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2006-2008 CATALOGDEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESTRANSFER DEGREESART EDUCATIONA.A. Degree • Suggested CurriculumTo teach art in Illinois public schools, teachers must be certifiedby the State of Illinois. To transfer into an approved baccalaureateprogram in art education as a junior, students must completea minimum of 60 semester credits. Since admission iscompetitive, completion of the courses recommended belowdoes not guarantee admission. Community and junior collegestudents are strongly encouraged to complete an Associate inArts degree prior to transfer. Students should be aware that aminimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale is requiredfor program admission, and passage of a basic skills (reading,writing, grammar, and math) test is also required.SPECIAL NOTE: Before enrolling in any additional courses with an “ECED,”“ED” or “EDU” prefix at Prairie State College, consult a PSC counselor oradvisor to determine the transferability of these courses. Most senior institutionsprefer that students complete as many general education courses aspossible at the community college and take their professional education coursesat the senior institution.The State Certification Board will accept no morethan 9 credits of “professional education” courses from a community college.I. GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (38)Area A: Communication (9 credits)ENG 101 [C1 900] Composition I - with a grade of C or better (3)ENG 102 [C1 901R] Composition II - with a grade of C or better (3)COMM 101 [C2 900] Principles of Communication (3)Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)Select three courses from the list for Area B on pages 42-44 with at leastone course selected from humanities and one course from fine arts.ART 121 [F2 901] History of Western Art I (3)ART 122 [F2 902] History of Western Art II (3)ENG (200 Level) Select any Literature Course (3)ORHUMAN 101 [H5 904N] Comparative Religions (3)Area C: Mathematics (3 credits)Select one math course from:MATH 112 [M1 904] General Education Mathematics (3)MATH 115 [M1 902] General Education Statistics (3)Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (8 credits)Select one life science course and one physical science course from thelist for Area D on pages 42-44. One course must have a lab component.Area E: Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)HIST 201 [S2 900] U.S. History: 1492 to 1877 (3)ORHIST 202 [S2 901] U.S. History: 1877 to Present (3)POLSC 140 [S5 900] Introduction to U.S. Government & Politics (3)PSYCH 101 [S6 900] Introduction to Psychology (3)II. AREA OF CONCENTRATION/MAJOR FIELD (15-21)Art Core Courses (12 credits)ART 101 [ART 907] Two Dimensional Design (3)ART 102 [ART 908] Three Dimensional Design (3)ART 104 [ART 904] Drawing I (3)ART 106 [ART 905] Drawing II (3)Media-Specific Studio Art Course (3-9 credits)Select at least one studio art course from the following:ART 109 Ceramics (3)ART 162 [ART 906] Life Drawing (3)ART 201 [ART 911] Painting I (3)ART 205 [ART 914] Printmaking (3)ART 207 [ART 915] Jewelrymaking-Fabrication (3)GC 151 [ART 918] Principles of Graphic Design (3)PHOTO 171 [ART 917] Introduction to Black & White Photography (3)DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSESIII. ELECTIVES (3-9)Select from the following teacher education electives.HLTH 101 Health and Human Development (2)Additional non-Western course from:ART 131, GEOG 101, HUMAN101, or HIST 115, 116, 140 (3)Required A.A. Degree Program Total: 62 credits47