Associate in Arts Teacher Preparation

Credentials: Pathway (Code: P1012T)

The College Transfer Pathways are designed for qualified high school students who wish to gain college credit while in high school. Qualified high school students are given an opportunity to earn valuable credits toward a college degree and take advantage of tremendous savings; tuition is waived.  Each student will be responsible for the purchase of textbooks.

Career and College Promise participants will earn both high school and college credit. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will determine the number of high school units to be awarded to students for successful completion of college courses. Awarded high school credits will be counted as elective credits and cannot be used to fulfill a required high school course requirement.

All courses listed in the various College Transfer Pathways are listed in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement; therefore, such courses will transfer to any of the 16 colleges in the University of North Carolina College System and many private colleges. Transferability of courses is contingent upon the student earning a grade of “C” or better in each course.

Career and College Promise Program participants are not required to pay tuition or fees for courses identified in their approved College Transfer Pathway. Students in the Arts Pathway in Teacher Preparation must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation or the Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation. Career and College Promise participants are required to maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average on college course work after the completion of two college level courses.

Associate in Arts Teacher Preparation Degree Requirements

The following two English composition courses are required: (6 SHC)

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
*ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry			3	0	0	3
ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines			3	0	0	3

Select three courses from the following list from at least two different disciplines: (9 SHC)

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
COM 120	Intro to Interpersonal Communication			3	0	0	3
COM 231	Public Speaking			3	0	0	3
ART 111	Art Appreciation			3	0	0	3
ART 114	Art History Survey I			3	0	0	3
ART 115	Art History Survey II			3	0	0	3
DRA 111	Theatre Appreciation			3	0	0	3
ENG 231	American Literature I			3	0	0	3
ENG 232	American Literature II			3	0	0	3
ENG 241	British Literature I			3	0	0	3
ENG 242	British Literature II			3	0	0	3
MUS 110	Music Appreciation			3	0	0	3
MUS 112	Introduction to Jazz			3	0	0	3
PHI 215	Philosophical Issues			3	0	0	3
PHI 240	Introduction to Ethics			3	0	0	3

Select three courses from the following list from at least two different disciplines: (9 SHC)

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
ECO 251	Principles of Microeconomics			3	0	0	3
ECO 252	Principles of Macroeconomics			3	0	0	3
HIS 111	World Civilizations I			3	0	0	3
HIS 112	World Civilizations II			3	0	0	3
HIS 131	American History I			3	0	0	3
HIS 132	American History II			3	0	0	3
POL 120	American Government			3	0	0	3
PSY 150	General Psychology			3	0	0	3
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology			3	0	0	3

Select one course from the following: (3-4 SHC)

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
*MAT 143	Quantitative Literacy			2	2	0	3
*MAT 152	Statistical Methods I			3	2	0	4
*MAT 171	Precalculus Algebra			3	2	0	4

Select one course from the following: (4 SHC)

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
AST 111	Descriptive Astronomy			3	0	0	3
AND
AST 111A	Descriptive Astronomy Lab			0	2	0	1
AST 151	General Astronomy I			3	0	0	3
AND
AST 151A	General Astronomy I Lab			0	2	0	1
BIO 110	Principles of Biology			3	3	0	4
BIO 111	General Biology I			3	3	0	4
CHM 151	General Chemistry I			3	3	0	4
GEL 111	Geology			3	2	0	4
PHY 110	Conceptual Physics			3	0	0	3
AND
PHY 110A	Conceptual Physics Lab			0	2	0	1

The following courses are required:

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
ACA 122	College Transfer Success			0	2	0	1
EDU 216	Foundations of Education			3	0	0	3
SOC 225	Social Diversity			3	0	0	3
EDU 187*	Teaching and Learning for All*			3	3	0	4

* Students who have completed Teacher Cadet or Teaching as a Profession courses in high school with a B or better may substitute that course for EDU 187 Teaching and Learning for All.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 39-48**

**OPTIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOUR
A student may take up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as General Education in the CAA as a part of this pathway. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit.

 

 

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