Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Art
Teacher Certification

2026–2027
Brownsville Campus

The 2026-2027 list of core courses can be found in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog. See 'Bachelors Degree Program Regulations'

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Campus: B - Offered in Brownsville; E - Offered in Edinburg; O - Offered Online; T - Travel Required

Bolded Course Number*: Program Admission Requirement

Min Grade: A - Excellent; B - Good; C - Satisfactory; D - Below Average; CR - Credit; P - Passing; S - Satisfactory.

Core: 010 - Communication; 020 - Mathematics; 030 - Life and Physical Sciences; 040 - Language, Philosophy & Culture; 050 - Creative Arts; 060 - American History; 070 - Government/Political Science; 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences;

Core: 090 - Applied Communication and Literacies; Humanities; Leadership; Science Labs; Interdisciplinary; Technologies; Language Diversity & Writing

Fall – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 18
Fall – Year 1 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 010 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details. Options: ENGL 1301
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 060 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1301 or HIST/MASC 2327
Fall 3 B/E/O POLS 2305 U.S. Federal Govt. & Politics 070
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1303 or 1304 Art History I or Art History II 050 Satisfies General Education and Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1311 2D Foundations Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1316 Drawing I Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall B/E/O UNIV 1301 Foundations of Academic and Career Success, 1101 Academic and Career Success, 1001/1300 Living and Working by Design As required, based on a number of factors such as credit hours earned, TSI status, high school rank, major declaration, etc.
Spring – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 18
Spring – Year 1 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 010 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details. Options: ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1305
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 060 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1301 or HIST/MASC 2327
Spring 3 B/E/O POLS 2306 Texas Government & Politics 070
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Mathematics C 020 College Ready TSI status in Mathematics or MATH 0314/0332/0342. See General Education Core for course options. MATH 1314 or higher recommended.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 1312 3D Foundations Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Elective I C See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 16
Fall – Year 2 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Lanuage, Philosophy & Culture 040 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences 030/090 May apply pending course selection. See General Education Core for course options. 1 credit hour of lab may apply to category 090.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative/Experiemental Learning Option 090 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1303 or 1304 Art History I or Art History II ARTS 1303 or ARTS 1304 must both be completed. One applied to the core curriculum, the other the major requirements.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Elective I C See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 17
Spring – Year 2 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (17 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 1 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative/Experimental Learning Option 090 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences 030/090 May apply pending course selection. See General Education Core for course options. 1 credit hour of lab may apply to category 090.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 080 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Elective I C See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 13XX-23XX Studio Art Elective II C See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E EDFR 2301 Intercultural Context of Schooling
Note: Apply to the College of Education and P-16 Integreation Educator Preparation program
Fall – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 3 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 3381 Art Education: Theory and Background Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 13XX-23XX Studio Art Elective II C See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Intermediate/Advanced Elective C See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 O EDUC 3301 The Teaching Profession and Student Learning in Contemporary Schools Must be taken during summer session.
Fall 3 B/E/O READ 4305 Disciplinary Literacy in the Classroom
Spring – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 15
Spring – Year 3 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O ARTS 335X-435X Art History Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Intermediate/Advanced Elective C See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Intermediate/Advanced Elective C See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 3382 Art Education: Issues and Practice Staisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 3 B/E EDUC 3302 Knowledge of Student Development and Learning Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program. May be taken during summer session.
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 18
Fall – Year 4 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Intermediate/Advanced Elective C See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Intermediate/Advanced Elective C See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 3383 Art Education: Classroom Strategies
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 4301 Senior Experience in Art C Student must be of Senior Standing. The capstone course for BA in Art Education. Students must complete before student teaching.
Fall 3 B/E EDUC 3306 Evidence-Based Teaching in Positive Learning Environments Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program, EDUC 3302.
Fall 3 B/E EDUC 3304 Instructional Planning and Assessment in Culturally Sustaining Classrooms Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program; EDUC 3302.
Apply to Clinical Teaching program one semester prior to Student teaching semester (Spring for Fall, Fall for Spring).
Spring – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 7
Spring – Year 4 Art (Teacher Certification), Bachelor of Arts (BA) Courses (7 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 6 B/E EDUC 4611 Student Teaching Secondary or All-Level Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program and Admission to CEP Clinical Teaching. All Education courses must be taken prior to admission to Clinical Teaching. Passing identified TExES certification exams is required before EDUC 4611. Must be taken last semester. Only offered Fall or Spring.
Spring 1 O ART 4101 Professional Development in Teaching Consent of department and admission to clinical teaching.
124 TOTAL HOURS
(42) Advanced minimum credit hours
Revised: Tuesday, March 3, 2026