Art Education Teacher Certification Program

The department of Art and Art History offers a teacher certification program in Art Education, kindergarten through 12th grade, fully compliant with the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. As a candidate for certification you will take 39 credits of Art and Art History courses, a course on the teaching of art in the elementary and secondary school, and courses offered by the Education department. All candidates gain supervised experience student teaching in an elementary and secondary school.

Requirements:

Using traditional methods in a variety of media, this essential studio course explores drawing as a way of seeing and recording visual information from the world around us. Principles of composition and explorations of personal expression are also introduced. 3 credits.
An introduction to art and architecture in its historical and cultural context from the ziggurats of Mesopotamia and the pyramids of dynastic Egypt to the temples of ancient Greece and Rome, the mosaics of Byzantium and the illuminated manuscripts and soaring cathedrals of medieval Europe. Attention is paid to skills in critical description and visual analysis. 3 credits.
Through the use of time-honored materials - plaster, clay and wood - this studio course investigates three-dimensional form as a basis for art and design. Modeling, carving, mold-making and assemblage are introduced as essential sculptural processes in a variety of projects. 3 credits.
This course explores the technical and conceptual elements of fine-art, film-based photography. Students are introduced to the operation of the camera, processes of film development and black-and-white printing, compositional and aesthetic principles, and thematic explorations. Single lens reflex camera with manual mode required. 3 credits.
An introduction to the fundamental elements of art and design. Students work with graphic symbols, theories of visual perception, principles of composition and color interaction in a variety of studio projects. 3 credits. {Cross-listed as DCOM 255.}
Using art-historical examples, this course introduces the physical and visual properties of paint. Through a variety of projects, students explore the expressive potential of this medium and learn basic techniques of professional studio practice, such as constructing a painting support and working safely with paint. Prerequisite: ART 105 or permission. 3 credits.
Students explore a number of essential ceramic techniques, such as pinch, coil and slab construction, wheel-throwing and a range of low- temperature surface treatments. The course focuses on fundamental principles of design, with reference to ceramic history and contemporary uses of the medium. 3 credits.
In this studio course students explore a variety of techniques and approaches central to the history of printmaking, including relief printing, intaglio, collographs and monotypes. Students also learn how prints are handled and exhibited. Prerequisite: ART 105 or permission. 3 credits.
Focusing on the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, this course offers a comprehensive survey of the major monuments, themes and developments of Renaissance art in Europe. Works by Giotto, Van Eyck, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Durer, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian, among others, are examined. Particular attention is paid to the antique tradition in the arts, development of the professional artist, church patronage, and the development of modern political and economic systems. Prerequisites: ART 100 or ART 112 or ART 212. Writing process. 3 credits.
This course uncovers the roots of modernism by tracing patterns of change in the art of France, Spain, England, and the German states from the 1780s to the 1860s. Painting and sculpture are examined in the context of political unrest, urban and industrial expansion, colonialism, the lure of the Orient, new criticism and the burgeoning art market. Artists include David, Goya, Friedrich, Constable and Courbet. Prerequisites: ART 112 or ART 212. Writing process. 3 credits.
The course will focus on blending the creative and technical aspects of developing electronic images. Students will apply traditional art methods and techniques to the electronic canvas. Additionally, the course will serve to provide a historical perspective of electronic imaging and examine the limitations and possibilities of working in the electronic medium. 3 credits.

Note: Students may take ART 211 or ART 225 or may take ART 312 or ART 314. In addition to the above requirements, students must take two additional courses from those offered to art and art history majors.

Entry into the Certification in Art Education program requires:

  • Completion of a minimum of 48 college credits
  • An overall GPA, after completion of the 48 college credits, of at least 3.0
  • Completion of at least one English or American literature course
  • Completion of two college-level mathematics courses
  • Successful completion of PRAXIS I

Certification candidates must also take:

Using skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics, certification candidates learn how to address all ability levels in the elementary- and secondary-school art classroom. The course addresses the needs of student with disabilites, as well as classroom management and organization, approaches to school administration, budgeting, lesson planning, grading, special events, and ways to establish assignment deadlines. Prerequisites: open only to Art Education Certification candidates. 3 credits.
A study of the legal, social, historical and philosophical foundations of American education correlated with a survey of the principles and theories of influential educators. Includes required weekly field practicum (two hours per week minimum). Limited to education majors or permission of instructor. 3 credits
Each student spends an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a carefully selected cooperating teacher. Open to seniors or students who are seeking certification only. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for those entering the college in 2003 are required. Prerequisites: EDU 110, 140, 310; HIS 125; PSY 180; ELM 130, 220, 230, 250, 271, 280, 332, 344, 362, 401 and permission of the Education Department faculty. 12 credits.
Helps the student find his or her own voice within the demands and expectations of public expression. Both courses emphasize the development of clear, organized and rhetorically effective written prose. 3 credits.
Helps the student find his or her own voice within the demands and expectations of public expression. Emphasizes the development of clear, organized and rhetorically effective written prose. This course also emphasizes speaking, reading and research skills. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or permission of chairperson. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Writing process. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major American authors from about 1900 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle Ages to about 1800. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of major ideas in child development and educational psychology, with an emphasis on classroom applications. Topics include human development, intelligence, language, learning, memory, motivation, social and cultural contexts of development, and assessments. 3 credits.
A study of the basic principles and procedures for middle school and secondary classroom management and instruction. Prerequisite: EDU 110; secondary teacher certification candidate; junior status; approval of instructor; must be take prior to SED 431 or 440. 3 credits.
A continuation of the basic principles and procedures for middle school and secondary school classroom management and instruction. Prerequisites: EDU 110; SED 280, 430; secondary teacher certification candidate; junior or senior status; approval of the instructor; must be taken prior to SED 440. 3 credits.

Note: Students may take ENG 221 or ENG 222 or ENG 225 or ENG 226.

Successful completion of the Certification in Art Education program requires:

  • A passing score in PRAXIS II
  • Successful completion of student teaching K-12
  • A GPA of 3.0
  • Fulfillment of all certification requirements as covered in:
    • SED 430
    • SED 431
    • ELM 440