Associate in Arts
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Elementary Education
Elementary Education Course Descriptions
Dean: Dr. Chuck Wilson
Curriculum pathway leading to an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences
for students seeking a transfer degree to a 4-year institution:
The Associate in Arts Degree meets the Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation Agreement. A Student completing this program and transferring to a public university, therefore, "will be accepted as having satisfied the general education requirements of all Kansas public universities."
General Education Requirements
College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| Basic Skill Requirements |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 102
|
Composition II* |
3 |
SPCH 151
SPCH 153 |
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Total |
9 |
| Mathematics Requirement |
MATH 105
MATH 108 |
College Algebra or
Pre-Calculus Mathematics |
3-5 |
| Total |
3-5 |
Humanities Requirements
(9 credit hours from at least 3 disciplines including: Art, History, Literature, Modern Language, Music, Philosophy or Theatre)
|
HIST 104
HIST 105 |
United States to 1877 or
United States Since 1877 |
3 |
| MUSC 101 |
Music Appreciation |
3 |
| |
Humanities Core Elective (from Art, Literature, Philosophy or Theatre) |
3 |
| Total |
9 |
Social and Behavioral Science Requirements
(6 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science,
Psychology, and Sociology) |
PSYC 101
|
Psychology |
3 |
| SOSC 107 |
Sociology |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Natural and Physical Science
(lecture with lab) Requirements |
| |
Natural or Physical Science Core Elective |
5 |
| Total |
5 |
| Modern Language Requirement |
|
Modern Language Core Elective |
5 |
| Total |
5 |
| Total General Education Requirements |
38-41 |
| Technical Requirements: |
| ECON 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| EDUC 160 |
Introduction to Teaching: Career Awareness |
3 |
| EDUC 161 |
Studying Children & Adolescents in the Schools |
3 |
| EDUC 262 |
Education in a Multicultural Society
|
3 |
| ENGL 107 |
Children's Literature |
3 |
| EXSC 205 |
Personal, School & Community Health |
3 |
LANG 139
LANG 151 |
Conversational Spanish or
Spanish for School Administrators, Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Support Staff |
3 |
| PSYC 202 |
Child Development* |
3 |
| Total Elementary Education Requirements |
24 |
Total hours required for an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences in Elementary Education Degree |
62-65 |
*See course description for prerequisite.