the Art Proficiency Portfolio Rubric. For example, a score of 1 in the Mastery of media component requires a student to take a Drawing 1 or Painting 1 course. A score of 2 or below in the formal order/composition component or the problem solving process component requires the student to take the Design 1 course. These courses can be used as elective credit.
DEGREE AWARDED
Bachelor of Arts
CONTACT
Ted Krone
Division of Fine Arts
316-295-5656
krone@friends.edu
Jan Wilson
Division of Education
316-295-5825
jan_wilson@friends.edu