Offered only in Fairbanks and Anchorage, this is an intensive, classroom-based K-12 art licensure program (34 credits) that prepares postbaccalaureate candidates for K-12 teaching positions. The program is specifically designed to prepare candidates to teach in multicultural settings in Alaska. The content will specifically identify and discuss current issues of art education and applying Alaska Content/Performance Standards and Frameworks as well as National Standards for Art Education.
At the end of the program, if students have successfully met all of the program requirements, they will be eligible to apply for an Alaska initial teaching license and will receive certificates of completion from UAF.
Candidates who enter the K-12 art licensure program are required to have use of/own a laptop computer before they begin their internship in the fall semester of their professional year.
Admission Process and Requirements
Applicants will follow the admission process and requirements listed in the catalog for the secondary postbaccalaureate licensure program, with the exception that applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in art from an accredited university or college.
Students must earn a C grade or better in each course.
Minimum Requirements for K-12 Art Licensure: 33 credits
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| |
ED F245 | Child Development | 3 |
ED F449 | Elementary Art Methods | 3 |
ED F452/ART F458 | Elementary Internship | 3 |
EDSC F415 | Foundations of Modern Educational Practice | 3 |
or EDSC F205 | Introduction to Secondary Education |
EDSE F422 | Curriculum, Management and Strategies II: High Incidence | 3 |
or EDSE F482 | Inclusive Classrooms for All Children |
or EDSE F316 | Introduction to Special Education for Elementary Classroom Teachers |
EDSC F436 | Art Secondary Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
EDSC F442 | Technology Applications in Education I | 1 |
EDSC F443 | Technology Application in Education II | 2 |
EDSC F457 | Multicultural Education and School-community Relations | 3 |
EDSC F458 | Classroom Organization and Management | 3 |
EDSC F472 | Secondary Teaching: School Internship II and Seminar | 6-9 |