Art / Secondary Teacher Licensure Program

Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in Art

(120 credits hours) Requirements are subject to change.

Students selecting this major seek licensure as a teacher of visual arts (PreK–8, 5–12). The art major offers students an opportunity for the unique development of their talents in a wide range of visual arts courses and concentrations. A full spectrum of studio courses affords students the development of their personal talents in the visual arts. An assortment of methods, techniques, materials, and philosophies challenge art majors to express themselves to their fullest potential. It is the underlying philosophy of this major that students maturing as artists have a responsibility to share and lead in developing a better and more meaningful society. This commitment to artistic and social responsibility by the Visual and Performing Arts Department, its faculty, and its students is the essence of the Springfield College humanics philosophy. The prime objectives of the art major are to:

Develop the creative and imaginative skills of each student in the visual arts.
Sensitize each student to the aesthetic needs of people.
Encourage all students to use their talent in the visual arts for constructive change of the highest order within society.
Help each student, as an emerging artist, to focus on the many new professional career opportunities in the visual arts.

All students select an internship or fieldwork placement in their senior year. This unique opportunity gives each student the chance to experience an on-the-job, real-world situation and is of great value in helping students make realistic choices about their future professional life.

Whenever possible, prospective students arrange to meet with the chairperson of the Visual and Performing Arts Department to review their art portfolios. Details of portfolio preparation and other related information can be obtained by contacting Professor Ron Maggio, chairperson of the Visual and Performing Arts Department, at (413) 748-3753. For general information about the art major, contact Professor Maggio or the Admissions Office at (800) 343-1257.

Download an Art / Secondary Teacher Licensure Program Checksheet

CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS

I. General Education Program (40 - 46 credits)

The General Education program at Springfield College is informed by its century-old Humanics tradition of educating the whole person in spirit, mind, and body, for leadership in service to humanity. These requirements have the goal of developing literate, thoughtful, socially responsible students, and instilling in them a spirit of inquiry into the nature of humankind and the universe. Towards those ends, the requirements emphasize and encourage: the acquisition of knowledge, understanding, and competency essential for the improvement of the human condition in a diverse society; a search for personal and spiritual values; and the development of an understanding and appreciation of physical well-being. For specific requirements, see the General Education Program section or the Program Checksheet for this major.