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2024 - 2025 Catalog 
  
2024 - 2025 Catalog

Education with a Major in Elementary Education, Associate of Science


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Program Code: 625-01

The Associate of Science degree in Education: Elementary Education (PK-6) major, is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to earn a baccalaureate degree in education and meet Virginia’s teacher certification requirements to teach students from preschool to 6th grade.

 

Students should consult with an advisor or counselor on course and major selection to ensure they are prepared for the preferred program at the four-year institution they plan to attend.

Semester Total: 16


Semester 2


Semester Total: 16


Semester 3


Semester Total: 15


Semester 4


Semester Total: 16


Program Total Minimum Credits: 63


Program Footnotes


1Students must take MTH 154  or higher. Students planning to transfer to William & Mary are advised to take MTH 161  & MTH 162  or MTH 167 . Students transferring to ODU are advised to take MTH 154  & MTH 155   or MTH 154  & MTH 245 .

2Students may select from eligible Humanities courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. To satisfy the Humanities requirement, the course must be selected from Artistic Expression or Human Culture. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

3Students may select from eligible Social Science courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Preferred courses include ECO 150  , ECO 201  , ECO 202  , GEO 210  , GEO 220 , and PLS 135 . Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course.

4Students may choose from the following ENG courses: ENG 125  , ENG 225  , ENG 245  , ENG 246  , ENG 250  , ENG 255  , ENG 258  , ENG 275 . ENG 250  may be preferred by the four-year college or university.

5Students may select from eligible Humanities courses identified under General Education Core Requirements. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

6Eligible courses are listed under Transfer Electives. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

7Students may select a Lab Science course identified under General Education Core Requirements, except for a Biology course. Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

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