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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with an Emphasis in Art Education
Admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago is a prerequisite to the undergraduate art education program
and to recommendation for certification. Prospective art education students
must first enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts program
and schedule and complete a consultation with the director of art education
certification at the earliest possible date to ensure compliance with
curricular requirements. Students then apply to the BFA with Emphasis
in Art Education during the first semester of their junior year or equivalent.
After the Art Education Certification Committee considers the application,
the student will be informed in writing of the action taken.
Criteria for admission to the BFA with Emphasis in Art Education program:
| 1. | Admission to the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago's Bachelor of
Fine Arts program;
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| 2. | Consultation with the director of
art education certification;
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| 3. | At least a junior standing or
equivalent with no more than 18 credits total remaining in studio,
art history, and liberal arts courses, as required for the BFA with
Emphasis in Art Education program (please refer to Pre-Admission
Credit Check in the the BFA with Emphasis in Art Education Handbook
for specific courses required for the art education
program)*;
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| 4. | Knowledge of and proficiency with
art materials and production techniques using a wide range of
media;
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| 5. | Motivation, commitment to teaching,
ability to learn. |
* NOTE: Completion of art education program prerequisites does NOT
guarantee admission to the program.
The following information is provided in accordance with Title II
of the Higher Education Act, section 207(f)(2):
The pass rate of the School of the Art Institute's art education
graduates for the program year 1999-2000 on teacher certification
is:
1) Basic Skills: 100%
2) Academic Content: 100%
The average pass rate for teacher preparation programs within
institutions of higher education in Illinois is:
1) Basic Skills: 99%
2) Academic Content: 98%
Program Curriculum
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| Area | Credit Hours |
| Studio | 60 |
| The studio requirement includes the First Year Program or its
equivalent for transfer students 12 |
| Art History | 18 |
| Survey of Ancient to Modern Art &
Architecture 3; Survey of Modern Art & Architecture 3;
art history electives 12 (includes 6 cr. global/comparative and
visual and critical studies) |
| Liberal Arts | 30 |
| Essay Writing 3; First Year Seminar, Writing Workshop,
orWriting for the School Paper 3; Natural science 6; Math 3;
Social science 6; Humanities 6; liberal arts electives 3 |
| Professional Education | 30 |
| Histories, Theories, & Philosophy of American Public
Education 3; Doing Democracy 3; Curriculum &
Instruction 3; Psychological, Sociological, and
Phenomenological Approaches 3; Cultural Approaches 3;
Fieldwork 3; Apprentice Teaching 12 |
| Total credit hours | 138
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Students applying for certification must be United States citizens
or file a form of intent.
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| 2. | Students planning to teach in
Illinois must also pass the Illinois State Teachers Examinations in
order to qualify for certification. The two-part examination includes
both a Basic Skills and Art Education test. The exams are usually
offered four times a year.
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| 3. | Once students enter the art
education program they usually complete the program in three
semesters. The three semesters include coursework in remaining
studio, art history, liberal arts electives, and professional
education.
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| 4. | Students have a maximum of three
years, from the time they enter the art education program, to
complete the program (including time off for
leaves-of-absence). |
See the Art Education department
section for additional program information and the Departments
section for information regarding courses offered outside the Art Education
department.
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