Beacon Art Education Certification (Grades K-12)

General Education 38-41 hrs

The general education component is to be completed according to Columbia College degree requirements. (Please refer to your entrance year catalog for specific degree requirements.)
Liberal Arts and Science Degree 51-72 hrs

Students seeking certification in Art K-12 Education may choose from the following recommended degree areas:

  • BA - Art
  • BS - Art
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts

Students must complete the degree requirements as set forth by Columbia College. Hours required for completion will vary depending on area chosen. (Please refer to your entrance year catalog for specific degree requirements.)

Forty-six semester hours of courses with an EDUC field code plus SOCI 270. Minor is restricted to the following specific 46 hours of coursework. Students must complete at least half of the Education coursework through Columbia College and maintain a 2.8 GPA with no grade less than a C.

Professional Education Coursework 35 hrs
EDUC 101 Intro to Education (must be taken within first 9 hrs of EDUC classes) 1 hr
EDUC 200 Laws, Ethics and Education (meets college Ethics requirement) 3 hrs
EDUC 230 Educational Psychology 3 hrs
EDUC 300 Techniques of Teaching (NOTE: Must be admitted to Teacher Certification Program prior to enrolling in this course) 3 hrs
EDUC 311 Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hrs
EDUC 322 Educational Measurement & Assessment 2 hrs
EDUC 338 Teaching Reading in the Content Area 3 hrs
EDUC 342 Art Education for Elementary Schools (Methods course will include 1 hr of field experience: 15 hr. placement) 3 hrs
EDUC 345 Teaching Art K-12 (Methods course will include 1 hr of field experience: 15 hr placement) 3 hrs
EDUC 390 Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hrs
EDUC 392 Adolescent Psychology 3 hrs
EDUC 400 Senior Seminar (This course to be taken concurrently with EDUC 420) 1 hr
SOCI 270 Minority Cultures and Relations 3 hr

Field Experience Coursework 11 hrs
EDUC 251 Beginning Field Experience (To be taken concurrently with EDUC 101) 1 hr
EDUC 350/351 Advanced Field Experience I & II 2 hrs
EDUC 422 Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools [12 weeks] (Must receive a "B" or higher for certification) (Two placements [one K-6 & one 7-12] 6 wks each for Art K-12 majors) 8 hrs

Note: To take any course listed with a field experience component, student must submit application forms by the deadline (semester BEFORE desired enrollment). See Education Office for deadline information.

Content Area Requirements (30 hrs)

Students must complete the following coursework in order to meet content area requirements as set by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

  • Design & Composition
    • ARTS 101 - Art Principles or
      ARTS 140 - 2-Dimensional Design or
      ARTS 141 - 3-Dimensional Design
  • Two-Dimensional Art
    • ARTS 120 - Drawing I
    • ARTS 130 - Painting I
    • ARTS 150 - Creative Photography or ARTS 262 - Printmaking I
  • Three-Dimensional Art
    • ARTS 141 - 3-Dimensional Art
    • ARTS 271 - Ceramics I
    • EDUC 342 - Art for Elementary Schools
    • EDUC 345 - Teaching Art K-12
  • History, Theory, and Criticism
    • ARTS 111 - Art and Ideas I or
      ARTS 112 - Arts and Ideas II or
      Another approved Art History course 300 or above
  • Art for Elementary Grades
    • EDUC 342 - Art for Elementary Schools
  • Art Electives (If 30 minimum has not been met above)