CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
The Visual Art Education Certification Program is an additional offering to the art major. The requirements satisfy standard 1 of the Bureau of Certification Regulations, while the professional sequence is congruent with standards 2 through 7 regulations. Visual Art Certification Programs include the Elementary Program (pre-K-9) and the Secondary Program (5-12).
Students wishing to be licensed to teach art, must complete all the requirementsof the Art major. They must also complete an additional 26
credit teacher preparation sequence for either Elementary (Pre-K to 8)
or Secondary (5-12) licensure, as follows:
ELEMENTARY
EDUC 0221 Students with Special Needs (3)
EDUC 0380 Multicultural Education (3)
ART 0323 Introduction to Art Education (3)
ART 0324 Art Methods/Materials (3)
ART 0322 Art Education Curriculum (Elementary) (3)
PSYC 0202 Child Development (3)
ART 0331 Practicum (Pre-K - 8) (12)
SECONDARY
EDUC 0221 Students with Special Needs (3)
EDUC 0380 Multicultural Education (3)
ART 0323 Introduction to Art Education (3)
ART 0324 Art Methods/Materials (3)
ART 0322 Art Education Curriculum (Secondary) (3)
PSYC 0203 Adolescent Development (3)
ART 0351 Practicum (5-12) (12)
In addition, during the last semester of their senior year, students must
take a 3 credit practicum seminar.
Student progress toward meeting Advanced Standing in Teacher Education
is monitored at the end of the sophomore year (57 credits).
Please see section on Licensure for Teacher Education.
In order to be eligible for student teaching, a student must have completed
all required course and field work, have an overall GPA of 2.8 (including transfer work), and have a passing grade in the appropriate Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (i.e., Communication and Literacy and subject matter tests). Student teacher placements are limited to within a 30-mile radius of the campus.
Every effort will be made to provide a timely sequence of courses in order
to fulfill graduation and teaching licensure courses, but there may be instances where this is impossible.If any questions arise concerning sequence, time of student teaching, etc., please contact the Program Coordinator, Art Education Licensure. |
