Application for Entry into Teacher Education
Prior to being approved for entry into the program, art education students must meet professional requirements and standards, including but not limited to displaying professional dispositions and attitudes, the ability to speak in public, professional ethics, and strong content knowledge, as listed in the “Teacher Preparation” chapter of this catalog. Students are evaluated throughout the Art Education program, and their progress is noted during the Entry-to-the-Art-Education-Major and Pre-Student-Teaching Reviews. If students fail to pass benchmark reviews, they may not be allowed to progress to the next course until they demonstrate the competencies in question. Students are also required to have a 2.5 overall cumulative GPA and to have passed the GACE Program Admission Assessment exam. See “Admission to Art Education B.F.A.” above for complete admission requirements.
Upon admission to a teacher education program, students will be contacted by the Office of Academic Assistance Office in the College of Education & Human Development with instructions to claim enrollment in their program and submit a GaPSC Pre-Service Certificate Application. The pre-service certificate is required for placement in required field experiences or clinical practice. Due to the sequence of course offerings, the student’s program of study will be delayed for another year if the candidate does not have a pre-service certification by the mid-point of the second semester of art education coursework in AE 4400. More information is available in the 1600 Educator Preparation section.
Pre-Student-Teaching Review
One semester prior to student teaching, all student teaching applicants will practice their teaching at a local community school art class before their official student-teaching semester, regardless of whether the applicants have previous teaching experiences or not. Prior to being approved for student teaching, all Art Education students must have met all criteria for entry to the major, and have earned a grade of B- or higher in all art education courses, with a 3.0 GPA for all art courses. Art Education faculty members will review applications according to the teacher certification standards. Students must submit a form declaring their “Intent to Student Teach” immediately upon admission to the Art Education Teacher Education program. Failure to submit the “Intent to Student Teach” form may result in a delay in student teaching placement and graduation. For details about the Pre-Student-Teaching Review, students should contact their Art Education advisor. The following areas must be completed after being accepted into the major. Students will apply for pre-service teaching certification for placement in K-12 public schools for field experience.
Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE)
The state of Georgia requires such candidates to take various GACE and Educator Ethics assessments as part of the educator certification process. These computer-delivered assessments have been developed by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) and are delivered by the Education Testing Service (ETS). You will take these tests at different times.
Program Admission and Content Assessments
Program Admission Assessment [Combined Test I, II, and III (700)] is an admission requirement (unless candidate meets qualifications for exemption - scroll down to “Options to Satisfy the Program Admission Assessment Requirement”). When registering for the assessment, program entry candidates must add their program provider (Georgia State University - school code 5090) as a score recipient when registering or we will not receive notification of completion of the assessment.
Content Assessment (different content assessments for each program) tests your content knowledge and is taken after enrollment and prior to program completion. You will receive specific information regarding this test as you near completion of your program (required for certification).
Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment
The Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment is required for certification. Students must add their program provider (Georgia State University) as a score recipient when registering or we will not receive notification that you have completed the assessment.
Student Teaching
The Art Education program and the Office of Field Placements (housed in the College of Education & Human Development) will place each student with two placements-elementary and secondary-during the semester of student teaching. Student teaching involves full participation by the students for at least one full academic term. Because student teaching constitutes a full load of academic credit, it is recommended that the students attempt neither regular employment nor other courses during the term of student teaching.
Students electing to complete their Art Education degree in the community-art teaching track will complete a practicum and internship experience at an approved arts organization.
