Art Certification

Courses Required

Art as a first certification area 

Descriptor

Credits

Courses

Two Math Courses

2

see bottom of page for options

Writing Course

1

Any W1 course

English Literature

1

not including the W1 course

ART 101 or ART 102

1

ART 101 or ART 102

ART 323

1

ART 323 Contemporary Art

Art History

1

One Art History course above 100 level as defined by the Art department

Four Studio Art courses
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture

4

4 studio arts courses coded as for the Art major, with one in each of Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Art Elective

1

 

EDUC 354

1

EDUC 354 Teaching of Art
(must notify Chair of Education no later than sophomore year and prior to making plans to go abroad).

EDUC 101

1

EDUC 101 Social Foundations of Education

EDUC 201

and

EDUC 202

1

EDUC 201 Educational Psychology

and

EDUC 202 Educational Psychology Practicum

EDUC 240

1

EDUC 240 Literacy and Learning in the Diverse Classroom 
(required for class of 2006 and beyond)

EDUC 335

1

EDUC 335 Child and Adolescent Development

EDUC 359

3

EDUC 359 Student Teaching: Secondary

EDUC 459

1

EDUC 459 Professional Seminar in Secondary Education

 

 

Art as a second certification area

Descriptor

Credits

Courses

ART 101 or ART 102

1

ART 101 or ART 102

ART 323

1

ART 323 Contemporary Art

Four Studio Art courses
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture

4

4 studio arts courses coded as for the Art major, with one in each of Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Developmental course

 

EDUC 335 Child and Adolescent Development or (EDUC 334 Later Childhood and Adolescence and EDUC 346 Literacy Across Contexts)

EDUC 354

1

EDUC 354 Teaching of Art
(must notify Chair of Education no later than sophomore year and prior to making plans to go abroad).

For options in Math and English 

* English Literature can be any ENGL course labeled as literature by the English Department. The W1 course may or may not be ENGL, but two courses MUST be taken. English AP courses accepted for credit at Bucknell can be accepted for the Literature course.

**The two mathematics intensive courses can be met by any course at Bucknell with a MATH prefix, EDUC 362, PSYC 215, a SAT II Math Level IC Assessment with a score of 560 or above, AP math accepted for credit at Bucknell, College Mathematics transferred from any accredited College, including CLEP or distance learning, (may be acceptable for PreCIP even if not for credit at Bucknell. See Certification Officer or Chair of Education for verification before taking such a course).