Education
leading to an Associate of Arts Degree
Required Courses
| Course # | Credit Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____ | Education | 170 | 3 | Foundations of Public Education ** |
| ____ | Education | 190 | 3 | Educational Technology Applications* |
| ____ | Education | 260 | 3 | Educational Psychology (*) (**) |
| ____ | Education | 288 | 3 | General Method** |
| ____ | Special Education | 100 | 3 | Areas of Exceptionality in Special Education** |
**Courses which include a 10 to 20-hour field experience in the school’s requirement.
PLUS: 6 ADDITIONAL CREDIT HOURS IN EDUCATION OR RELATED AREAS
(SEE LIST OF APPROVED COURSES BELOW)
| Course # | Credit Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____ | Education | 221 | 3 | Mathematics for Teachers I* |
| ____ | Education | 222 | 3 | Mathematics for Teachers II |
| ____ | Education | 230 | 3 | Elementary Creative Arts* |
| ____ | Education | 255 | 3 | Children’s Literature* |
| ____ | Psychology | 240 | 3 | Child Development* |
| ____ | Special Education | 230 | 3 | Mild to Moderate Educational Needs** |
| ____ | Special Education | 230 | 3 | Instructional Strategies and Behavior Management** |
*Indicates course that also meet Liberal Studies requirements. **Courses which include a 10 to 20-hour field experience in the school’s requirement.
LIBERAL STUDIES COURSES PROGRAM: As outlined on appropriate Liberal Studies Check Sheet. (English 200, Communication 130 and Education 190 are required for Associate of Education majors in fulfilling the liberal studies requirements.)
ADDITIONAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: Only credits towards liberal studies requirements towards a Bachelor degree, OR credits towards a School Teacher Education approved content specialization area, OR credits towards professional education requirements, will be counted for the remaining credits of the Associate of Education Degree.
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION: • The student must complete a minimum of 62 credit hours. • The student must have a grade point average of 2.00 in the major course work.
Academic Policies for Associate Degrees
- 2.00 Cumulative grade point average in all courses required for graduation.
- All prerequisites must be met for admission to specific courses.
- Admissions standards are identical to those in effect for bachelor’s degree program.
- Associate degree students will be eligible for consideration for Dean’s List on the same basis as bachelor degree students.
- Associate degree students will be eligible for consideration for class honors on the same basis as bachelor degree students.
- No more than four one-credit courses may be counted among the electives selected to meet graduation requirements.
- Twenty of the last forty semester hours must be taken under auspices of Alderson Broaddus University.
