Art Education: All students majoring in art education will teach a full semester in a K-12 program. Students pursuing a K-12 endorsement are required to teach half of the semester in a K-6 environment and the other half at the 7-12 level. They will be supervised and evaluated by the Department of Education under the guidelines and direction of the Art Department.

Public Show:At the completion of the capstone studio experience, all students present their project in public exhibitions.

Oral Examination: During an oral critique session open to all art faculty, students are expected to defend their work presented in the public exhibition and give evidence of understanding of aesthetics, art history and the art of their own and other cultures. They are evaluated by the Art Department staff on the overall quality of the exhibition/research.

Portfolio:
Revised, 1995-96
All students must present their portfolios during their senior exhibition. Portfolios are reviewed by department faculty and/or external experts.

Each senior graphic design student presents a portfolio under the direction of his major professor. A complex outline of the content in the portfolio are reviewed and evaluated by the Art Department staff.v

Fall, 1997	13 students
Spring, 1998	25 students
Total	38 total students
Fall, 1997	7 students, Visual Communication & Design
	2 students, Art Education
	1 student, Studio
Spring, 1998	11 students, Visual Communication & Design
	8 students, Art Education
	1 student, Studio

Ten students in Art Education successfully completed a full semester of student teaching in a K-12 environment.

Art Education: All students successfully completed student teaching.

Public Show and Oral Examinations: Although ability levels varied, all presentations and exhibitions were acceptable and some were commendable.Better verbal and written communication reflect the improvement in that area of student preparation.

Fall, 1996	7 students, Visual Communication & Design
	1 student, Art Education
	3 students, Studio
	6 students, Art minors
	17 total students
Spring, 1997	7 students, Visual Communication & Design
	3 students, Art Education
	2 students, Studio
	6 students, Art minors
	18 total students

Four students in Art Education successfully completed a full semester of student teaching in a K-12 environment. (See Survey, below, for survey results.)

Public Show and Oral Examination
All seniors demonstrated an ability to formulate their philosophy of visual arts and present an oral defense relative to their exhibition. In addition, their presentations included a portfolio and resume. The impact of the required aesthetics class and writing intensive art survey courses is becoming evident. Generally, seniors are more articulate in both their verbal and written presentations and in defense of their creations. Ability levels varied; however, all presentations and exhibitions were acceptable and some were outstanding, especially during the fall semester.

Fall, 1995	8 students, Visual Communication & Design
	1 student, Art Education
	3 students, Studio
	3 students, Art minors
	15 total students
Spring, 1996	12 students, Visual Communication & Design
	5 students, Art Education
	6 students, Studio
	5 students, Art minors
	29 total students

During the 1995/96 academic year, 6 students successfully completed student teaching. The one report from PTE showed the student received the highest ratings possible. The student teaching reporting system is being revamped so that the Department receives more complete feedback from the PTE student teaching supervisors and cooperating teachers.

Public Show and Oral Examination:
Seniors demonstrated an ability to present an oral defense at their exhibit along with their portfolios and resumes, with some showing an outstanding ability to verbalize not only the aesthetic problem but the success and limitations of the solutions they adopted.

Capstone Experience:
32 students majoring in art developed senior projects in the 1994-95 year.

Fall, 1994	6 students, graphics
	7 students, art ed./studio
	13 total students
Spring, 1995	10 students, graphics
	9 students, art ed./studio
	19 total students

During the 1994-95 academic year, twelve students successfully completed student teaching. The survey of student assessment of discipline preparation was not administered by PTE this year.

Public Show and Oral Examination: The senior exhibits demonstrated preparation of students to present an oral defense at their exhibit along with their portfolio and resume.

During the 1993-94 academic year eleven students successfully completed student teaching.
Public Show and Oral Examination: Generally the senior exhibits reflected a marked improvement over previous ones. A positive, major change emphasizes the preparation of students to present an oral defense at their exhibit along with their portfolio and resume. This emphasis will be continued.