| Secondary Education | |
| A Teacher Education A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) |
| For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1620. |
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| Teachers are needed in our society to educate and prepare students to be useful and productive citizens. This curriculum prepares students to transfer to a Secondary Education program at a four-year college or university. This option allows the student to fulfill general education requirements and to pursue a major area of interest in the second year. As a Secondary Education student, you will be required to select a major at a four-year college or university. This curriculum is designed to prepare students to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the college or university level. Students are advised to check the requirements of the major and institution to which they intend to transfer. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit. | |
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| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & | |
| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 9-11 |
| Social Science2 | Social and Behavioral Science Core Courses |
| (see p. 63) | 6 |
| Science | Science Core Courses (must include one |
| course with lab) | 7-8 |
| Mathematics | Math Core Course (see p. 64) | 3-5 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core |
| Course (see p. 64) | 2-3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| EDUC-110 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDUC-200 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC-260 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC-204 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
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| Choose one of the following options.* |
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| Humanities/Arts Option |
| APPLICATION CODE 35A |
| Humanities | Humanities Electives (see p. 64) | 15 |
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| Social Sciences Option |
| APPLICATION CODE 35B |
| Social Science | Social Sciences Electives (see p. 64) | 15 |
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| Math/Science Option |
| APPLICATION CODE 35C |
| Math/Science | Math/Science Electives (see p. 64) | 15 |
| | 60-66 |
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| 1 One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement. |
| 2 One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Science Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Science Core requirements. |
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| *Secondary Education Options: Students must see an advisor to select those courses related to the subject area in which they want to teach. |
