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Undergraduate Programs Art Education
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Plan of Study
Fine Arts Sequence:

Required Courses
Course Title
Credits
Studio Art Foundation
Studio Art - 24 credits; Art History - 6 credits
30
Fine Art Studios, selected in consultation with the student's adviser, in painting, sculpture, ceramics, or photography. 18
Art History Electives 6
Senior Portfolio Preparation

3

Total Credits: 57


Art Education Sequence:
[FW=Required Field Work]

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Course# Course Title Credits
EAR 203 Introduction to Art Education

3

Total Credits: 3


Junior Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course# Course Title
Credits
Course# Course Title
Credits
EST 304 Community School and Society 3 EAR 220 Artistic Development: Childhood - Adolescence (25 hrs FW) 3
EST 221 Childhood Development (Birth - Grade 6) 3 EST 305 The Child with Special Needs (25 hrs FW) 3
-or-
EST 222 Adolescence Development (Grades 7 - 12)

3

Total Credits: 6
Total Credits: 6


Senior Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course# Course Title
Credits
Course# Course Title
Credits
EAR 510 Instruction and Assessment in the Visual Arts (50 hrs FW) 3 EAR 540 Student Teaching in Art Education 6
ECH 595 Childhood Literacies: Literature, Culture, and the Arts 3

-or-

EDO 595 Youth Literacies: Literature, Culture, and the Arts 3
HED 610 Health Promotion for Teachers

1

Total Credits: 7
Total Credits: 6


65 credits total art and art history requirements;
28 credits total education requirements in the School of Education.

Please note:
  • Students should check to make sure they are properly coded in the Office of the Registrar for this program of study. The code is AEN (#23163) – B.A. in Art Education.
  • Students who major in Art Education must follow the Art Department's recommended program of study in art with a concentration in Art Education.
  • Students must also complete the University's required General Education program.
  • Students must take 6 credits in a language other than English to meet NY State Teaching Certification requirements. This requirement may be waived by producing documentation of passing scores on High School Regents Examinations or documented fluency.
  • Students must pass three parts of the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (NYSTCE) prior to being admitted into student teaching:
    Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (L.A.S.T.);
    Assessment of Teaching Skill, Written (ATS-W), either elementary OR secondary;
    and Content Specialty Test (C.S.T.) in Art. 
    Test Registration Bulletins are available in Harvey Hall, Room 130.
  • There are advance deadlines for student teaching in the final semester.
    For Fall student teaching placements, students must apply no later than December 1.
    For Spring student teaching placements, students must apply no later than March 15.
  • The NY State Visual Arts Certification covers grades pre-K-12.
  • You must apply for certification in the final semester prior to graduation. Applications are available in the Office of the Registrar and Harvey 130.
  • A minimum of 100 hours observation/fieldwork prior to the student teaching semester is required.

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Department of Art and Art History
Blodgett Hall, Room 302
Adelphi University
P.O. BOX 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701

p - 516.877.4460
f - 516.877.4459


This page last modified on March 3, 2008.
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