| Secondary Education–English |
| An Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Program (Transfer) |
| APPLICATION CODE 247 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division— |
| Room ST-149—443-518-1620. | | |
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| This curriculum prepares students to transfer to a Secondary Education-English 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 transfer programs in Secondary Education-English in the state of Maryland. Students who receive the A.A.T. degree must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75, pass a required basic skills test,* and complete 45 hours of field experience.** Upon completion of the A.A.T. degree, students are eligible to be admitted as a Secondary Education-English major at their Maryland transfer institution. |
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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 Sciences | HIST-111 American History to 1877 |
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| HIST-112 American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| Science | Science Core Courses (see p. 63; 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 |
| ENGL-201 OR | American Literature I OR |
| ENGL-202 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-203 OR | English Literature I OR |
| ENGL-204 | English Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-210 | Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama | 3 |
| ENGL-226 OR | World Literature I OR |
| ENGL-227 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-240 | Applied English Grammar | 3 |
| English | English Elective (see p. 64) | 3 |
| PSYC-204 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| | 60-66 |
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| 1One 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. |
| *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 of 297 (prior to 9/1/11, the GRE score equivalent is 1000) |
| ** Students are required to complete 15 hours of field experience for each of the following courses as part of the degree requirements: EDUC-110, EDUC-200, and EDUC-260. |
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| The Introduction to Special Education course required by Howard Community College is a necessary requirement of the College’s A.A.T. degree but is not sufficient to meet all special education or inclusion course requirements for four-year teacher education programs. Students may be required to take additional special education or inclusion courses as part of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and teacher education certification at four-year institutions. |
