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Associate in Arts in Education

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundations Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less that 24 hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

 

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours

MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4
Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 111 or MATH 121.

Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in the Arts and Humanities section.

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 215 and ENG 216.

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

PSY 201General Psychology

3
or
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in PSY 201, PSY 211 and SOC 221.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in the History requirements.

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3

AND choose one course from the following:
ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PS 100Physical Science

4
Students must earn a "C" or higher in The Natural Sciences.

Education Requirements - 12 hours

Choose four from the following:
ED 190Introduction to Computers for Instruction

3
ED 201Education as a Profession

3
ED 301Instructional Strategies

3
ED 316/ENG 316Children and Adolescent Literature

3
ED 322Education for the Developing Learner

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Education courses. Exception: ED 301 requires a "B" or higher.

General Electives - 1-5 hours

Students take electives as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for graduation. Students may not count MU 129 in General Electives if already counted in the GEC Arts & Humanities and may not count PSY 201 or PSY 211 if already counted in the GEC Social Sciences.

Recommended courses for students who wish to continue on to major in Child Growth & Learning:

MATH 207
MU 129
PSY 201
PSY 211
SOC 223
GEOG 301.

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses.

 

 


Required General Elective Core (GEC) 43-47 hours
Required Education courses 12 hours
General Electives 1-5 hours

60 minimum hours required for graduation.