Academic Programs

Associate of Arts in Teaching: Elementary

Award: Associate of Arts in Teaching
Number of credits required: 66
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Leonardtown Campus (LEON) Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN) Waldorf Center (WALD)
Offered: Days, Evenings, And Weekends
Contact: P. L. Allen, Chair

Description:

The Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) pro- gram is designed for students preparing to transfer to a four-year institution to obtain a bachelor's degree and teacher certification. The program incorporates foundation coursework in teacher education, field based experience, and content coursework in a selected certification area. The educational objecitves of the program are detailed in the document entitled Maryland Outcomes for Teacher Preparation: The First Sixty Hours. Two-year and four-year higher education faculty from Maryland colleges and universities collaboratively produced the document. The document represents a broad consensus of what a prospective classroom teacher should know and demonstrate upon completion of the first 60 credits of an undergraduate teacher preparation program. The document also addresses state requirements for certification, and attends to standards set forth by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and professional societies relevant to elementary education. Students are required to take and pass Praxis I and maintain a 2.75 grade point average.

The maximum credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 49.

Praxis I:

Must pass the Praxis I test.Students can meet the requirement in one of two ways: by submitting individual scores at or above the state qualifying scores on Praxis I Reading, Writing, and Math, - or - submitting a composite score that is at or above the state qualifying score.

Required courses:

Take ART-2020 COM-1010 EDU-1085 EDU-2610 ENG-1010 ENG-1020 GRY-1050 MTH-2100 MTH-2110 MTH-2300 MTH-2350 PSY-1010 PSY-2600 SOC-1010 WFS-1700 WFS-1700L

Biological/Phys Sci:

Take 2 groups; # BIO-1010 BIO-1010L # BIO-1020 BIO-1020L # BIO-1040 BIO-1040L # BIO-1700 BIO-1700L # BIO-2010 BIO-2010L # BIO-2030 BIO-2030L # BIO-2070 BIO-2070L # BIO-2080 BIO-2080L # BIO-2090 BIO-2090L # BIO-2150 BIO-2150L # CHE-1200 CHE-1200L # CHE-1210 CHE-1210L # CHE-1230 CHE-1230L # CHE-2200 CHE-2200L # CHE-2210 CHE-2210L # GEO-1010 GEO-1010L # GRY-1110 GRY-1110L # PHY-1010 PHY-1010L # PHY-1020 PHY-1020L # PHY-1210 PHY-1210L # PHY-2200 PHY-2200L # PHY-2210 PHY-2210L

English literature:

Take 3 credits; from ENG-2210 ENG-2240 ENG-2260 ENG-2320 ENG-2330

History:

Take 3 credits; from HST-2010 HST-2020

Psychology:

Take 3 credits; from PSY-2030 PSY-2050

Teacher education:

Take 3 credits; from TED-2010 TEd-2910 TED-2911 TED-2912

Last Update: October 10, 2008