California Supplementary Authorization (CSA) in Art Education

A program offered through a partnership between the San Diego Museum of Art and CSUSM

Take art courses for personal enrichment, credit for your salary scale or earn a California Supplementary Authorization (CSA) in Art Education!

This unique partnership between the San Diego Museum of Art and California State University San Marcos offers K-12 teachers a variety of art courses and the opportunity to earn a California Supplementary Authorization (CSA) in Art Education. Select from a variety of seminar and studio classes held at the SDMA in scenic Balboa Park.  Courses include art history, studio arts, museum studies, crafts, and special exhibitions – and are designed to help educators connect the fine arts to classroom practice. Educators can take these courses for personal enrichment or to pursue a Supplementary Authorization in Art Education.

Teachers that obtain a Supplementary Authorization gain additional subject area expertise and qualify for higher-level positions and pay. To earn a Supplementary Authorization in Art Education, teachers must take 11 graduate level, one-unit courses.

6 required core classes:
EDAS 500_EX Intro to the History of Art
EDAS 501_EX Intro to Studio Arts
EDAS 502_EX Intro to Crafts
EDAS 503_EX Museum Literacy
EDAS 504_EX Using the SD Museum of Arts to Enhance K-12 Learning
EDAS 505_EX Issues in Art Education Reform

Teachers can choose from 27 elective courses to earn the remaining 5 units

Current SDMA courses for university credit:

EDAS 514_EX  A2 Drawing with Colored Pencils
EDAS 507_EX A3 Baroque Masterworks in Context
EDAS 529_EX A4 Sculpture II: Casting the Figure
EDAS 530_EX: A5 Painting and Drawing with the Masters
EDAS 526_EX: A6 The Creative Process with Mixed Media