ART PROGRAMS

Those persons applying for admission to the Graduate Studies program of Millersville University who wish to pursue a program leading to a master’s degree in art education must possess Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification in art education. 

Applicants who meet the requirements for admission through the Office of Graduate Studies, as specified in the Admission Requirements section, will be reviewed by the art department graduate admission committee which will use the following to formulate a recommendation of probational admission, regular admission, or admission denied:

1. Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate grades and grade averages (minimum: 2.75 cumulative; 3.25 in art and art education courses); 
2. Miller Analogies Test or general Graduate Record Examination scores; 
3. Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant’s education and teaching experience (including the applicant’s immediate supervisor); 
4. Evidence of artistic expression (portfolio review); 
5. Professional goals as stated by the applicant; 

and
6. Assessment of the applicant as the result of a personal interview conducted by the committee.

Degree Requirements

A program of study will be developed for each student based upon the individual’s specific academic background, skills, and educational aspirations.

Each student is required to complete the professional studies core, the art education core, the comprehensive studies program, and must complete either a thesis or a documented study that represents original investigation relating to art education.

Candidates for the Master of Education degree in Art Education must complete a minimum of 33 s.h. of approved study, including a thesis. Students may elect to complete a documented study in lieu of the thesis; this option carries a minimum of 36 s.h. for graduation.
I. The Professional Studies Core (9 s.h.)

See the Professional Core section for requirements and course descriptions.

II. The Art Education Core (9 s.h.)

Each student must take the following three courses:
ART 521 Visual Resources and Media in Art Education (3)
ART 523 Art Curriculum Seminar/Workshop (3)
ART 524 Administration & Supervision of Art Programs (3)

III. Comprehensive Studies Program (9-15 s.h.)

Each student will select work in this program in conjunction with the other M.Ed. requirements. The comprehensive studies courses should provide a direction to the student’s professional career.

The concepts and skills necessary for teaching are emphasized, as required for the regular elementary or secondary art classroom, or in other art programs such as special education, arts programs, adult education, and art therapy.

As part of the comprehensive studies program, the student, in conference with an adviser, may select studies in art studio and art history as well as other graduate studies, e.g., special education, psychology, professional education, literature, technology education and language.

IV. Research (3-6 s.h.)

Each student must elect to complete either a thesis or a documented study that represents original investigation in art education.

ART 679 Documented Study in Art Education (3-6)
ART 699 Thesis (3-6)

Degree Candidacy

See the Degree Candidacy Review section.

After the student has completed no fewer than six and no more than 15 s.h. in the art department, an evaluation shall be conducted by the student’s graduate committee to determine his or her qualifications to become a degree candidate. This evaluation shall be based on:

1. Student’s performance in graduate study.
2. Recommendation of the art department graduate faculty.

GRADUATE COMMITTEE & ADVISEMENT

Each graduate student will be assigned a departmental graduate committee which will assist the student in planning a program of study and provide advisement in the development of a research report or documented study. The graduate committee will consist of the art department chairperson, the graduate program coordinator/adviser plus (when selected) the research adviser.

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN SUPERVISION OF ART EDUCATION

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the supervisory certification program must have: a) a master’s degree, b) Instructional II certification in art, and c) completed five years of teaching experience before the certificate is awarded.

Certification Requirements

I. Core Courses

See the Supervisory Certification Program section for requirements and course descriptions.

II. Department Courses

ART 524 Administration and Supervision of Art Programs (3)
ART 799 Applied Supervision: Art Education (6)