Art Education, Certification (K-12)

Professional Education Courses Tier I

• ED 503 General Foundations of Education in the U.S. (3 credits)
• ED 517 (+ED 517L) Human Development: The School Years, K–12 (3 credits)
• ED 622 ESL: Teaching Multilingual and Multicultural Literacies (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 2

• ED 512 Differentiated Instruction in the Inclusion Classroom (3 credits)
• ED 580 Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)
• ED 606S Strategic Instruction for Emergent and Content Literacy, 7–12 (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 3

• AE 400 (+AE 400L) The Uses of Theory in Art Education (3 credits)
• AE 408 (+AE 408L) Curriculum Design in Art Education (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 4

• ED 474 Graduate Student Teaching Practicum, Art Education (K–12) (6 credits)

Art Content Area Required Courses

Art History Course (Western or Non-Western: combination of both is required between the 100, 200, and 300 levels) 

• FA 102 Studio Art Foundations I
• FA 103 Studio Art Foundations II

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• FA 104 Drawing I

• OR

• FA 200 Painting I

• OR

• FA 291 Sculpture I

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• FA 203 Printmaking I

• OR

• FA 208 Photography I

• OR

• FA 270 Digital Imaging I

• OR

• FA 276 Digital Fabrication

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• FA 204 Ceramics I

• OR

• FA 205 Metals and Jewelry I

• Art History Courses (3 Required in Western or Non-Western: Combination of levels required between the 100, 200, and 300 levels) 

Exit Requirements for Teacher Certification Candidates

https://www.arcadia.edu/school-education/current-students/teacher-certification