Elementary Education
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The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for elementary education majors at senior institutions. Students are encouraged to complete their Associate in Arts degree with an emphasis in Elementary Education prior to transfer. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic adviser each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
Elementary Education (5 courses)
Credit hours: 15
- EDUC 1713 - Introduction to Public Education
- EDUC 1763 - Technology in Education
- EDUC 1833 - Students with Disabilities
- * EDUC 2613 - Educational Psychology1 or *PSYC 2553 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology1
- * MATH 1613 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
Communications General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
A minimum grade of C is required in *ENGL 1613 and *ENGL 1623.
- * ENGL 1613 - English I
- * ENGL 1623 - English II
- * SPCH 1553 - Introductory Speech
Laboratory Science General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 12
Choose three IAI courses with at least one from physical science and at least one from life science. The third course must complete either a physical science or a life science laboratory sequence. BIOL 1514 - General Biology I is recommended by some universities
Mathematics General Education (1 course)
Credit hours: 3
- * MATH 1623 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
Humanities General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
Choose three IAI humanities courses, with at least one course from general humanities and at least one course from the fine arts or interdisciplinary category. ENGL 2613 - Ancient and Medieval World Literature or ENGL 1743 - Introduction to Literature is recommended as one of these courses.
Social and Behavioral Science General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
- * PLSC 1513 - American Government
- * PSYC 1813 - Introduction to Psychology
- * HIST 2513 - History of the United States to 1877 or
*HIST 2523 - History of the United States from 1877 to Present 2
Electives (2-3 courses)1
Credit hours: 7
Choose seven (7) credit hours of courses from any elective area. A maximum of four credit hours can come from physical education activity courses. Depending on the transfer institution, PHED 1512 - Health Education or HLTH 1513 - Nutrition is recommended. A non-Western culture course is required. Courses in diversity and CDEV 1513 - Child Growth and Development are recommended. See IAI General Education Core for a list of available courses.Note: It is recommended that students use these elective hours to complete professional education core courses required in an elementary education degree or pursue an area of concentration.
Minimum credit hours required for completion - 64
*Course has prerequisite.
1Consult transfer institution to determine appropriate course(s).
2Some universities require HIST 2513 instead of HIST 2523.
Elementary Education
Associate in Arts Degree
Suggested course sequence
Fall
| * ENGL 1613 |
3 |
| EDUC 1713 |
3 |
| * MATH 1613 |
3 |
| * PLSC 1513 |
3 |
| * Laboratory Science course |
4 |
Spring
| * ENGL 1623 |
3 |
| * MATH 1623 |
3 |
| * PSYC 1813 |
3 |
| * SPCH 1553 |
3 |
| * Laboratory Science course |
4 |
Fall
| * HIST 2513 or *HIST 2523 |
3 |
| * EDUC 1833 |
3 |
| * EDUC 2613 or *PSYC 2553 |
3 |
| * Non-Western culture humanities course |
3 |
| * Humanities course |
3 |
| * Elective |
2 |
Spring
| EDUC 1763 |
3 |
| * Laboratory Science course |
4 |
| * Humanities course |
3 |
| * Electives |
5 |
Additional Program Information
Students planning to transfer to a university are encouraged to complete the Illinois Basic Skills test at the beginning of their sophomore year at KCC. Testing dates, registration and study guides can be found at: http://www.icts.nesinc.com/
Use The Transfer Guide
To see how your courses transfer, log on to U.Select (formerly CAS), at http://www.transfer.org/. U.Select is an online tool that will help you view program requirements, course equivalencies, and see how courses you have taken or plan to take transfer to another college or university.
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