Special Subject Areas

Students who want to teach in the areas of art, music, and physical education are licensed to teach grades K-12.

Those students pursuing degree programs that meet K-12 licensure requirements must complete the college core (outlined elsewhere in this catalog for the B.A., B.S., B.F.A., and B.M. degrees), additional teacher education core courses, the specialty area courses listed within the respective departments, and professional courses including EDU 300, EDU 300.1, EDU 372, EDU 436, EDU 496, PSY 202, 203, or 305, and PSY 204.

Bachelor of Arts Core

Art: 46 hours of courses are required for admission to teacher certification: ENG 101-102, six hours of English literature, three hours of English literature or PHI 201, six hours of Fine Arts, MAT 131 or higher, PSY 201, COM 101 or 230, HIS 101 or 201, HIS 102 or 202, three hours of art, four hours of a lab science, and three hours of a social science (political science, geography, economics and/or sociology).

Bachelor of Music General Core

46 hours of courses are required for admission to teacher certification: ENG 101-102, six hours of English literature or PHI 201, MAT 131 or higher, PSY 201, three hours of PSY 202 or 203, four hours of a lab science, COM 101 or 230, HIS 101 or 201, HIS 102 - 202, MUM 310, MUM 311, MUM 312, MUT 355, and a three hour elective selected from social or physical science. Music students may substitute EDU 436 for PSY 204.

 Bachelor of Fine Arts General Core - Theatre/Communication

46 hours of courses are required for admission to teacher certification: ENG 101-102, six hours of English literature, HIS 101 or 201, HIS 102 or 202, MAT 131 or higher, four hours of a lab science, Art 200, MUM 310, PSY 201, COM 101 or 230, THE 235, THE 240, PHI 201 or a three hour elective in English.