Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation Degree Course Requirements, 2022

Courses                                                                                      Semester Hours

UNIVERSAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER COMPONENT (28-29 SHC)        28-29

The Universal General Education Component (UGETC) includes study in the areas of humanities, fine arts, communication, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and English composition.

English Composition (6 SHC)………………………………………. 6
Two English composition courses are required:
ENG-111 and ENG-112

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC)…………………………………….. 9
Required Communication course:
Communication (COM-231)
Select two courses. Those courses must be from at least two different disciplines areas:
Art (ART-111, 114, 115)
Communication (COM-120)
Drama (DRA-111)
Literature (ENG-231, 232, 241, 242)
Music (MUS-110, 112)
Philosophy (PHI-215, 240)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC)……………………………… 6
Select two courses. Those courses must be from at least two different disciplines areas:
Economics (ECO-251, 252)
History (HIS-111, 112, 131, 132)
Political Science (POL-120)
Psychology (PSY-150)
Sociology (SOC-210)

Mathematics (3-4 SHC)……………………………………………….. 3-4
Select one course from the following: MAT-143, 152, 171

Natural Sciences (4 SHC)………………………………………………4
Select 4 SHC from the following:
Astronomy (AST-111 & 111A)
Biology (BIO-110, 111)
Chemistry (CHM-151)
Geology (GEL-111)
Physics (PHY-110 & 110A)

ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS (17-18 SHC)*……………………. 17-18

Other Required General Education (3 SHC)……………………. 3
The following course is required:
SOC-225 Social Diversity……………………………………….3

An additional 14-15 SHC of courses should be selected from the list below. Those courses are classified as general education within the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. Students should select these courses based on their intended major and transfer university. While most of these are not UGETC courses, UGETC courses may also be used in this category, if not used elsewhere.

ANT-210, 220, 221, 240
BIO-112, 120, 130, 140 and 140A
CHM-152
CIS-110, 115
COM-110, 140
DRA-126, 211, 212
ECO-151
ENG-114, 131, 261, 262
FRE-111, 112, 211, 212
HIS-121, 122
HUM-110, 115, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220
MAT-172, 263, 271, 272, 273
MUS-210
PHY-151, 152, 251, 252
POL-110, 210, 220
PSY-237, 239, 241, 281
REL-110, 211, 212, 221
SOC-213, 220, 230, 240
SPA-111, 112, 211, 212

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED (45 SHC)…………………….. 45

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (15 SHC)*……………………………….. 15

Education (14 SHC)……………………………………………………. 14
The following courses are required:
EDU-187 Teaching and Learning for All…………………..4
EDU-216 Foundations of Education ……………………….3
EDU-250 Teacher Licensure Preparation ………………..3
EDU-279 Literacy Develop and Instruct ………………….4

*Students who have completed Teacher Cadet or Teaching as a Profession courses in high school with a B or better may substitute that course for EDU-187 Teaching and Learning for All.

Academic Transition (1 SHC)…………………………………………1
The following course is required:
ACA-122 College Transfer Success …………………………1

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT (SHC) IN PROGRAM………………………… 60-61

*Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.