129 hours
The B.S. in Art Education prepares students to teach art in the Georgia School System. This is a comprehensive degree program, offered in coordination with and subject to requirements stipulated by the University of North Georgia School of Education, that provides an initial teaching certificate to teach pre-school through twelfth grades. Sixty credits are taken in Areas A-F core curriculum coursework, 33 credits are required in 2000- to 4000-level studio art and art history, and 39 credits are taken in professional education coursework (a minimum of 39 credits in 3000- and 4000-level studio art, art history, and art education courses are required).
Art Education students complete 60 credits to be eligible for admission to the Teacher Education program. Additional admission eligibility requirements are 2.75 overall GPA, completion of EDUC foundation prerequisite courses (EDUC 2110, EDUC 2120, and EDUC 2130) and completion of Area F art foundations courses (ART 1010, ART 1020, ART 1030). Please refer to the following link for additional information and requirements related to College of Education Teacher Education Program Admissions: https://ung.edu/college-of-education/admissions.php.
Art Education students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before beginning 3000-level ARED and EDUC coursework; to complete the program they must undertake a field internship and student teaching, and post a passing score on the Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE).
Visual arts majors must achieve a grade of C or better in each Department of Visual Arts course taken to fulfill degree requirements.
