About this Program
Old Dominion University offers a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree with a major in Art Education for Museums and Cultural Institutions. The program curriculum aims to cultivate teaching artists with a strong foundation in studio arts and art education best practice methods. More than 100 hours of observation, practicum, and hands-on learning experiences in schools, museums, and cultural institutions provide students with the necessary skills to be successful teaching artists, in addition to their teaching internship. Students write lessons from a variety of entry points including big ideas, historical and contemporary artists, social justice issues, and art processes.
Program Highlights
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The Art Education program focuses on studio arts, art history, and professional education course work. All students complete 33 credit hours in studio including 12 upper-level credits in one of the fine arts majors; Painting and Drawing, 3D Media and Material Studies, or Print and Photo.
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Art Education for Museums and Cultural Institutions includes a minor in Art History (9 additional credits in upper-level coursework), 3 credits in special education, 3 credits in art therapy and a 6-9 credit internship with a museum or cultural Institution. This major prepares students seeking a career as a museum educator or as a community arts program director/education coordinator.
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Old Dominion University's Art Education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Virginia Department of Education.
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Requirements
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All students must apply for and be admitted into the approved art education program. Students must meet the required criteria for admission by earning the minimum required grade point averages (GPA). Application forms for admission to teacher education programs are available on the Office of Clinical Experiences website, and are to be submitted to the art education program director or Art Department chair before being submitted to Office of Clinical Experiences.
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Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75, a major/content GPA of 2.75 and a professional education GPA of 2.75. ART, ARTE, and ARTH courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher. The professional education core must be completed with a grade of C- or higher for continuance. A professional education GPA of 2.75 is required for continuance. The PRAXIS II Art content knowledge examination must be taken prior to, or while enrolled in ARTE 411 and must be passed before enrolling in ARTE 480 Capstone. All assessments must be passed and course work completed prior to enrollment in TLED 485 Student Teaching Internship and the start of the Teacher Candidate Internship Orientation session.
Transfer
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Cost
Tuition is charged per credit hour. Amounts shown are tuition only and do not include mandatory fees, technology-delivered course fees, course-specific fees, books, housing, meal plans, or other costs. Campus-based students may take technology-delivered or online courses. Tuition is based on student classification. Fees for technology-delivered courses and other costs are listed on the ODU tuition and fees page.
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