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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Art Education, B.S.

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Introduction

The Bachelor of Science in Art Education is a professional degree that prepares students to teach art in elementary and secondary school settings. In studio art courses, students study with nationally-renowned faculty gain an understanding of visual art concepts and art history, along with technical skills necessary to teach a range of artistic media. In professional education courses, students study curriculum, methods, and assessment of the visual arts as a language through which children and adolescents can learn about and engage in real-world/real-life problems and ideas. In clinical experiences, art education students work directly with children and adolescents in school and community settings every semester of the program. Becoming an art teacher means using one’s creative capabilities to help others explore and discover new ways of seeing and thinking about the changing world in which they live.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for graduation 120 credits  
Stout Core 40 credits  
Major Studies 80 credits  

Before student teaching, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, 2.75 GPA in Art/Art History courses, 2.75 GPA in Professional Education courses; achieve a 3.0 average GPA in content courses or pass the standardized Praxis II exam; pass Benchmarks 1 and 2, compile a professional teaching portfolio, and present a senior art exhibition.

Students must successfully complete student teaching at both elementary and secondary levels before graduation.

Note: This program is designed to meet the requirements for licensure in the State of Wisconsin. UW-Stout cannot confirm whether this program (or course) meets requirements for professional licensure in other states. See the following website for additional information: www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/licensure/licensure-other-states

Program Requirements

Stout Core (40 credits)

Communication Skills (9 credits)

A grade of “C” or better is required in English and speech.

Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)

Courses must be from the areas of analytic reasoning and natural sciences. At least one mathematics or statistics course and a natural science course with a lab are required.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

Recommend that at least one of these coures is from the  RES category.

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)

Requires a “C” or better.

Electives to reach 40 Stout Core credits

Requires a “C” or better.

Students must also take courses with the following designations:

*Students can choose courses that meet more than one requirement (one Stout Core category and either a RES or GLP deignation)

Racial and Ethnic Studies (2 courses)

Global Perspective (2 courses)

Major Studies (80 credits)

Art and Design Requirements (25 credits)

Advanced Studio Selective (3 credits)

Select courses/credits from one studio focus area.

Art History Requirements (6 credits)

ARTH-223 and ARTH-224 are required art history courses (located in the Stout Core section).

Select two additional art history courses.  One must be a non-western art history course, and the other must be a contemporary art history course.

Professional Education Requirements (45 credits)

Teacher Education Requirements

Students proceed through a series of three benchmarks as they move toward licensure.

Benchmark I: Acceptance into Teacher Education

Teacher education students will begin fulfilling their requirements for Benchmark I as they complete their first 30 credits. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

Benchmark II: Application for Student Teaching

Benchmark II must be completed prior to student teaching. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

  1. Submitted a completed Student Teaching Application 
  2. Passed Benchmark I
  3. Earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 at UW-Stout 
  4. Completed or enrolled in all Program Required Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience(s). 
  5. Completed or enrolled in Education core courses. (Minimum grade of “C” required for Benchmark II) 
  6. Meet the Embedded Signature Assessments or Equivalent Artifacts
  7. Applicants must meet ONE of the following:
    • PRAXIS II (Wisconsin Content Knowledge Exam)
    • Minimum grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 in content area (art/art history)
  8. Teacher candidates achieving a minimum content knowledge GPA of 3.0 are exempt from completing the PRAXIS II Content Exam, effective January 1, 2018.

 

Benchmark III: Program Completion

Benchmark III must be completed before you can be recommended for licensure. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

  • Complete electronic portfolio and receive a basic or higher proficiency level of assessment
  • Complete all program coursework
  • Meet all program-specific requirements
  • Student teach at two levels: Elementary School and High School.
  • Receive a satisfactory student teaching assessment

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