Art Major (ARED) (Teacher licensure), BA

Requirements

Pass the Sophomore Portfolio Review (see explanation below).

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

•  and  satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.
• 3 hours of Aesthetics and the Creative Spirit are satisfied in the major.

Additional Requirements:

•  or higher is required to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning in accordance with the Liberal Arts policy.

Major: 53 Hours

• ART 1030 - Drawing and Composition Credit Hours: 3
• ART 1050 - Human Anatomy and Design Credit Hours: 3
• ART 1600 - Design Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2200 - Design Software & Production I Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2310 - Ancient - Medieval Art Survey Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2320 - Renaissance to World War II Art Survey Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2330 - Contemporary Art Survey Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2600 - Design Foundations II Credit Hours: 3
• ART 2900 - Sophomore Portfolio Review Credit Hours: (0)
• ART 3000 - Watercolor Credit Hours: 3
• ART 3040 - Painting I Credit Hours: 3
• ART 3110 - Teaching Art (P-8) Credit Hours: 3

Licensure: 31 Hours

Consult the  catalog section for additional licensure information.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 7 Hours

, counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible Enrollment requirement in the semester it is taken. Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester. See .

Total Hours: 129

Note(s): Sophomore portfolio review

The sophomore portfolio review, , is for the Art & Design student who has completed (including current classes) 12-15 credit hours of selected core Art & Design coursework. The review is intended to provide feedback on the student’s artistic growth progress. At the review we will be assessing drawing and compositional skills, presentation skills, ability to discuss and exhibit work and the student’s level of knowledge about current professional activity in his or her program area.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in Art & Design courses is required to be eligible for participating in sophomore portfolio review. Passing the sophomore portfolio review is a prerequisite to enrolling in junior level courses.