Assistant Professor/Chair Joseph Yarworth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Teacher Certification Officer Susan Seidenstricker, Ed.D.
Professor/Dean of Graduate Studies Sarel Fuchs, Ph.D.
Professor Rodney Warfield, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor Bonnie Hamwi, Ph.D.
Instructors Michele Mislevy and Margaret Place

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Art Education Certification Program

Candidates for teacher certification in art education complete the degree requirements for a concentration in art and the professional and general studies requirements for teaching certification. The art education certification is a K-12 program.

Course Requirements for Certification in Art Education

1. Art Courses
   1. ART 101 Drawing
   2. ART 103 Design
   3. ART 104 Survey of Art History
   4. 100 or 200-level art history courses
   5. ART 112 Painting
   6. ART 113 Sculpture I
   7. ART 114 Printmaking
   8. ART 212 Painting II or ART 213 Sculpture II
   9. ART 265 Computer Graphics
   10. ART 400 Studio Topics
2. Professional Courses
   1. EDU 214 Early Field Experience
   2. EDU 230 Communication Skills for Teachers
   3. EDU 301 Educational technology
   4. EDU 303 The American Education System
   5. EDU 350 Educational Technology
   6. ART/EDU 337 Teaching Arts in the Elementary School
   7. ART/EDU 338 Teaching Arts in the Secondary School
   8. SPE 215 Introduction to Special Education
   9. Professional Semester
      - EDU 403 Professional Semester
      - EDU 411 Elementary Art Student Teaching
      - EDU 412 Secondary Art Student Teaching
3. General Studies courses required for PA Certification
   1. English (2 Units)
      • Literature
      • Composition (ENG 102)
   2. Mathematics (2 Units)
   3. Psychology