This is a sample curriculum plan for the Art Education BFA within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.
If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.
For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.
First Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 101 | Intro to College Writing | 3 |
| UF 100 | Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| ART 107 | Art Foundations I | 3 |
| ART 109 | Foundation Drawing | 3 |
| ARTHIST 101 (FA) | Survey of Western Art I | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FM | Foundations of Mathematics | 3 |
| ART 108 | Art Foundations II | 3 |
| ED-CIFS 201 (FS) | Education, Schooling, and Society | 3 |
| ARTHIST 102 | Survey of Western Art II | 3 |
| Total | | 15 |
Second Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| UF 200 | Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science* w/ lab | 4 |
| EDTECH 202 | Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age | 3 |
| ART 212 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 231 | Beginning Sculpture | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FC | Foundations of Oral Communication* | 3 |
ART 221, 251 or
ARTHIST 103
| Intro to Metalsmithing,
Introduction to Creative Photography, or
Survey of Far Eastern Art
| 3 |
| ART 215 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 298 | Seminar | 3 |
| ART 226 | Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 209 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 18 |
Third Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FH | Foundations of Humanities* | 3 or 4 |
| ART 315 | Painting II | 3 |
| ART 351 | Secondary School Art Methods | 3 |
| ART 300 | Multicultural Arts | 3 |
| ART Area of Emphasis Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 or 16 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| ART 491 (FF) | Senior Studio Seminar in Visual Arts | 2 |
ART 322
(Spring only)
| Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ED-SPED 350 | Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| ED-CIFS 302 | Learning and Instruction | 4 |
| ART Area of Emphasis Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FN | Foundations of Natural, Physical and Applied Science 2: Lab Optional | 3 |
| ART 490 | BFA Exhibition | 2 |
| ARTHIST Upper-division Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ART Area of Emphasis Elective | Refer to Catalog | 3 |
| ED-CIFS 401 | Professional Year – Teaching Experience II | 3 |
| ED-LTCY 444 | Content Literacy for Secondary Students | 3 |
| TOTAL | | 17 |
Second Semester
| Subject/Area/Course | Title | Crs |
| FS | Foundations of Social Sciences (not ED-CIFS or ED-ESP) | 3 |
| ED-CIFS 485 | Professional Year – Teaching Experience II | 14 |
| ART Area of Emphasis Elective (if necessary to reach total) | | 0 or 3 |
| TOTAL | | 17 or 20 |
- Courses listed may require prerequisites. Please view the Undergraduate catalog to view prerequisites
- Before a student can begin taking upper-division (300-/400-level) Art courses or ED courses, they must be admitted into the Visual Arts Upper-Division Program and the Teacher Education program by applying during the semester before.
- Many Art Education students choose to take summer courses to help with their graduation timeline. Typical summer offerings include: ART 107, ART 108, ART 109, ART 209, ART 212, ART 221, ART 225/325, ART 231, ART 251, ARTHIST 101, ARTHIST 102, and possibly an upper-division ARTHIST class.
- ART Area of Emphasis: Students must complete 14 to 20 credits in one art discipline. Students emphasizing painting/drawing must complete a minimum of 20 credits. Students emphasizing art history, art jewelry and metalsmithing, ceramics, photography, printmaking, or sculpture must complete a minimum of 14 credits. Required courses count toward the area of emphasis (e.g., the 12 credits required in painting/drawing can be applied to the 20 credit total).
- Information Subject to Change.
- This is not a contract.
- *Foundational course offerings.