This program leads to Kentucky certification in Art Education, grades P-12. Applicants to the program should have excellent academic credentials as well as successful experience working with children and/or adolescents. Applicants should have an undergraduate degree with a major in Fine Arts.

Initial Assessment: Admission to Teacher Education.  Minimum GPA 2.75, GRE 800 (V+Q), three letters of recommendation, professional statement, bachelor’s degree with major in Fine Arts (or equivalent course work), C or higher in English 102 and oral communication.

Mid-Point Assessment:  Prior to Student Teaching:  Satisfactory dispositions assessment; No lower than 2.0 in art education methods/research class; Within 3 credits of meeting content requirements; EDTP 602, ECPY 607, and ART 508 and 518 passed; Satisfactory mid-point teacher performance assessment (TPA); Positive recommendation from Middle/Secondary Program Committee.

Certification Assessment:  Satisfactory dispositions assessment; All certification course work* completed with 2.5 cumulative GPA; 2.5 cumulative GPA in content course requirements; 2.0 or higher in each student teaching; Satisfactory certification teacher performance assessment (TPA); Passing scores on required PRAXIS content and PLT exams; Positive recommendation from Middle/Secondary Program Committee.

Degree Assessment:   Satisfactory dispositions assessment; All program course work with 3.0 cumulative GPA(and no more than a total of two “C’s” in degree courses); Satisfactory degree teacher performance assessment (TPA).

Degree Candidacy:  If not enrolled during the semester in which you are graduating, you will need to register for master's candidacy as outlined in the graduate catalog, http://louisville.edu/graduatecatalog/academic-policies-and-requirements/, under the section called academic policies and requirements.