Development, 3 credit minimum; select one:
Learning, 3 credit minimum: Ed Psych 301 Human Abilities and Learning, 3
Foundations of the Profession, 3 credit minimum; select one:
Special Education, 3 credits; select one: Art Ed 570 Art in Exceptional Education, 3 OR Curric 506 Strategies for Inclusive Schooling, 3 (required in the Art Education sequence, below).
Literacy, including Reading: Curric 305 Integrating the Teaching of Reading with Other Language Arts, 3
Additional Wisconsin State certification and licensing requirements include Minority Group Relations and Conflict Resolution.
Students must complete a three-semester professional sequence of courses. It is recommended that students complete Ed Psych 301 Human Abilities and Learning, prior to or during the first semester of the sequence. Most courses are only offered once a year. An assessed performance requirement is an integral part of certification/degree requirements. Satisfactory performance in each course, as measured by the criteria contained within each course, is requisite to proceeding to successive semesters of the sequence. Successful completion of all Art Education courses is required to receive the BS-Art Education degree.
The Special Fields/Exceptional Education Certification-Art is another certification that may be completed only in addition to regular certification in the teaching of art. It is designed to prepare the art student teacher to work with exceptional children in inclusive classrooms. The requirements for this certification are as follows:
This certification may be completed in conjunction with the regular art education certification program. The practicum may be completed during the regular student teaching semester only if this program is planned well in advance of student teaching and if a significant number of exceptional students are in one or more classes.