2008-10 Curriculum & Programs of Study

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Associate of Science - Teacher Education (Excluding Secondary Education)

Teacher Education Advisement Form   (PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader)
 

Area		Credit hours
A - E	This Program of Study requires Core I to satisfy Areas A - E.
F	Courses appropriate to the Program of Study	18 hours

Required courses for all Teacher Education majors:

EDUC 1603*	Foundations of Education	3 hours
EDUC 2600	Introduction to Exceptional Children	3 hours
PSYC 2103*	Human Growth & Development	3 hours

Choose 9 hours from the group listed under your intended specialization in Education:

Special Education
Speech-Language Pathology
Early Childhood (a)

ANTH 1102*	Introduction to Anthropology	3 hours
ECON 2105*	Prin. of Macroeconomics	3 hours
GEOG 1101*	Introduction to Human Geography	3 hours
MATH 2030	Principles of Mathematics (b)	3 hours
Select elective from Core I Area C		3 hours
SOCI 1101*	Introduction to Sociology	3 hours

Middle Grades
Choose 9 hours from the two content areas in which you intend to pursue certification.

Physical Education

BIOL 1611 & BIOL 1611L	Human Anatomy & Physiology I (c)	4 hours
BIOL 1612 & BIOL 1612L	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4 hours
Any Physical Education course (d)		1-3 hours

NOTES:
             * Or Honors version
            (a)     Early Childhood majors must take 6 hours of mathematics, and may substitute a three-hour mathematics course in Area F if 6 hours are not taken in Areas A or D.
            (b)    MATH 2030 is designed for teachers at the elementary school level. This course is not intended for those majoring in mathematics or for those intending to teach at the middle school or high school levels.
             (c)    CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L should be taken in Area D.
             (d)     Swimming proficiency is a requirement for Health and Physical Education. Students can satisfy this requirement by completing PHED 1051 or 1053, or by providing current certification in lifeguard training, or by successfully completing a departmental swimming proficiency test. In all cases, one activity PE class (one credit hour) other than PHED 1101 that has not been used to satisfy another curricular requirement is required for this program.

 
Special Admission Requirements for Teacher Education Programs
To be admitted into an undergraduate educator preparation program within the University System of Georgia:
(1) Students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all attempted hours in the System core curriculum in Areas A-F.
(2) Students must have passed the Regents' Test.
(3) Students must have passed PRAXIS I.
(4) Receiving institutions may establish higher admission requirements.