This major is designed for students interested in teaching in elementary or middle school. The following course work satisfies San José State University's requirements for a BA in Creative Arts. In addition, this program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) as subject matter preparation for diversified subject matter preparation.
Maintaining a minimum grade point average (GPA) and completion of the program will not guarantee admission to the credential program. Like all other applicants, students must meet credential program standards and undergo screening for admission. See "Teaching: How to Become a Teacher in California" (see index) for information on application and admission to credential programs.
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 9-18 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 33-42 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Requirements in the Major | 93-99 | ||
| Reading, Language and Literature | 18 | ||
| ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B and ENGL 112A (9); ENGL 103 or LLD 107 (3); LLD 108 and EDEL 108E (6) or CHAD 150 and CHAD 151 (6) | |||
| History and Social Science | 15 | ||
| AAS 033A and AAS 033B (6) or HIST 015A and HIST 015B (6); SOCS 137, SOCS 138 and SOCS 139 (9) | |||
| Mathematics | 9 | ||
| MATH 012, MATH 105 and MATH 106 | |||
| Science | 12 | ||
| BIOL 021, CHEM 035, GEOL 103 and SCI 110 | |||
| Visual and Performing Arts | 9 | ||
| CA 177 (3); Complete six units from: ART 039, ART 138, DANC 148, MUSC 010B, MUSC 185A, TA 131 (6) | |||
| Physical Education and Health | 3-6 | ||
| KIN 177 and EDTE 190 (6) or CHAD 149 (3) | |||
| Human Development | 3-6 | ||
| PSYC 082 and CHAD 067 (6) or CHAD 060 (3) | |||
| Creature Arts Core | 12 | ||
| Performing or Arts Activity Courses | 6 | ||
| Performing or arts activity courses selected from classes such as ART 012, ART 013, ART 024, ART 046; DANC 042A; TA 005, TA 017, TA 048; course in music vocal or instrumental performance | |||
| Upper Division | 6 | ||
| Upper division courses in arts for children selected from ART 138, DANC 148, MUSC 185A, TA 131. Do not select any course used to meet the Visual and Performing Arts requirement (above) or more than one course from one arts area. | |||
| Depth of Study | 9 | ||
| Integrated arts: Complete nine units from: CA 150, CA 175, CA 176, CA 177 (units for CA 177 are counted above under Visual and Performing Arts), CA 178 | |||
| Advanced Writing | 3 | ||
| CA 100W | |||
| Electives | 7-10 | ||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||
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