The Associate of Applied Science in Elementary Education prepares students for possible substitute teaching positions in select counties and supports admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education program.

Field/Clinical Course

These courses have a component that requires placement in a school and a background check.

Admission to Program

• Completion of 45 hours
• Minimum GPA 3.0 (Conditional with special requirements)
• No grade below a C
• Passage of CORE Praxis I Test
• 50 hours Service Learning
• Completion of ENGL 101 ~COMPOSITION 1, ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2, COMM 111 ~FUND OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, PSYC 241 ~INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, and MATH 121 ~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS or higher
• Completion of EDUC 100, EDUC 200, EDUC 201, and EDUC 300.
• Dispositional Assessment

Graduation Requirements

A grade of “C” or better required in each course in the program of study.

Applications to Program due March 1st and October 1st.

Provisional Admission to the Education Program for 2.9 GPA

Provisional Admission allows students to enroll in the Elementary Education Program under the following conditions: students must have passed all 3 subtests of the CORE Praxis test and have an overall 2.9 GPA in professional education courses and all courses on the Academic Map. If a student desires to seek Provisional Admission, the student will notify the Education Certification Analyst in the Professional Studies Division to request consideration.

Total Degree Credits: 60

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Hours
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
ENGL 101	~COMPOSITION 1	3
MATH 126	~COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
COMM 111	~FUND OF PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
HIST 152	~US HIST THROUGH CIVIL WAR	3
EDUC 100	INTRO TO TEACHER EDUCATION 1	3
	Hours	16
Semester 2
PSYC 241	~INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	3
ENGL 102	~COMPOSITION 2	3
MATH 121	~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS	3
EDUC 200	INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN 1	3
HIST 153	~US HIST FROM RECONSTRUCTION	3
	Hours	15
Semester 3
MATH 211	~STATISTICS	3
EDUC 300	THEORIES OF LEARNING 1	3
PSCI 101 & 101L	FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE and FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB	4
EDUC 201	UNDERSTANDING READERS & TEXTS	3
Select one of the following:		3
ART 101	~ART APPRECIATION
MUSI 170	~MUSIC APPRECIATION
THEA 101	~THEATRE APPRECIATION
	Hours	16
Semester 4
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 131	~TYPES OF LITERATURE 1
ENGL 132	~TYPES OF LITERATURE 2
ENGL 221	~WORLD LITERATURE 1
ENGL 222	~WORLD LITERATURE 2
ENGL 241	~AMERICAN LITERATURE 1
ENGL 242	~AMERICAN LITERATURE 2
ENGL 285	GENDER IN LITERATURE
EDUC 108	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	3
GEOG 102	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	3
BIOL 101 & BIOL 103	~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 and ~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 LAB	4
	Hours	13
	Total Hours	60

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Field/Clinical Course - 20 hrs.

Degree requires a total of 60 credit hours. [ Core Course Credit Hours : 20 ]

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
Writing and Rhetoric Elective: (ENGL 101 is preferred)		3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective: (MATH 126 is preferred)		3
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
Scientific Inquiry Elective: (PSCI 101 is preferred)		4
People and Their Worlds Elective: (HIST 152 is preferred)		3
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation Elective: (ART 101, MUSI 170 or THEA 101 is preferred)		3
Human Communication and Interaction Elective: (COMM 111 is preferred)		3
Program Courses
Writing and Rhetoric Elective: (ENGL 102 is preferred)		3
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation - Literature Elective: (ENGL 131, 132, 221, 222, 241, 242 or 285 preferred)		3
Scientific Inquiry Elective: (BIOL 101/103 is preferred)		4
PSYC 241	~INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	3
GEOG 102	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	3
HIST 153	~US HIST FROM RECONSTRUCTION	3
MATH 121	~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS	3
MATH 211	~STATISTICS	3
EDUC 100	INTRO TO TEACHER EDUCATION	3
EDUC 108	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	3
EDUC 200	INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN	3
EDUC 201	UNDERSTANDING READERS & TEXTS	3
EDUC 300	THEORIES OF LEARNING	3
Total Hours		60