{"id":345227,"description_type":{"id":4,"name":"Source Catalog Description"},"description":"<p>The Teacher Education B.S., Art Education Lifelong Learning Track (non-certification) is specifically focused on students who wish to use their knowledge of Art Education to pursue education careers. </p> <br /> <p>Teacher Education B.S., Art Education Lifelong Learning Track is an accelerated degree program. The Program offers a comprehensive, streamlined curriculum designed for motivated students to complete their bachelor’s degree in three years and their master’s degree in year four. This innovative 3+1 pathway blends rigorous coursework, field experiences, and graduate-level preparation, allowing students to enter the workforce earlier with advanced credentials and specialized expertise to serve students in a broad spectrum of professional opportunities including nonprofits and non-traditional educational agencies. The Lifelong Learning Track is appropriate for students seeking opportunities for employment outside formal, K-12 schools that do not require certification.</p> <br /> <p>Students in the accelerated Art Education Lifelong Learning track may take 9 hours of graduate courses as <a href=\"https://www.ucf.edu/catalog/graduate/#/policy/S1smmcttu?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Senior%20Scholars&amp;bcGroup=5.%20Master%E2%80%99s%20Program%20Policies&amp;bcItemType=policies\">Senior Scholars</a> during their B.S. that may be applied towards total credit hours in the Teacher Education MAT Art Education program which prepare students for certification to teach in traditional K-12 classrooms. The program Plan of Study provides a regimented course sequence with lighter summers.</p> <p><br /><br /></p>","primary":false,"program":1568}