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Teaching: Special Education

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree*
61 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0560

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 core curriculum 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 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 courses from the following:


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

 

*May be completed entirely online.

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June 3
Eight-week summer session begins.

June 3
Three-week interim grades due.

June 10
Seven-week summer session begins.

June 10
Four-week interim grades due.

June 13
Last day to submit proof of residency, business service agreements and chargebacks/joint agreements.

June 20
Last day to change to Audit.

June 20
Last day to drop and have course dropped from record.

June 27
Last day for filing Graduation Petitions.

June 27
Last day to withdraw with a "W" (no withdrawals after mid-term) Students will receive a grade in all courses in which they are enrolled after June 27.

July 4
Independence Day holiday. College closed.


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