1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts
BAE in Visual Arts, Elementary Education
(45 credits)
Art Department
College of Arts, Letters, and Education
Why study Art?
Pursuing art as a major gives students the chance to develop the highest levels of artistic performance, pursue professional education, and build a cultural understanding and aesthetic appreciation of visual art.
Education Program
In addition to studying art and choosing a studio discipline, Art Education students complete the Elementary Education program, which leads to certification to teach grades preschool-12 in the State of Washington.
Some of the courses required by the Education program include:
CMST 200
ENGL 101 and 201
MATH 211 and 212
EDUC 201
PSYC 304
SPED 363
MUSC 450
ART 390
PHED 390
MTED 390
Studio Disciplines
Digital Art/Photography
Painting/Drawing/Printmaking
Ceramics/Sculpture
Department Chair
Greg duMonthier
Art Building 131
Department Assistant
  Debbie Moradi
140 Art Building
Cheney, WA 99004
Sample Careers
Public School Teacher
Private Art School Teacher
Working Artist
Curator
Graphic Designer

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (15 credits)
ENGL 103 Composition II (5) or
ENGL 104 Composition III (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis, Research, Document (5)
QUANTIATIVE SKILLS (5 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3 credits)
INTEGRATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT
ART 141 Intro to Art (5)
ART 213 Art in the Humanities (5)
NATURAL SCIENCES ( 15 credits)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits)
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
ART 111 Two Dimensional Color and Design (5)
ART 107 Basic Design (5)
ELECTIVES (22-25 credits)
ART 201 Painting I (4) or
ART 202 Painting II (4)
ART 155 Beginning Painting (5)
ART 101 Drawing Fundamentals (5)
ART 300 Drawing (5)
EDUC& 202 Intro to Education (5)
EDUC 201 Intro to Education (3)
ART 241 Ceramics I (1-4)
ART 325 Ceramics (5)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Cultural Diversity (one course)
ETHNC 120 Survey of the Chicano People (5)
CMST 205 Intercultural Communication (5)
SOSC 110 Gender Roles and Social Structure (5)
ETHNC 210 Native American Song and Dance (5)
ETHNC 201 Minorities in American Society (5)
SOC 112 Comparative Ethnic Relations (5)
ENGL 233 American Indian Literature (5)
ETHNC 100 American Minorities (5)
HIST& 219 Native American History (5)
CMST 105 Multicultural Communication (3)
International Studies (one course)
HIST 270 History of Modern Asia (5)
HIST 220 History of Latin America (5)
SOSC 100 Global Issues/Social Science (5)
POLS 201 Comparative Government (5)
POLS& 203 International Relations (5)
BUS 241Intro to International Business (5)
SOSC 180 International Studies (1-5)
HIST 280 Introduction to Chinese Civilization (5)
HIST 121Religions of the World (5)