| Elementary Education/Elementary Special Education | |
| 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 |
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| This curriculum prepares students to transfer to an Elementary Education or Elementary Special Education program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degree has been articulated with all of the transfer programs in Elementary Education and Elementary Special Education in the state of Maryland. Students who receive the A.A.T. degree must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and pass the Praxis I exam. Upon completion of the A.A.T. degree, students are eligible to be admitted as an Elementary Education or Elementary Special Education major at their Maryland transfer institution. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| (General education core credits in excess of 36 willtransfer as general electives or courses related to themajor. Each student’s total of general education andrequired courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.) | |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Students in the Teacher Education Transfer Program are required to submit scores from Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments to the Social Sciences Division prior to the completion of the 30th credit hour. The exam assesses basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Scores from Praxis I are used for admission to four-year Teacher Education programs and are required for Teacher Certification in Maryland and most other states. Maryland passing scores for Praxis I are currently 177 in Math, 177 in Reading, and 173 in Writing, or a total composite score of 527. |
