Art Education Certification, B.A.

Note:

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

Required Art Courses

• ART 217 - Computer Design I Credits: 3
• ART 326 - Painting I Credits: 3 offered in fall only
• ART 340 - Ceramics Credits: 3
• ART 356 - Social Structures of Aesthetics, Philosophy and Criticism in the Arts Credits: 3
• ART 370 - Sculpture Credits: 3 offered in fall only
• ART 400 - Contemporary Methods in Art Education Credits: 3

Required General Education Courses

Students are required to complete the following courses as part of their general education requirements:

• BIO 145 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• ESS 108 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
• GEO 103 - Geography of the United States and Canada Credits: 3
• PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3
• Students must also complete 1 writing course (ENG 114  or ENG 115  ), 1 literature course (ENG 190  , ENG 243  , ENG 248  , or ENG 250  ), and 2 math courses (except MAT 185  ).

Required College of Education and Human Services courses

• TCH 207 - Organizational and Psychological Foundations in Secondary Education Credits: 3
• EEC 273 - Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
• EEC 423 - Effective Instructional Strategies for Children with Exceptionalities Credits: 3
• RDG 413 - Teaching Reading to English Language Learners Credits: 3
• EEC 483 - Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making Credits: 3
• EDU 495 - Student Teaching and Professional Practicum Credits: 9-15

• (Students in the K-12 Art Certification program will take 12 crs. of EDU 495  )

Note:

Students must also take the Praxis I and II Examinations and complete all Pennsylvania Certification requirements to earn K-12 certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).