Art Education
This is an archived copy of the 2021-22 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.ndsu.edu.
Art Education is offered as a degree through the Visual Arts Department In collaboration with the NDSU School of Education. The program is led by Assistant Professor Eric Syvertson, who prior to NDSU was a 10+ year veteran teacher within the West Fargo School District. The mission of the Art Ed program is developing excellent K-12 artist-educators with a focus on professional practice, community engagement, technology integration and advocacy for the arts and design fields. Teacher candidates are prepared to teach and lead within and outside the school setting. Teacher candidates get the best of both worlds: content and studio courses with faculty in the department of Visual Arts and professional education courses from faculty in the School of Education (SOE). We develop excellent artists with a foundation to become impactful teachers. A minimum of 120 credit hours are needed for graduation.
STUDENT TEACHING
Student teaching (clinical practice) is the culmination of the teaching program. During In the clinical practice, teacher candidates apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their college courses to real-world classrooms under the supervision of experienced art teachers in elementary, middle and high schools. Faculty members from NDSU conduct regular on-site visits to support, encourage, and evaluate teacher candidates so that they gain the confidence and ability to join the teaching profession after graduation.
Licensure
Upon completing this program, teacher candidates are eligible for teacher licensure in Art in most states. Our program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). and approved by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB)
Sample Program Guide
Please note this is a sample program guide and not an official curriculum. Actual student schedules for each semester will vary depending on start year, education goals, applicable transfer credit, and course availability. Once admitted, students are encouraged to work with their assigned academic advisor on a regular basis to review degree progress.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ART 122 | 3 | ART 131 | 3 |
| ART 124 | 3 | ART 211 (A) | 3 |
| ART 210 (A) | 3 | ENGL 120 (C) | 3 |
| ENGL 110 (C) | 3 | Gen Ed Wellness (W) | 2 |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sci & Global Perspectives (B & G) | 3 | Gen Ed Quantiative Reasoning (R) | 3 |
| ART 100 Level - Intro Studio | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ART 230 | 3 | EDUC 322 | 3 |
| EDUC 321 | 3 | Gen Ed Science and Tech with Lab (S) | 4 |
| COMM 110 (C) | 3 | ART 100 Level - Intro Studio | 3 |
| ART 100 Level - Intro Studio | 3 | Gen Ed Social & Behavioral Sci and Cult Diversity (B & D) | 3 |
| ART 45X - Art History Rotation | 3 | Art 300 Level - Studio Topic | 3 |
| Complete Core Academic Skills Exam or access your ACT+ scores | *Foundations Portfolio Review | ||
| *Apply to School of Education | |||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EDUC 451 | 3 | EDUC 481 | 3 |
| ART 100 Level - Intro Studio | 3 | ART 453 | 3 |
| Art 300 Level - Studio Topic | 3 | EDUC 489 | 3 |
| ART 45X - Art History Rotation | 3 | Gen Ed Science & Tech (S) | 3 |
| ART 100 Level - Intro Studio | 3 | Gen Ed Upper Division Writing (C) | 3 |
| ART 300 Level - Studio Emphasis | 3 | ||
| *Apply for Baccalaureate | |||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EDUC 482 | 3 | EDUC 485 | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | 3 | EDUC 487 | 9 |
| ART 489 | 3 | EDUC 488 | 3 |
| ART 400 Level - Studio Emphasis | 3 | ||
| Gen Ed Science & Tech (S) | 3 | ||
| *Capstone Exhibition | |||
| *Apply to Student Teaching (Meeting TBA) | |||
| *Complete Praxis Content and PTL exams | |||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits: 124 | |||