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Master of Science in Art Education

The Graduate Art Education Degree program offers a unique opportunity for students seeking to continue their development as artists-and teachers of young people. In every phase of work emphasis will be placed on the originality and substance of artistic concepts and scholarly comprehension of the problems and techniques of teaching studio art, art history and criticism and aesthetics. Two separate plans of study have been designed, to meet the needs of graduate students; one for new entrants in the field and one for the practicing Art Educator. Each student's program of study is individually designed to meet his or her special needs through private conferences with two Graduate Advisors. For the Art side of your degree your advisor will be Cathy Morante who can be contacted at (516) 299-2465 or on email at Cathy.Morante@liu.edu, and for your Education classes your advisor will be Daniel Heller at (516) 299-2183.

Admission Requirements
•	Applicants must either hold a bachelor's degree in Art Education from an accredited school which meets the New York State requirements for certification or have completed an undergraduate major in Art from an accredited school with a minimum of 36 credits in Studio Art classes.
•	A portfolio, evaluated by the Art Department faculty, is required for admission and is the substitution for the Graduate Record Examination.

Application Procedure
•	A completed application for admissions must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office
•	Two official transcripts of the student's undergraduate and graduate records submitted with application. An application for admissions may be obtained by writing to the: Graduate Admissions Office Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, NY 11548-1300 (516) 299-2417 E-mail:enroll@cwpost.liu.edu
•	A portfolio must be submitted to the Art Department Graduate Studies Office and should contain 15 to 20 samples of your most recent work and a numbered inventory list. Samples can be either original works, slides (enclosed in a slide page) or CD. Photography applicants are encouraged to submit a portfolio of 20 original prints..
•	A personal artist statement of intent sent to: Art Department Graduate Studies Office Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus Sculpture Building 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, NY 11548-1300 (516) 299-2465 E-mail:Cathy.Morante@liu.edu
Special Requirements for some M.S. Applicants
•	If the applicant has fewer then 36 undergraduate studio Art credits they will only be excepted as a "limited-matriculant" until this New York State requirement is satisfied. Also if the Art Department feels it is necessary after reviewing an applicants portfolio, they may require that the student take additional Art and/or Art History courses to eliminate a deficiency before being admitted into the Master's Degree program. These credits cannot be applied towards a masters degree. The student's status will be "limited-matriculant" until these courses are completed and a grade of B or better is attained. In some cases a second portfolio review will be required for full matriculation.
Transfer Credits
•	If pertinent to the applicant's plan of study, a maximum of 12 graduate credits with a grade of B or better may be transferred from another universities graduate program (15 credits from within Long Island University).
•	The transfer will take place after the completion of 15 credits within this program but the request must be made at the time of the original application to the degree program and must be approved by the Graduate Advisor.

Degree Requirements for an M.S. in Art Education
•	Complete, with an average of B or better, an approved program of 36 or 42 (see description below) credit hours including at least 18 hours in courses at the 600 and 700 level.

Programs of Study

Students Without Certification
ART 517 or ART 611	Graduate Design (Spring) Graduate Drawing	3 cr.
ART 660	Philosophy of Art Ed (Fall)	3 cr.
ART 661	Art Ed Studio Workshop (Spring)	3 cr.
ART 664	Literacy & Learning (Fall)	3 cr.
	One Directed Studio Electives	3 cr.
	One Art History Elective	3 cr.
EDI 600	Psych. & Dev. Foundations of Education	3 cr.
EDI 601	Social Foundations of Education	3 cr.
EDI 610	General Methods of Teachng	3 cr.
EDI 643	Education for Cultural Diversity	3 cr.
EDI 651	M/M Teaching Art-Secondary	3 cr.
EDI 700	Educational Research	3 cr.
EDI 711	Student Teaching of Art K-12	6 cr.
HE 205A	Adolescent Health-Risk Behav. Sem	0 cr.
Total Credits: 42 cr.

CORE B Students Holding Valid Provisional Certification
ART 517 or ART 611	Graduate Design (Spring) Graduate Drawing	3 cr.
ART 660	Philosophy of Art Ed (Fall)	3 cr.
ART 661	Art Ed Studio Workshop (Spring)	3 cr.
ART 664	Literacy & Learning (Fall)	3 cr.
	One Directed Studio Electives	3 cr.
	One Art History Elective	3 cr.
EDI 602	Analysis of Behavior Seminar	3 cr.
EDI 603	Adv. Topics in Psychology of Teaching	3 cr.
EDI 606	Contemporary Issues-American Education	3 cr.
EDI 677	Curriculum Development for Teachers	3 cr.
Choose 1 Elective		3 cr.
EDI 640 EDI 642	Comparitive Ed I Contemporary Philosophy of Education
Total Credits: 36 cr.*

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All courses must be registered and approved by the graduate advisors. Students whose graduate work shows some weakness or deficiency will be directed to strengthen their program in these areas through their electives.

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In addition, LAST and ATS-W examinations and a 2 Hour Child Abuse Seminar are required for New York State certification.

Comprehensive Exam or Thesis required. If the students opts to write a thesis the total credits will increase to 45 and 39 credits respectively.

Long Island University

C.W. Post Campus

School of Visual and Performing Arts