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2022-2023 Edgewood College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Edgewood College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art and Design Teaching, BA


The teaching major is part of a program leading to a Wisconsin initial educator license to teach at the early childhood through adolescence level (Birth-Age 21).

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All students completing teaching programs for licensing after August 31, 2004 must now meet new licensing and license-renewal rules applicable to their respective programs, including a performance-based portfolio assessment.

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses is required.

A student majoring in Art and Design Teaching must complete a minimum of 12 credits in art courses at Edgewood College. All majors must fulfill the Senior Presentation and Critique requirement in order to obtain Art Department approval for graduation.

Major Requirements


This is a 90-credit major. Requirements include:

Required Courses


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Education Requirements


Licensing Steps

To attain the Early Childhood through Adolescence (Birth-Age 21) license, students must have the following: 

  • GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area coursework

Professional Core Requirements


Requirements for Specialization in Early Childhood-Adolescence


Other Requirements


Practicum Experiences are required for Art and Design Teaching. 

Students are highly encouraged to take education courses with a practicum component in the following sequence:

  • ED 200 D ED 271 P , and ED 215  should be taken concurrently along with a 0-credit initial practicum (ED 200P ) in the Fall.
  • ED 306  and ED 330  should also be coupled with a 0-credit initial practicum (ED 250P ) in the Spring.
  • ED 450P  (a 0-credit advanced practicum) should be taken the semester prior to student teaching, along with ED 488  and ART 466  and ART 468 .
  • ED 401  should be taken the semester prior to student teaching in the Fall.
  • ED 402  should be taken the same semester as student teaching and will be a spring offering.