B.A. in Art Education

SUNY Potsdam and St. Lawrence University collaborate to offer an   Art Education Certification program to SUNY Potsdam students. The   program allows a student to take coursework for the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art at SUNY Potsdam and become certified by the State of   New York for K-12 Art Education. The program prepares and qualifies   students to teach art at all levels of public schools in New York State.

 

The program has two segments. The first is to complete coursework   for a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. In the Art Studio major students   must complete five beginning level studio courses and one upper level studio course. Students must complete all General Education requirements   of SUNY Potsdam and also take three courses in Education at SUNY Potsdam. These are:


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
EDLS 201Principles of Education
EDLS 207Literacy I

PSYC 350Educational Psychology

      The second is the Professional Sequence at St. Lawrence University         that includes coursework in Professional Observation, Art Methods,         Curriculum Development, Seminar, and Student Teaching.        

       

Students who are interested in the Art Education program should meet         with the Chair of the Art Department during the fall semester of the         Junior year to discuss the program and register their intent to join the         program. During the spring semester of the Junior year students should         formally apply to the program. Students must have a 3.0 GPA to be         admitted into the professional sequence at St. Lawrence University. At         that time the Chair will review each student’s file and determine the         for one course in the fall and four courses in the spring of the Senior         year at St. Lawrence University which is the only semester that the Professional sequence is taught.

       

Students who wish to enter the St. Lawrence University Art Certification         Program must be art studio majors and meet the following criteria:

       
  1. Have a grade-point average of 3.0 or above, both overall and in the major.
  2. Have successfully completed the following course at St. Lawrence University: EDUC 301, Observations and Principles of Education.
  3. Have successfully completed each of the following requirements at SUNY Potsdam:
ARTH 101Art History Survey I 
ARTH 102Art History Survey II 
ARTH xxxUpper Division Elective 
ARTS 110Drawing I 
ARTS 120Color and Design 
ARTS 319Digital Design I 
ARTS 329Painting I 
ARTS 339Printmaking I 
ARTS 349Sculpture I 
ARTS 359Ceramics I 
ARTS 379Photography I 
 One ARTS Upper Level Studio Elective 
 Five Level I Studio Courses (one three dimensional course) 

        Professional Courses:		  
EDLS 201Principles of Education 
EDUC 207Literacy I 
PSYC 350Educational Psychology 

        During the spring semester of their senior year, all art certification         students must enroll in the Professional Semester at St. Lawrence         University that consists of the following courses: EDUC 405 Dynamics         of Student Teaching, EDUC 406 Supervised Student Teaching,         EDUC 407 Supervised Student Teaching and EDUC 410 Methods         and Materials in Art Education. Please be aware that admission into         the Professional Semester is not automatic. Criteria for admission are         published in the SLU catalog. Questions regarding the Professional         Semester should be directed to Coordinator, Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, St. Lawrence University, (315) 229-5847 or Chair       of SUNY Potsdam Department of Art.