Phone: (845) 257-3850
Location: Smiley Art Building Room 108-A
Web Address: www.newpaltz.edu/arted 
The undergraduate program for art education provides a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education. The curriculum plan includes course work in Studio Art, art Criticism, Art History, Art Education, and General Education. Upon successful completion of the baccalaureate program, students are eligible for New York State initial certification to teach art in the public schools. (For additional information about student teaching and certification, see the section on Teacher Education Programs in this catalog.) Prerequisites to this major include acceptance to the Art Studio program and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75. To declare a major or pre-major in art education, applications are available in the art education office.
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