Social Sciences - Programs of StudyElementary Education/Generic Special Education PreK-12
An Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 158
For Curriculum Information Contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—
Room ST-149—410-772-4832
This curriculum prepares students to transfer to an Elementary Education or Generic Special Education PreK-12 program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree has been articulated with all transfer programs in Elementary Education and Generic Special Education PreK-12 in the state of Maryland. Students who receive the AAT degree must have a GPA of 2.75 and pass the Praxis I exam. Upon completion of the AAT degree, students are eligible to be admitted as an Elementary Education or Generic Special Education PreK-12 major at their Maryland transfer institution.
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE Credits (General education core credits in excess of 36 will transfer as general electives or courses related to the major. Each student’s total of general education and
required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.)
| | Credits |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL-122 College Composition II | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | FINE-103 Introduction to Creative Arts | 3 |
| SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| History | HIST-111 or HIST-112 | 3 |
| Social Sciences | PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI-101 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Science | BIOL-101 General Biology I | 4 |
| PHYS-107 Physical Science | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-127 Concepts of Mathematics I | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | HEED-115 Personal and Community Health | 3 |
| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| EDUC-110 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDUC-111 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDUC-200 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC-201 | Processes and Acquisition of Reading | 3 |
| EDUC-260 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| MATH-128 | Concepts of Mathematics II | 4 |
| MATH-138 | Statistics | 4 |
| PHYS-106 | Earth and Space Science | 4 |
| EXSC-100 | Introduction to Physical Education | 1 |
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| 64 |
*Students in a Teacher Education Transfer Program must submit scores from a required basic skills test to the Social Sciences Division prior to the completion of the 30th credit hour. Scores from the basic skills tests are used for admission to four-year Teacher Education programs and are required for teacher certification in Maryland and most other states. Basic skills test options and Maryland passing scores are:
•Praxis I – 177 in Math, 177 in Reading, 173 in Writing or total composite score of 527
OR
•SAT – composite score of 1100 in Math and Verbal (prior to 4/95, the SAT score equivalent is 1000)
OR
•ACT – composite score of 24
OR
•GRE – composite score of 1000
