Art, Teacher Licensure Program, B.A.

Students accepted in Fall 2016 and prior years may apply to the Art teacher licensure program. Students accepted to Westfield State University after Fall 2016 may not apply to the teacher licensure program in Art Education.

Students wishing to be licensed to teach art, must complete

all the requirements of the Art major.
they must also complete an additional 26 credit teacher preparation sequence for either Elementary (Pre-K to 8) or Secondary (5-12) licensure, as follows:

Requirements for Art Majors

ART 0101 - First-Year Seminar Credits: 1
ART 0103 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 0104 - Design Fundamentals Credits: 3
ART 0105 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 0106 - Art Survey: Prehistoric to Middle Ages Credits: 3
ART 0107 - Art Survey: Renaissance to Present Credits: 3
ART 0109 - Writing for Art and the Artist Credits: 3
ART 0201 - Printmaking I Credits: 3
ART 0204 - Pottery I Credits: 3
ART 0205 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
ART 0209 - Color Theory and Practice Credits: 3
ART 0214 - Drawing II Credits: 3
ART 0216 - Painting I Credits: 3
ART 0311 - Painting II Credits: 3
One Art elective * Credits: 3
Two 300-level Art History Courses Credits: 6

One of the following:

Note:

* Students completing Art Teacher Licensure Programs must take ART 0108 Introduction to Computer Graphics as their art elective.

Art majors are required to take ART 0106 and ART 0107 , to satisfy the Appreciation of the Arts requirement of the common core.

Art majors must complete a minimum of 27 credits of course work within the Art Department at Westfield State. Students are advised to consult their advisors for information on course sequencing and general core requirements.

Art majors intending to pursue graduate work beyond their major are advised to take additionally recommended studio courses of their choice. It is also advisable to include more than the minimum requirements in Art History.

Elementary Preparation Sequence

EDUC 0221 - Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 0380 - Critical Multicultural Education Credits: 3
ART 0323 - Introduction to Art Education Credits: 3
ART 0324 - Art Methods and Materials Credits: 3
ART 0322 - Art Education Curriculum Credits: 3 (Elementary)
PSYC 0202 - Child Development Credits: 3
ART 0331 - Practicum (Art Teaching Pre-K–8) Credits: 12

Secondary Preparation Sequence

EDUC 0221 - Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 0380 - Critical Multicultural Education Credits: 3
ART 0323 - Introduction to Art Education Credits: 3
ART 0324 - Art Methods and Materials Credits: 3
ART 0322 - Art Education Curriculum Credits: 3 (Secondary)
PSYC 0203 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3
ART 0351 - Practicum (Art Teaching 5–12) Credits: 12

Additional Information:

In addition, during the last semester of their senior year, students must take a 3 credit practicum seminar.

Students progress toward meeting Advanced Standing in Teacher Education is monitored at the end of the sophomore year (57 credits). All students must meet the requirements for Advanced Standing to achieve teacher candidacy. Please see section on Licensure for Teaching under Academic Policies.

In order to be eligible for student teaching, a student must have completed all required course and field work, have an overall GPA of 2.8 (including transfer work), and have a passing grade in the appropriate Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (i.e., Communication and Literacy and subject matter tests). Student teacher placements are limited to within a 30-mile radius of the campus.

Every effort will be made to provide a timely sequence of courses in order to fulfill graduation and teaching licensure courses, but there may be instances where this is impossible.

If any questions arise concerning sequence, time of student teaching, etc., please contact the Program Coordinator, Art Education Licensure.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .