Education, Associate of Arts

Program Outcomes:

• Students critically discuss their life experiences as they relate to educational issues. (EDUC 201)

• Students demonstrate effective communication skills. (EDUC 201, EDUC 202, EDUC 204, EDUC 205)

• Students understand how students learn and develop, and will provide opportunities that support their intellectual, social, and personal development. (EDUC 202, EDUC 204, EDUC 205)

• Students demonstrate a commitment to professional standards and continuously engage in purposeful mastery of the art and science of teaching. (EDUC 202) (EDUC 290)

• Students demonstrate their attitudes and knowledge as a foundation for understanding the diversity among students in school. (EDUC 204) (EDUC 290)

• Students demonstrate how to make appropriate adjustments in planning, delivery, and assessment of instruction to meet students’ diverse needs and experiences. (EDUC 204)

• Students develop an individual differences student profile using systematic observation to explain how students learn and develop. (EDUC 205)

• Students describe strategies that support student learning and development. (EDUC 202) (EDUC 290)

• Students demonstrate the integration of technology in teaching. (EDUC 215)

Major Code: 2127R

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

COMM GEAny Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course

3 Credits

EDUC 201Foundations of Education

3 Credits

EDUC 202Field Experience*

1 Credit

GNED 101Introduction to General Education

3 Credits

MATH GEAny Gen. Ed. Math Course

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester Freshman Year

ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits

HUMA GEAny Gen. Ed. Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

3 Credits

SCIG GEAny Gen. Ed. Science Course

4 Credits

SOCS GEAny Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

WELL GEAny Gen. Ed. Wellness Elective

2 Credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

EDUC 204Families Communities & Culture

3 Credits

EDUC 205Development/Individual Differences*

3 Credits

EDUC 215Educational Technology

3 Credits

ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II*

3 Credits

SCIG GE2Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Science Course

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Science courses must be from 2 different disciplines.

Spring Semester Sophomore Year

EDUC 290Education Exit Seminar*

1 Credit

HUMA GE2Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

9 Credits

Total Credit Hours:13

Humanities courses must be from 2 different disciplines.

Program Electives: 15 hours

See Advisor for recommended electives based upon subject area

*Prerequisite or Corequisite required

Total Credit Hours: 63