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Core Curriculum, Teacher Prep Non-Science pathway, AS

60 hrs. + 3 hrs. PE = 63 hrs.

 

First Year

Fall Semester

Hrs

 

Spring Semester

Hrs

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 

3

ENGL 1102 - Composition II 

3

MATH 1001 - Quantitative Reasoning  or
MATH 1111 - College Algebra 

3

BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology IBIOL 1107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 

4

COMM 1100 - Human Communication 

3

POLS 1101 - American Government 

3

CRIT 1100 - An Introduction to Critical Thinking 

1

PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 

3

PHED 1100 - Health & Wellness 

2

EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 

3

HIST 2111 - United States History I or
HIST 2112 - United States History II 

3

 

 

PHED11xx - Activity PE excludes PHED 1100 Health & Wellness 

1

 

 

 

Total

16

 

Total

16

 

If you would like to become a teacher, you should consider taking the GACE exam after completing your second semester. The Area F Education Courses are not sequential and do not need to be taken in any particular order. Each of the Area F Education Courses requires some form of field experience.

 

Second Year

Fall Semester

Hrs

 

Spring Semester

Hrs

ENGL21xx - Literature 

3

EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 

3

MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 

3

Area F Major Course

3

EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 

3

Area E Elective 

3

BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology IIBIOL 1108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 

4

Area F Major Course

3

Area F Major Course

3

Area C Elective 

3

Total

16

Total

15

 

To be admitted to a teacher education program, you are required to have an overall GPA of 2.5.  An Area F Major course is a course related to the content you would like to teach. If you would like to teach History, for example, you should take history courses here. If you would like to teach English, take Literature classes.