The undergraduate Art Education program at UF is designed for students who plan to teach art in the public schools as well as in other educational contexts. Students completing this program, which is offered in cooperation with the UF College of Education, are eligible for certification as K-12 Art Teachers in Florida and all other NCATE states. The undergraduate Art Education curriculum includes 129 credit hours of studies in General Education, Art History, Studio Art, Art Education and Professional Education. The 12 credit-hour block of Art Education methods courses provides students with extensive oppprtunities to apply theory to practice and to hone their knowledge and skills as preprofessional art teachers through field placements in local art classrooms and alternative art education settings. The program culminates in the Student Teaching practicum, in which students are expected to demonstrate they are ready to assume full responsibility as professional art educators.

Related Sites

• Art Education Website
• NCATE University of Florida
• The @rt Room

Faculty

Craig Roland

Michelle Tillander

Course Descriptions

Academic Learning Compacts

Portfolio Recommendations

Computer Requirements

UF's Official Computer Policy

"Access to and on-going use of a computer will be required for all students to complete their degree programs successfully. Effective with the Summer B 1998 term, the University of Florida expects each student entering the junior year, as well as each student new to the university, to acquire computer hardware and software appropriate to his or her degree program. Competency in the basic use of a computer is a requirement for graduation. Class assignments may require use of a computer, academic advising and registration can be done by computer and official university correspondence is often sent via e-mail.

While the university offers limited access to computers through its computer labs, most students will be expected to purchase or lease a computer that is capable of dial-up or network connection to the Internet, graphical access to the World Wide Web, and productivity functions such as word processing and spreadsheet calculation. Costs of meeting this requirement will be included in financial aid considerations."

NOTE: The College of Fine Arts Requirements are slightly different as programs at the Junior and Senior level may require highly specialized computer equipment.