Associate of Arts & Sciences

VCCS Teacher Education Preparation Curriculum

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Early Childhood PK-3, Elementary PK-6, Middle Education 6-8, Special Education*
Associate of Arts & Sciences Degree

*Note: Students interested in the above endorsements and transferring to a Virginia college should follow this curriculum.

Teachers in Virginia: Course Planning Implications

Course
Number		 Course Title Lecture
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Course
Credits
  First Semester      
ENG 111  College Composition I   3 0  3
MTH Mathematics (MTH 151 or MTH 163) 3 0 3
HIS  121 U.S. History I 3 0 3
ITE  115 Introduction to Computer Applications & Concepts 3 0 3
SDV 101 Orientation to Education 1 0 1
HLT Health/Wellness 2 0 2
  TOTAL 15 0 15
         
  Second Semester      
ENG  112 College Composition II 3 0 3
MTH Mathematics (MTH 152, 240) 3 0 3
HIS  122 U.S. History II 3 0 3
PLS  135 American National Politics 3 0 3
  Humanities Elective 3 0 3
  TOTAL  15 0 15
         
  TAKE THE PRAXIS I EXAM
 		      
  Third Semester      
SPD  110 Introd. To Speech Comm. 3 0 3
HIS History of Western Civ. I or II 3 0 3
  (HIS 101 or 102)      
EDU  200 Introduction to Teaching 3 0 3
ECO Principles of Economics I or II- 3 0 3
BIO  101 General Biology I 3 3 4
  TOTAL 15 3 16
         
  Fourth Semester      
GEO  210  People and the Land:  An Intro. 3 0 3
  to Cultural Geography      
BIO  102 General Biology II 3 3 4
  Humanities Elective 3 0 3
  Elective 3 0 3
ENG Literature Elective 3 0 3
  TOTAL 15 3 16

Total Minimum Credits for the Pre-Teacher Education Curriculum...................62

Students must take the PRAXIS I Exam during the Freshman Year.

·“C” in all English Courses       ·Pass Praxis I Exam    · 2.5 Cumulative GPA