Education

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AREAS OF EMPHASIS FOR THE ASSOCIATE ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE

61-63 credit hours

Department Chair:

Elaine Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . SCC-B132 . . . . . . . . . . .972.881.5967

Academic Advisor:

Jesus Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . SCC-G147 . . . . . . . . . . .972.578.5562

Collin County Community College offers courses that fulfill the state requirements for an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT). Completion of an AAT will meet the lower division requirements for baccalaureate programs that lead to initial Texas teacher certification. Each of the three AAT specializations is designed to prepare teachers for the various certifications offered in Texas. The degree plan best suited to the desired certification should be followed and transferred to a university to complete Texas teacher certification requirements.

Students must contact the teacher education program at the specific college or university to which they plan to transfer for detailed information. Contact names and phone numbers are available from a Collin academic advisor, or go to http://transferu.ccccd.edu

To earn the AAT degree, students must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all of the required courses listed for the AAT area of emphasis which the student has selected (listed below) and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

AA or AS Core Curriculum 45 credit hours

See AS Core 45 credit hours

AAT in EC-4, 4-8, EC-12

The Early Childhood-Grade 4, Grade 4-8 and Early Childhood-Grade 12 AAT satisfies the lower-division requirements for bachelor’s degrees leading to initial Texas teacher certification in all EC-4 and 4-8 certification areas (except early childhood degree specialization) and EC-12 Special Education.

Required Courses 16 credit hours

EDUC 1301 Introduction to the Teaching Profession . . . . . . . . . 3

EDUC 2301 Introduction to Special Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MATH 1350 Fundamentals of Mathematics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MATH 1351 Fundamentals of Mathematics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Additional lab science 1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1 Check with a Collin academic advisor and the receiving college or university for transfer requirements.

AAT in Grades 8-12, Other EC-12

The AAT for Grades 8-12 and other Early Childhood-Grade 12 licensure satisfies the lower-division requirements for bachelor’s degrees leading to initial Texas teacher certification in all 8-12 and specialized EC-12 certification areas.

Required Courses 18 credit hours

EDUC 1301 Introduction to the Teaching Profession . . . . . . . . . 3

EDUC 2301 Introduction to Special Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Courses in academic disciplines or content-area teaching fields 1  . . 12

Check with a Collin academic advisor and the receiving college or university for recommended courses in teaching field prior to registering.

AAT in EC-4 Early Childhood Degree Specialization

The AAT in Early Childhood-Grade 4 Early Childhood Degree Specialization refers only to the degree program offered at a university and not to a particular SBEC certification area. All EC-4 Generalists (except EC-4 Generalist Bilingual and EC-4 Generalist ESL), no matter the university degree specialization, take the same TExES examination for certification and are certified to teach in any EC-4 classroom.

Required Courses 18 credit hours

MATH 1350 Fundamentals of Mathematics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MATH 1351 Fundamentals of Mathematics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TECA 1303 Family, School, and Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TECA 1311 Educating Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3