The Art Education Concentration is a professional degree option within the university’s teacher preparation program that leads to qualification for the initial instructional certificate to teach P-12 art in New Jersey’s (as well as our nation’s) schools. Art Education students will participate in a combination of professional education courses and field experiences, basic studio and art history courses, and P-12 art classroom methods courses. The degree is appropriate for students who wish to teach art in various settings including museums and community centers, in addition to public and private schools for grades P-12.
Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in Art must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Information regarding the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures may be found on the Teacher Education Program website. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Handbook for more information.
The program is based in the Department of Art and Design. For further information, go to: Visual Arts – Art Education Concentration (BA).
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 21 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | 60 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 36 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ARFD 100 | Perceptual Drawing | 3 |
| ARFD 101 | Surface | 3 |
| ARFD 103 | Color and Light | 3 |
| ARFD 104 | Space | 3 |
| ARFD 106 | Digital Literacy | 3 |
| ARFD 200 | Time | 3 |
| VIST 102 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| Studio Requirements | ||
| ARST 201 | Objects in Clay | 3 |
| ARST 202 | 3D and Extended Media | 3 |
| ARST 204 | Painting | 3 |
| ARST 205 | Photography | 3 |
| ARST 206 | Printmaking | 3 |
| ARST 301 | Integrative Studio I | 3 |
| ARST 402 | Integrative Studio II | 3 |
| ARST 403 | Integrative Studio III | 3 |
| ARST 411 | Integrative Studio IV | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| ARED 301 | Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | 3 |
| VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| VIST 109 | Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Teacher Education Program Requirements
Teacher Education Program Requirements (Teacher Certification in Subject Area P-12)
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| GNED 199 | New Student Seminar | 1 |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Perceptual Drawing (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | ||
| Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Digital Literacy (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| MATH 106 | Creative Thinking through Mathematics | 3 |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course that also fulfills the Teacher Education Health/Hygiene requirement. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| AMSL 101 | Beginning American Sign Language I | 3 |
| World Cultures | ||
| Special Topics in Global Art Cultures (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| GNED 199 | 1 | EDFD 200 | 3 | Pass ACT, SAT, or Praxis I | |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (H) Mathematics | 3 | ||
| ARFD 100 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 | ||
| ARFD 101 | 3 | WRIT 106 | 3 | ||
| ARFD 104 | 3 | ARFD 103 | 3 | ||
| VIST 105 | 3 | VIST 106 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CMST 101 | 3 | BIOL 100 or 110 | 4 | Apply for Substitute Teaching license. | |
| ARFD 106 | 3 | VIST 109 | 3 | Prep for Praxis II - Take Praxis II | |
| ARFD 200 | 3 | ARST 201 | 3 | ||
| VIST 205 | 3 | ARST 205 | 3 | ||
| SASE 210 | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| Apply to Teacher Education | |||||
| 15 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ARST 206 | 3 | ARED 301 | 3 | ||
| ARST 301 | 3 | ARST 204 | 3 | ||
| AMSL 101 | 3 | ARST 402 | 3 | ||
| ARST 202 | 3 | SASE 321 | 3 | ||
| SASE 320 | 3 | SASE 322 | 3 | ||
| Prep for Praxis II - Take Praxis II | Pass Praxis II | ||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | SASE 452 | 3 | ||
| ARED 401 | 3 | SASE 453 | 9 | ||
| ARST 403 | 3 | ||||
| SASE 450 | 3 | ||||
| SASE 451 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
| Total Credits 120 | |||||