Elementary Education, AA [ELEM-AA, 60 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

This degree is designed to provide for the first two years of college preparation for students wanting to become elementary education teachers and/or who plan to become a paraprofessional (Instructional Aide).

ACADEMIC MAPS

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Student Learning Outcomes

Apply the dimensions of multicultural education to support appropriate pedagogical practices for teaching diverse students in Elementary Education.
Select technology tools for integration across the curriculum in Elementary Education.
Synthesize the major theoretical perspectives and methods of educational psychology to teaching, learning, and schooling in Elementary Education.
Choose formative and summative techniques for evaluation and modification with group and individual instruction and learning strategies in Elementary Education.
Evaluate the historical, legal, and philosophical foundations and issues related to contemporary elementary education.

General Education Requirements (32 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 123 - Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits then the total listed on this degree.}

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

Natural Science (10 Credits)

BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors
and CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society
and GEOG 103 - Physical Geography

Humanities (7 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication
and World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

Social Science (3 Credits)

any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
or PHIL 205 - Science and Religion
or PHIL 207 - Social and Political Philosophy
or PHIL 216 - Philosophy of Human Nature
or PHIL 244 - Bioethics
or PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues
or PHIL 246 - Philosophy of Law
or PHIL 249 - Environmental Ethics
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course (except PSY 270)
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

Values and Diversity

All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements. EDU 280 fulfills this requirement.

Special Program Requirements (28 Credits)

Core Requirements (15 Credits)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History

Program Electives (6 Credits)

^{Select courses appropriate to the Elementary Education Major in conjunction with transfer institution requirements. See an academic advisor/counselor for course selection.}

Recommended: EDU 280 (also satisfies Values and Diversity Requirement); ECE 260 ; CHEM 106 (lab); GEOG 104 (lab); World Languages 112 or above (this includes the following prefixes: ARA, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, and SPAN).