Suggested Course Sequence

Initial Certification (PK – 12)

Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Visual Arts Education, from the Education Department section of the Daemen catalogue.

Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 18 credits semester is permitted without additional cost.

Art and Education Course Sequences

Unless otherwise indicated, the required Art and Education courses which are plotted on the program course sequence must be taken at the time indicated.

Year 1

FIRST SEMESTER

  • ART103 Foundation Design I (3)
  • ART105 Foundation Drawing I (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • Learning Community (3)
  • Learning Community (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • ART104 Foundation Design II (3)
  • ART106 Foundation Drawing II (3)
  • First-Year Seminar (3)
  • CMP101 English Composition (3)
  • Total Credits (12)

Year 2

FIRST SEMESTER

  • ART267 Sculpture I (3)
  • ART230 Computer Rendering (3)
  • SED270 Nature & Educational Needs of Students with Disabilities * (3)
  • Foreign Language (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • THA253 Theater As Outreach (3) *
  • Total Credits (18)

* Service Learning Course

SECOND SEMESTER

  • ART251 Ceramics (3)
  • EDU237/L Instructional Design: Theory & Practice (3/1)
  • ART 331 Art Reading List (3)
  • Select One: PSY103, PSY212 or PSY214 (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Year 3 – Upper Division Approval Required To Continue Onto Year 3

FIRST SEMESTER

  • EDU301 Methods & Materials: Art (Elementary) (3)
  • SED204 Field Based Experience in Inclusive Education (1)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery I) (3)
  • ART443 Issues & Contemporary Art (2)
  • IND275 History of Art: Ancient Medieval (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU 204 Field Based Experiences in Education (1)
  • EDU311 Methods & Materials: Art (Middle) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery II) (3)
  • ART 446 History of Contemporary Art (3)
  • Art Studio Elective (3)
  • IND 285 History of Art: Renaissance-Modern (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

Year 4

FIRST SEMESTER

  • EDU 310 Practicum in Education (2)
  • EDU302 Methods & Materials: Art (Secondary) (3)
  • EDU402 Methods in Classroom Management -Secondary Education (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery III) (3)
  • THA 208 Public Speaking or THA 203 Improvisation in the Classroom (3)
  • Total Credits (14)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU 477 Student Teaching Art – Elementary (6)
  • EDU 427 Teaching to the Standards (3)
  • EDU 478 Student Teaching Art – Secondary (6)
  • ART 498 Senior Art Exhibit (1)
  • Total Credits (16)

N.B.: Student Teaching must be completed at the time indicated.

*Can Choose SED371 in JUNIOR SPRING semester to replace EDU402 in SENIOR FALL semester if need be.