School of Art and Design at Alfred University

Art Education

The School of Art & Design believes that the best teachers of the arts are accomplished artists themselves. Therefore, art education students spend the same number of credit hours working in various studios as all other BFA candidates.

Requirements

Each candidate must complete a major in the subject area to be taught i.e. art, together with 30 credits in professional education courses.

All candidates must also complete a full semester of student teaching.

To be admitted into this program, applicants must have the recommendation of their major division, a 2.75 cumulative grade point average, and a 3.00 average in ED 230 and ED 341.

All Art Education candidates must fulfill the following course requirements:

Sophomore
ED 230 Psychological Foundations of Education
ED 341 Social Foundations of Education

Junior Year
ED 404 Diagnostic and Remediation Tech. in Reading

Senior Year
ED 489 Current Methods in Special Subjects (taken semester prior to student teaching).

Student Teaching

In addition to School requirements, New York State also requires instruction in child abuse identification and reporting. Workshops are offered periodically at Alfred University.

Required N.Y.S. Teachers Certification Examinations:

Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST)

Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written (ATS - W

State Requirements:

New York State also requires instruction in child abuse identification and reporting. Workshops are offered periodically at Alfred University. Completion of the Art Ed program will normally require nine semesters. Any exceptions must be approved by the School Dean.

Ceramic Art
Expanded Media
Sculpture/Dimensional Studies
Art Education
Art History
Foundation