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This is a summary of the requirements for an Associate in Arts (AA) degree with an Education concentration for students who have not decided where they intend to transfer.
The AA degree requires completion of both the general education curriculum and electives for a total of 64 semester hours. Students should complete their AA degree by selecting courses that fulfill Elementary Education requirements of transfer colleges, as listed below. Any remaining electives should be selected with caution until the student has decided where to transfer and has met with an advisor.
|
General Education |
Area |
Minimal Semester |
|
1 |
Communications |
9 |
|
2 |
Arts and |
9 |
|
3 |
Cultural/Historical |
6 |
|
4 |
Social Sciences |
6 |
|
5 |
Natural Sciences |
8 |
|
6 |
Mathematics |
3 |
|
7 |
Computer Skills |
3 |
|
8 |
Electives |
1-18 |
|
|
TOTAL HOURS |
62 |
EICCD Courses That Fulfill Elementary Education Requirements
The numbers to the left of each course indicate the EICCD General Education categories listed above.
|
Category |
EICCD Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 | EN:105 | English Composition I | 3 |
| 1 | EN:110 | English Composition II | 3 |
| 9 | LT:235 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| 9 | PY:115 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| 1 | SP:106 | Principles Of Speech | 3 |
| 5 | Life Science Course w/Lab | ||
| 5 | Physical Science Course w/Lab |
Recommended Courses
The following courses are either required or strongly recommended by at least five of the transfer schools.
|
Category |
EICCD Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 9 | ED:100 * | Introduction To Education | 3 |
| 9 | ED:204 * | Exploring Teaching | 3 |
| 3 | HS:100 | United States History Through 1877 or | 3 |
| 3 | HS:105 | United States History After 1877 | 3 |
| 4 | PS:100 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| 4 | PY:105 | General Psychology | 3 |
| 9 | PY:250 * | Educational Psychology | 3 |
* These courses are not recommended by Western Illinois University, so if the student might go there, perhaps they should not take them. However, several other transfer schools recommend or require them.
Additional Courses Required Or Recommended At Specific Institutions
A wide variety of other courses is required or strongly recommended by different transfer schools. Some of the transfer schools require or strongly recommend specific choices from the EICCD General Education curriculum, as shown in the following table. If general education choices are not specified, the college will accept the EICCD Associate in Arts degree as satisfying their general education requirements. In addition, a variety of other courses (Electives) is required by different transfer schools. Students who know where they intend to transfer should consult the specific advising guide for their intended transfer school for additional details.
General Education Selections
|
EICCD Course |
Title |
Transfer School(s) |
| AA:105 | Art Appreciation | SAU (Rec), WIU |
| BI:126 | General Biology I | SAU (Rec) |
| Fine Arts | Additional Fine Arts Courses - 6 Hours | SAU (Rec) |
| Health/WB | Health and Well-Being Selection | ISU, WIU |
| Humanities | Humanities Electives - 6 Hours | ISU |
| Literature | Additional Course, Not LT:235 | UI (Rec) |
| CS:114 | Microcomputer Applications | IWC |
| MA:132 | Contemporary College Mathematics or | UI, MIU, WIU |
| MA:135 | College Algebra or | UI, ISU, MIU |
| MA:148 | Pre-Calculus or | UI, ISU |
| MA:150 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry I or | UI *, ISU |
| MA:XXX | Higher level Math Course | UI *, MIU |
| MU:105 | Music Appreciation | SAU (Rec), WIU |
| PH:105 | Introduction To Philosophy | MIU (Rec) |
| PH:XXX | Additional Philosophy Courses - 12 Hours | SAU (Rec) |
| Social Sci | Social Science Course | UI |
Electives
|
EICCD Course |
Title |
Transfer School(s) |
| Behavioral Sci | Behavioral Science Course (Psychology) |
UI |
| ED:210 | Exceptional Persons | ISU *, UNI *, MIU (Rec), WIU |
| Foreign Lang | Foreign Language | UI, UNI (unless satisfied in high school) |
| PY:140 | Child Growth and Development | SAU **, MIU |
| PY:215 | Psychology Of Adolescence | MIU (Rec) |
* Required for selected Education concentrations only.
** Will not count for upper division credit.
| Key to Transfer School Abbreviations |
Rec - Transfer school recommends the course be taken before transfer if the student needs Electives to complete the AA degree.
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