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Program checklist · (B.S.)

Visual Arts, (B.S.)

Elmira College · Elmira, NY

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Program
Award
(B.S.)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Year Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
To be eligible for institutional recommendation to the New York State Department of Education for initial teacher certification under any one of the aforementioned titles, students must successfully complete all degree requirements for the specific certification title being sought. These include the Teacher Education requirements (Pedagogical Core), the approved Major or Concentration requirements (Content Core), and the college-wide General Degree Requirements (Liberal Arts and Sciences Core). Each program combines an excellent liberal arts foundation with innovative, evidence-based instructional and assessment practices to prepare beginning teachers for the challenges of educating all children in today’s society. Furthermore, all programs leading to New York State certification prepare students to teach to the appropriate State and National Learning and Common Core Standards. Whenever possible, students are placed in schools where they have the opportunity to work with diverse populations across a variety of developmental levels.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190983
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190983_e6af380a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Required Courses

7 items
  1. EDU 1010
    FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  2. PSY 1010
    INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  3. PSY 2060
    CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  4. EDU 2020
    TCHNG STDNTS W/DISBLTIES INCLSVE CLASSROOM
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  5. EDU 2621
    PRACTCM TEACHING STDNTS DISABLITIES IN THE INCLUSIVE CLASSRM
    Not resolved to a course
    1.0
  6. EDU 3338
    CURRICULUM DESIGN & INSTRUCTION:VISUAL ARTS
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  7. EDU 3358
    METHODOLOGIES OF TEACHING: VISUALARTS
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0

One of the Following Two Literacy Courses

5 items
  1. EDU 3345
    LIT ACQUISITION & DEVLP PRESCH & EL SCH LEARNERS
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  2. EDU 3645
    PRACTICUM IN LITERACY EDUCATION:CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    Not resolved to a course
    or: EDU 3347 - CONTENT AREA LITERACY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
    1.0
  3. EDU 3647
    PRACTICUM IN LITERACY EDUCATION:ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION
    Not resolved to a course
    1.0
  4. EDU 3658
    PRACTICUM IN METHODOLOGIES OFTEACHING: VISUAL ARTS
    Not resolved to a course
    1.0
  5. EDU 4440
    STUDENT TEACHING AND SEMINAR:VISUAL ARTS
    Not resolved to a course
    15.0

Additional Requirements for Certification

5 items
  1. Current information regarding their specific teacher education program;
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) requirements (6 college credits) or equivalent;
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Information for taking the mandatory New York State Teacher Certification Examinations. All students seeking Visual Arts: All Grades initial certification, will be required to take three separate examinations: the Educating All Students Test (EAS), the Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), and the Content Specialty Test (CST). It should be noted that all students will take the edTPA during their Student Teaching experience in their senior (fourth) year;
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Forms, the Teacher Education Program Application, the Student Teaching Application, requirements, procedures, policy statements, application deadlines, and so forth; and
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Other requirements, such as required GPA for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and Student Teaching (an overall GPA of 3.000 is required) or changes in the New York State Teacher Certification requirements. No waivers or exceptions are granted.
    Not resolved to a course

Visual Arts Education students must also complete the Art courses listed below

6 items
  1. ART 1210
    3.0
  2. ART 1220
    3.0
  3. ART 1360
    3.0
  4. ARH 2100
    INTRO TO ART HISTORY: PREHISTORIC TO GOTHIC
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  5. ARH 2101
    INTRO TO ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  6. ARH 3163
    CONTEMPORARY ART
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0

Electives

7 items
  1. Art History
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  2. Painting
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  3. Sculpture
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  4. Ceramics
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  5. Printmaking
    Not resolved to a course
    3.0
  6. Media (photography, video art, computer assisted art)
    Not resolved to a course
    6.0
  7. Studio Art Specialization
    Not resolved to a course
    6.0
Source. Elmira College, catalog 2026-2027 Academic Year Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.elmira.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=69&poid=6253&returnto=2228. Captured page pages/0110.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.