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Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree – Early Childhood Education

62 Semester Credit Hours
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General Education Requirements:                                                                     

Credit Hours
 

Area A – Communications

            EGL 101 with a grade of C or better                                                                              

3

            EGL 102 with a grade of C or better                                                                               

3

            SPE 103                                                                                                                     

3
 

Area B – Mathematics

            MAT 129                                                                                                                    

3

            One additional MAT course from IAI-approved general education Mathematics courses    

3
 

Area C – Science                                                                                                                 

7-8

            One Life Science course and one Physical Science course from IAI-approved

            general education Science courses, one of which must be a lab course.

 

Area D – Social and Behavioral Sciences

            PSY 101                                                                                                                     

3

            PSC 101                                                                                                                     

3

            One additional course from IAI-approved general education Social Science and

            Behavioral Science courses                                                                                         

3
 

Area E – Humanities/Fine Arts                                                                                                 

9

            Three IAI-approved general education Humanities/Fine Arts courses, including

            at least one Humanities course and one Fine Arts course

 

Area F – Contemporary Global Studies                                                                                     

0

            One course that satisfies Oakton’s Contemporary Global Studies requirement

            and has an IAI course code with N or D.  This course should also satisfy a course

            requirement in Humanities and Fine Arts or in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

 

Total General Education Requirements:                                                                               

40-41
 

Major Requirements:                                                                                          

Credit Hours
 

EDN 101  Introduction to Education                                                                                          

3

ECE 102  Child Growth and Development                                                                                

3

ECE 104  Introduction to Early Childhood Education                                                                  

4

Four courses from the following:                                                                                                

12

            ECE 107  Observation and Assessment of the Young Child                           

3

            ECE 125  Play and Creative Expression for the Young Child                         

3

            ECE 226  Language Arts and Social Studies for the Young Child                    

3

            ECE 227  Math and Science for the Young Child                                            

3

            ECE 270  Child, Family, and Community Relations                                            

3
 

Total Major Requirements:                                                                                                       

22
 

Total Semester Credit Hours for Associate of Arts Degree:                                            

62
 
 
 

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree – Special Education

61 Semester Credit Hours
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General Education Requirements:                                                                     

Credit Hours
 

Area A – Communications

            EGL 101 with a grade of C or better                                                                              

3

            EGL 102 with a grade of C or better                                                                            

3

            SPE 103                                                                                                                     

3
 

Area B – Mathematics

            MAT 129                                                                                                                     

3

            One additional MAT course from IAI-approved general education Mathematics courses  

3
 

Area C – Science                                                                                                                  

7-8

            One Life Science course and one Physical Science course from IAI-approved

            general education Science courses, one of which must be a lab course

 

Area D – Social and Behavioral Sciences

            PSY 101                                                                                                                     

3

            PSC 101                                                                                                                     

3

            One additional course from IAI-approved general education Social Science and

            Behavioral Science courses                                                                                          

3
 

Area E – Humanities/Fine Arts                                                                                                 

9

            Three IAI-approved general education Humanities/Fine Arts courses, including

            at least one Humanities course and one Fine Arts course

 

Area F – Contemporary Global Studies                                                                                      

0

            One course that satisfies Oakton’s Contemporary Global Studies requirement

            and has an IAI course code with N or D.  This course should also satisfy a course

            requirement in Humanities and Fine Arts or in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

 

Total General Education Requirements:                                                                              

40-41
 

Major Requirements:                                                                                          

Credit Hours
 

EDN 101  Introduction to Education                                                                                          

3

EDN 104  Pre-Clinical Observation in Education                                                                        

1

EDN 210  Technology in Education                                                                                          

3

EDN 280  Students with Disabilities in School                                                                          

3

PSY 201  Educational Psychology                                                                                           

3

PSY 211  Child Psychology                                                                                                       

3

One or two of the following courses:                                                                                       

3-6

            EDN 180  Diversity of Schools and Society                                                       

3

            EDN 260  Introduction to the Foundations of Reading                                        

3

Elective course, if needed, to total a minimum of 61 credits                                                      

0-2
 

Total Major Requirements:                                                                                                 

19-22
 

Total Semester Credit Hours for Associate of Arts Degree:                                            

61
 
 

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree – Secondary Mathematics

60-62 Semester Credit Hours
Curriculum 0541

 

General Education Requirements                                                                      

Credit Hours
 

Area A – Communications

            EGL 101 with a grade of C or better                                                                          

3

            EGL 102 with a grade of C or better                                                                          

3

            SPE 103                                                                                                                   

3
 

Area B – Mathematics                                                                                                      

4-5

            One course from the following IAI-approved general education

            core curriculum Mathematics courses: MAT 131 or MAT 250

 

Area C – Science                                                                                                              

7-8

            One Life Science course and one Physical Science course from IAI-approved

            general education core curriculum Science courses, one of which must be a lab course.

 

Area D – Social and Behavioral Sciences                                                                             

9

            Three IAI-approved general education core curriculum courses selected from at least

            two Social and Behavioral Sciences disciplines.

 

Area E – Humanities/Fine Arts                                                                                              

9

            Three IAI-approved general education core curriculum courses, at least one from the

            Humanities and one from the Fine Arts.

 

Area F – Contemporary Global Studies                                                                                   

0

            One course that satisfies Contemporary Global Studies requirement

            and has an IAI course code with N or D.  This course should also satisfy a course

            requirement in Humanities and Fine Arts or in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

 

Total General Education Requirements:                                                                          

38-40
 

Major Requirements:                                                                                                

Credit Hours
 

EDN 101  Introduction to Education                                                                                      

3

EDN 104  Pre-Clinical Observation in Education                                                                     

1

Two courses from the following as recommended by the transfer institution:                            

6

EDN 210  Technology in Education

EDN 280  Students with Disabilities in School

PSY 201   Educational Psychology

 

Three courses from the following (select courses not used for General Education):                 

11-13

MAT 250  Calculus I

MAT 251  Calculus II

MAT 252  Calculus III

MAT 260  Linear Algebra (if MAT 250 is used to fulfill General Education requirements)

 

Total Major Requirements:                                                                                                   

21-23
 

Total Semester Credit Hours for Associate of Arts Degree (must total a minimum of 60):           

60-62
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