Art Education- Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts Licensure

For information, contact an advisor in the Department of Art, 124 Art Building, 513-529-2900. 

This program prepares the student for licensure as an art teacher in Ohio Public Schools. It leads to the Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts License (Prekindergarten through grade 12, ages 3-21). Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and the State of Ohio Department of Education Teacher Licensure Standards, it is in compliance with current guidelines from Ohio’s Academic Content Standards (Visual Arts) and the National Art Education Association (NAEA).

A student must plan a program with an art education advisor in the Department of Art and demonstrate progress toward candidacy for licensure by successfully completing key assessments and indicators and achieving benchmarks to pass programmatic reviews.

Program Requirements

(91 semester hours)

Foundation courses:
ART 111Visual Fundamentals: Design and Composition3
ART 121Observational Drawing3
ART 122Drawing Projects3
ART 171Visual Fundamentals: Narrative & Sequence3
ART 281Contemporary Art Forum1
Art History surveys (ART 188 is required):
ART 162Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native America3
or ART 187 Art and Society: Prehistoric to Medieval
ART 188Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern3
300-level studio courses:
ART 331Painting Studio3
ART 341Printmaking Studio3
ART 357Photography Studio3
ART 361Ceramics Studio3
ART 364Jewelry Design & Metals Studio3
ART 371Sculpture Studio3
Art Education courses:
ART 195Facilitating Art Experiences3
ART 295Elementary Art Methods3
ART 296Secondary Art Methods3
ART 395Art Across the Curriculum3
ART 493Professional Partnerships3
ART 495Art Education Practicum3
Student Teaching
ART 419Supervised Student Teaching in Art15
Required Education courses:
EDP 201Human Development and Learning in Social and Educational Contexts3
EDP 256Psychology of the Exceptional Learner3
Literacy Requirement for Licensure
TCE 446AIntegrating Literacy Across the Content Areas3
Technology course (select one):3
Digital Materials and Making in Arts Learning
Technology + Media Literacy and Learning
Upper-level non-Western art history course (select one):3
Introduction to the Art of the Black Diaspora
The Arts of African Peoples
Arts of West Africa
Upper-level studio focus courses (select two):6
Thematic Studio
Painting Studio
Printmaking Studio
Photography Studio
Ceramics Studio
Jewelry Design & Metals Studio
Sculpture Studio
Total Credit Hours91

Students must also complete all Miami Plan requirements.