Education: Teacher Education Preparation Specialization, AA&S

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Required Courses

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit(s)
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credit(s)
HIS 121 - United States History I 3 credit(s) ⁵
Science with Lab I¹ 4 credit(s)
MTH Approved Transfer Course²3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 credit(s)
HIS 122 - United States History II 3 credit(s) ⁵
Science with Lab II¹ 4 credit(s)
Transferrable course for education or major⁹ 3 credit(s)
Science with lab Approved Transfer Course³ 4 credit(s)

Total Credits: 16

Third Semester

CST 110 - Introduction to Communication 3 credit(s)
HIS 101 - History of Western Civilization I 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitutions: HIS 102 , HIS 111 , or HIS 112 )
Humanities, ART, or Literature Approved Transfer Course⁷ 3 credit(s)
EDU 200 - Intro to Teaching as a Profession 3 credit(s)
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Fourth Semester

Transferrable course for general education or major⁹ 3 Credit(s)
GEO 210 - Cultural Geog 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitutions: PSY 230 )
Humanities EEE³ - Humanities elective 3 credit(s)
Humanities, Art, or Literature Approved Transfer Course⁸3 credit(s)
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitution: ECO 202 or PLS 135)
Transferable course for general education or major⁹ 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Total Credits for Degree: 60

¹Fulfills the requirement to select one from ECO 201, ECO 202, GEO 210, PLS 135, PSY 200, SOC 200
²Select one from one of the subcategories: Quantitative/Statistics Pathway (MTH 154, MTH 245), Calculus Pathway (MTH 161/162*, MTH 263, MTH 264) while abiding by prerequisites. MTH 161 recommended.
³Select one from BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 101, CHM 111, CHM 112, GOL 105, PHY 100, PHY 201, PHY 202 while abiding by prerequisites
⁴Fulfills the requirement where a student can select one from any footnoted list or take CST 110

⁵Fulfills the requirement where a student can select one from HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122
⁶MTH 245 recommended
⁷Select one from one of the subcategories: Art (ART 101, CST 151), Humanities (HUM 201, HUM 202, HUM 210, PHI 220, REL 230), or Literature (ENG 246, ENG 250, ENG 255, ENG 258, ENG 275)
⁸Select one from one of the subcategories NOT chosen from the list in footnote 7. You cannot choose two courses from the same subcategory.
⁹Select transferrable courses in consultation with your advisor and the institution to which you wish to transfer.

*MTH 161/162 should only be taken by students preparing for calculus or for four-year degree programs that require study in College Algebra/PreCalc. Precalculus may not satisfy general education and may not receive transfer credit.