The program also qualifies students who are provisionally certified for standard certification to teach visual arts under Massachusetts guidelines. Teacher certification in Massachusetts requires passing the Educational Certification Tests. These tests are administered by the Commonwealth's Department of Education and are separate from the Art Education programs of the college.
Students develop a plan with their faculty advisor.
Candidates also come together four times a semester for forums with visiting artists, slide lectures, critiques, and discussions. The seminar leader suggests supplemental work, structures critiques and reviews, and helps students further their critical skills and self-evaluation process. The program includes a clinical field experience. Students who are currently teaching may use their own work place as research sites. Students who are interested in alternative education sites may work in museums, arts agencies, after-school programs, or alternative learning sites.