Art Certification (P-12)

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Program Requirements

Students who seek certification in art (P-12) major in fine arts with a concentration in art. They also take specific core and education courses with field experiences at the elementary and secondary levels. Students take:

EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
EDUC 204 - Sophomore Spring Field Experience Credits: (0)
EDUC 208 - Learning Theory and Human Development Credits: (4)
EDUC 300 - Modernity in Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 311 - Junior Fall Field Experience Credits: (0)
EDUC 325 - Literacy in the Secondary Content Areas I Credits: (3)
EDUC 386 - Spring Elementary Internship I Credits: (0) or EDUC 387 Secondary Internship I (0)
EDUC 427 - Literacy in the Secondary Content Areas II Credits: (4)
EDUC 432 - Methods and Assessment of Learning Art Credits: (4)
EDUC 490 - Teacher Internship/P-12 Art and World Languages Credits: (8)
SPED 308 - Introduction to Exceptional Children Credits: (4)
EDGE 343 - Globalization and Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 496 - PPAT Seminar Credits: (4)

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Art with P12 Certification, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.75.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Mount St. Mary’s develops educators who are able to:
demonstrate the content and pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions to effect student learning (proficient)
examine learning to shape their practice (reflective)
demonstrate commitment to the diversity, dignity, equality and rights of the individual (ethical)
demonstrate leadership as active participants in the education community (leading)
respond to the demands of an increasingly diverse technological and global society (adaptive)

An advisor in the education department will be assigned upon the student’s admission to a teacher education program, though the primary advisor resides in the major department. The student is responsible for knowing and meeting the requirements and deadlines for internship, program completion and certification, as well as all graduation requirements of the major department and of the University. This Maryland Approved Program meets Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certification requirements. Students are advised to consult certification requirements in states of interest early in their study.