Accelerated Certification Program - Art Education

Credit Hours: 33

Requirements

Any student interested in obtaining accelerated certification in art education at Keystone College must meet entry requirements for education and fine art including:

• Completion of appropriate undergraduate program with a GPA of 3.00 or higher
• Completion of all required pre-requisites

This certificate program is designed for individuals who have earned a Bachelor's Degree and wish to pursue teacher certification. Upon completion of the program requirements, individuals will be able to apply for certification through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
EDUC 201	Foundations of Education	3
EDUC 211	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 313	Art Education (Media & Methods) Elementary Methods	3
EDUC 320	Individuals with Diverse Needs: Teaching Adaptations	3
EDUC 306 or EDUC 440	Using Computer to Support Classroom Learning or Electronic Media for Teachers	3
EDUC 435	Art Education (Media & Methods) Secondary Methods	3
	80 hours of Field Experiences	0
EDUC 320	Teaching Children with Diverse Needs	3
MATH 205	Statistics	3
MATH 314	Statistics and Research	3
	80 hours of Field Experience
EDUC 423	Student Teaching: Elementary	6
EDUC	Student Teaching: Secondary	6
EDUC 450	Contemporary Issues & Research in Education	3
	Total Credits	33

 

* Any student with a Bachelor's Degree who is interested in obtaining certification in Art Education at Keystone College must complete a minimum of 30 education credits at the College in order to be recommended to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for certification. If any of the required courses have been accepted by keystone College as transfer credits, a list of acceptable alternative courses will be provided to the student in order to ensure completion of the thirty-credit minimum. A minimum of 80 hours of classroom field observation is required prior to the student teaching experience.