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Arts Education State Policy Database Results
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| Arts Education State Mandate |
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| No. Education Codes 51210 (grades 1-6) and 51220 (grades 7-12) stipulate that "visual and performing arts, including dance, music, theater, and visual arts, with emphasis upon development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression" shall be in the adopted courses of study. These are voluntary and not mandated, as is true of all cirriculum subjects and this is not exclusive to the four arts disciplines. | |
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| Arts Education State Standards |
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| Yes. Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools, PreK-12, were adopted January 2001. They are voluntary content standards, as are all content standards for every curriculum area in California. | |
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| Arts Education Assessment Requirements |
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| No. The state does not have an arts assessment requirement. | |
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| Arts Requirements for High School Graduation |
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| Yes. The State of California high school graduation requirements require one year of visual and performing arts or foreign language. | |
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| Arts Requirements for College Admissions |
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| Yes. The University of California and California State University systems require one year of a visual and performing arts course to be considered for admission to their schools. | |
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| Licensure Requirements for Non-Arts Teachers |
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| Yes. The state legislature requires that visual and performing arts be included in the multiple subject training of generalist teachers. However, this requirement is implemented differently from one training institution campus to another. The state credentialing commission (The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing) only requires that the applicant pass about 6 items on the multiple subject exam; they do not track whether the applicant has taken visual and performing arts course instruction courses. | |
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| Licensure Requirements for Arts Teachers |
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| Yes. A visual arts credential, music credential, and English credential are required to instruct theater courses, and a physical education credential is required to instruct dance as a visual and performing arts course. A subject matter authorization in visual arts, music, theater, and/or dance may be attached to another credential (single subject or multiple subject) and that would authorize you to instruct in visual arts, music, theater, and/or dance. | |
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| Continuing Education Requirements for Arts Teachers |
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| Yes. A number of coursework hours are required every five years. This enables an individual to continue to hold an active credential in that credential area. We have no recertification in California. | |
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| State Department of Education Website |
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| State Department of Education Contact |
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| Nancy Carr
California Department of Education
1430 N Street (Suite 4309)
Sacramento, CA 95814
ncarr@cde.ca.gov | |
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