B.A. in Art Education with Teacher Certification (EC-12)
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's University Core 1 | ||
| SMC 1301 | Foundations of Civilization | 3 |
| SMC 1311 | Foundations of Reflection:Self | 3 |
| SMC 1312 | Foundations of Reflection: Nature | 3 |
| SMC 1313 | Foundations of Reflection: Others | 3 |
| SMC 1314 | Foundations of Reflection: God | 3 |
| SMC 2301 | Foundations of Practice: Ethics | 3 |
| SMC 2302 | Foundations of Practice: Civic Engagement and Social Action | 3 |
| SMC 2303 | Foundations of Practice:Fine Arts and Creative Process | 3 |
| SMC 2304 | Foundations of Practice: Literature | 3 |
| SMC 4301 | Capstone Seminar: Prospects for Community & Civilization | 3 |
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences School Specific Core | ||
| Speech | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Oral Communication | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
or MT 1411 | Precalculus | |
| Foreign Languages | 6 | |
| Select one of the following options: | ||
6 hours at the sophomore level (2311, 2312) in a Foreign Language previously studied for a minimum of one year | ||
6 hours of introductory level (1311, 1312) in a Foreign Language not previously studied | ||
12 hours of CLEP credit for a language previously studied | ||
| History | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
Select any HS course | ||
| Fundamentals of Business Enterprise | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Introductory Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Introductory Microeconomic Theory | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Texas State & Local Government | ||
| Introduction to Global Affairs | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in Social Science | ||
| Science | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors II | ||
| Food & Nutrition I | ||
| Food & Nutrition II | ||
| Preparatory Chemistry | ||
| Chem Concepts & Applications | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| General Geology | ||
| Geology of Earth Resources | ||
| Geology of Energy Resources | ||
| Intro. Environmental Science | ||
| Physics Concepts & Application | ||
| Modern Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
Advanced Theology 33XX | ||
Advanced Theology 43XX | ||
Advanced Theology 53XX | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select one course from DM or MU | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
Select any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| Art Major Courses | ||
| AR 1301 | Drawing I | 3 |
| AR 1311 | Design fundamentals | 3 |
| or AR 1312 | Color Theory | |
| AR 2301 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| or AR 3331 | Sculpture | |
| AR 2321 | Painting I | 3 |
| AR 2361 | History of Art: Ancient through Medieval | 3 |
| AR 2362 | History of Art: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
| AR 3351 | Printmaking | 3 |
| AR 3341 | Art Problems | 3 |
| AR 3381 | History of Art Applied | 3 |
| AR 3392 | Photography | 3 |
| Professional Development Courses | ||
| ED 3302 | The American Secondary School | 3 |
| ED 3330 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 |
| ED 3350 | Reading-- Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas | 3 |
| ED 3361 | Adolescent Development in the School Setting | 3 |
| ED 3362 | Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods | 3 |
| ED 4388 | Professional Development Seminar-Secondary | 3 |
| ED 4689 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 6 |
| Electives | 6 | |
Select an elective from any courses taken from any college level course in any discipline. | ||
| Proficiency in Information Technology and Information Literacy | ||
| For this major, this requirement will be fulfilled by passing the iSkills test with 250 or higher, or "B-" or higher in ED 3302. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | All St. Mary's Core SMC 13XX "Reflection" courses must be completed before registering for SMC 23XX "Practice" courses. "Reflection" courses can be taken in any order followed by "Practice" courses in any order. |
| 2 | Grade of “C” or better is required. International students may be required to take EN1313 to fulfill this requirement. |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with you advisor on a regular basis.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 13XX | 3 |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 13XX | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | SMC 13XX | 3 |
| Speech | 3 | Mathematics | 3 |
| AR 1301 | 3 | AR 1311 or 1312 | 3 |
| ND 0101 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 23XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| SMC 23XX | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | Theology | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | AR 2321 | 3 |
| AR 2301 or 3331 | 3 | AR 2361 or 2362 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Fine Arts | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| History/Social Science | 3 | Science | 3 |
| AR 3392 | 3 | AR 2362 or 2361 | 3 |
| ED 3302 | 3 | ED 3330 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ED 3361 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 4301 | 3 | ED 4338 | 3 |
| AR 3341 | 3 | ED 4689 | 6 |
| AR 3381 | 3 | ||
| AR 3351 | 3 | ||
| ED 3350 | 3 | ||
| ED 3362 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 9 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 120 | |||