PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Art majors must ordinarily achieve a grade point average of 3.0 in both their major and their overall cumulative average to be admitted to ART 475 Methods of Teaching Art, and must maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA to remain in the program. To be recommended for Initial Certification, in addition to completing their degree requirements, candidates must pass New York State Teacher Certification Examinations LAST (Liberal Arts and Sciences Test and ATS-W (Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written) before being placed in Art 486 Student Teaching, and the CST (Content Speciality Test in Art Education) before or during student teaching.

Transfer students who have not completed the equivalent of the first two years of our program before transferring may not be able to complete the program in two years.

Students also pursuing a BFA degree are required to take 12 credits in ART or AHI electives. Students who are enrolled in the BFA with a Dual Concentration in Studio Art and Art Education program will fulfill their 12 credits of electives through their Art Education pedagogy requirements.