ART EDUCATION

This recommended transfer program for art students meets the requirements for an associate in arts degree and the recommendations of the Illinois Articulation art education major panel. Students should check individual school requirements before completing the curriculum as outlined. Admission into baccalaureate art education programs is competitive; completion of these courses alone does not guarantee admission.

General Education Courses
Communications:
ENG 101 Composition I 3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total:   9
Mathematics (1) 3-6
Physical and Life Sciences (2) 7-8
Humanities and Fine Arts 6
FNA 111 History of Art I 3
FNA 112 History of Art II 3
Humanities elective (3)   3
total:   9
Social and Behavioral Sciences (4) 6
Special Electives:
ART 110 Drawing I 3
ART 111 Drawing II 3
total:   6
Approved Electives:
ART 121 Design I 3
ART 122 Design II 3
Studio courses (5) Painting Studio 3-9
Other elective credit (1) Ceramics Studio 2-8
total:   11-23
  Total 60


  1. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  2. Select one physical and one life science course. At least one must include a lab. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  3. Recommended: Any Non-Western or Third World cultures course or a literature course. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  4. Recommended: HST 111 or HST 112, PSC 101, PSY 101. Approved electives are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  5. Select at least one media-specific course from the following in consultation with an Art Department advisor: ART 206, ART 225, ART 261, ART 291, ART 296. If more than one course is selected, they should be from different media.