Associate of Arts with a concentration in Education

Post

2025-26 Plan of Study

All courses require a “C” (2.00) grade or better to progress and graduate from this program.

Total hours required: 62

English Composition and Oral Communication

Complete both courses (6 credit hours):
ENGL-100 Composition I* 3
ENGL-101 Composition II* 3

Mathematics, Statistics and Logic

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

MATH-123

Quantitative Reasoning*

3

MATH-130

Introduction to Statistics*

3

MATH-140

College Algebra*

3

Arts and Humanities

Complete either 1 Arts and 2 Humanities or 2 Arts and 1 Humanities courses (9 credit hours):
Arts
ARTS-110

American Popular Music

3
ARTS-120

Dance Appreciation

3
Humanities
HIST-100 American Politics & Government* 3
ENGL-211 Survey American Literature I* 3
ENGL-212 Survey American Literature II* 3
ENGL-221 Survey British Literature I* 3
ENGL-222 Survey British Literature II* 3
PHIL-105 Critical Thinking* 3
PHIL-150 Introduction to Philosophy* 3
PHIL-200 Introduction to Ethics* 3

Social and Behavioral Science

Complete 3 courses (9 credit hours):
PSY-100 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY-200 Abnormal Psychology* 3
PSY-210 Developmental Psychology* 3
SOC-100 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC-110 Cultural Diversity 3

Natural Science

Complete 2 courses (8 credit hours):

BIO-105

Environmental Science

4

BIO-120

General Biology*

4

BIO-121

Human Biology*

4

CHEM-100

Basic Chemistry*

4

Major Courses

Complete all 5 courses (15 credit hours):
EDU-101 Introduction to Education 3
ECE-141 Child Development 3
EDU-201 Educational Psychology 3
ECE-211 Family, School, and Community 3
EDU-251 Exceptional Individuals* 3

General Electives

Complete 4 courses (12 credit hours):
ECON-105 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECON-110 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
SPCH-205  Public Speaking 3
SPCH-210 Small Group Communications 3
SWA-200 Family Systems* 3

*Course may have prerequisites. Please check the course description to view all prerequisites and requirements.

The college reserves the right to change curricula without notice.

Published: March 2025