K-12 Education - Option

Liberal Arts, Associate in Arts

K-12 Education Option

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This option is designed as a transfer program for students interested in Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8) and Secondary (9-12) Certification. The K-12 Education Option maximizes transfer of credits and academic status to a professional teacher education program. However, the transfer requirements (including Praxis Core) of the four-year college must be satisfied for admittance into that college and its teacher certification program.

For more information, contact department chair, Dr. Beth Sanders-Rabinowitz.

Upon completion of this program students will be able to:

  • Articulate a personal philosophy of education;
  • Describe the historical, philosophical and economic foundations of American education;
  • Discuss current research and approaches to educational issues, such as classroom management, diversity, the education of students with special needs and the interaction with the community to address those issues;
  • Identify their personal qualities and strengths as related to becoming a teacher.
Program requirements
Courses Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES - 38 credits  
When a General Education course is not specified, refer to the list of approved General Education courses.  
Communication (9 credits)  
    ENGL101-Composition I
3
    ENGL102-Composition II
3
    COMM120-Public Speaking
3
Mathematics-Science-Technology (8 credits)  
    MATH220-Statistical Methods
4
    General Education Science course (life science-BIOL)
4
Social Science (6 credits)  
    PSYC135-Child Psychology
3
    SOCL101-Principles of Sociology
3
Humanities (6 credits)  
    Choose: ENGL104, ENGL201, ENGL205, ENGL206, ENGL213 or ENGL214
3
    Choose: PHIL101, PHIL102 or PHIL110
3
History (6 credits)  
   Choose two:  HIST101, HIST102, HIST103, HIST104
6
Diversity (3 credits)
   Choose: GEOG102 or GEOG110
3
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS
38
PROGRAM COURSES - 16 credits
    CISM290-Technology for Educators 3
    EDUC101-Historical Foundations of American Education 3
    EDUC213-Educational Psychology 3
    EDUC220-Field Placement in Educational Psychology
1
    PSYC/EDUC226-Psychology of Exceptionality
3
    ENGL218-Literature for Children
3
TOTAL PROGRAM COURSES
16

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT - 6 credits

Select one of the following language sequences (two courses):

  • SPAN111 and SPAN112
  • SGNL101 and SGNL102
6
TOTAL LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT CREDITS
6

Technological Competency:  0-4 Credits

(Is fulfilled with CISM125, CISM132, testing or reviewed departmental portfolio.)

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE
60

EDUE-Fall 2023

 

Recommended Sequence of courses:

Recommended Sequence of courses
Course Code Course Name Course Credits

First semester (15 credits)

 

EDUC101

Historical Foundations of American History

3

ENGL101

Composition I

3

PSYC135

Child Psychology

3

Choose

GEOG102 or GEOG110

3

Choose

SPAN111 or SGNL101

3

Second semester (14 credits)

 

EDUC213

Educational Psychology

3

EDUC220

Field Placement in Educational Psychology

1

ENGL102

Composition II

3

MATH220

Statistical Methods

4

Choose

SPAN112 or SGNL102

3

Third semester (15 credits)

 

CISM290

Technology for Educators

3

COMM120

Public Speaking

3

EDUC226

Psychology of Exceptionality

3

ENGL218

Literature for Children

3

Choose

HIST101, HIST102, HIST103 or HIST104

3

Fourth semester (16 credits)

 

SOCL101

Principles or Sociology

3

Gen Ed

Science course (BIOL)

4

Choose

ENGL104, ENGL201, ENGL205, ENGL206, ENGL213 or ENGL214

3

Choose

PHIL101, PHIL102 or PHIL110

3

Choose

HIST101, HIST102, HIST103 or HIST104

3