Teacher Education Transfer - Secondary Education Option
Associate of Arts
General Program Information: 410-287-1000 or information@cecil.edu
This degree option provides the first two years of college for students preparing to become secondary education teachers. To earn the A.A. degree, students must graduate with a 2.75 GPA, pass the Praxis I
Exam and complete a professional portfolio approved by the Director of Teacher Education. All students who enroll in this program should work closely with their advisor and the Director of Teacher Education. Changes in the program requirements at four-year institutions may affect the transferability of credits earned in the program.
The College's computer literacy requirement is met throughout the degree program.
Course
Code |
General Education and Program Requirements |
General
Education
Code |
Credits |
|
ACT
|
Activity Electives
|
|
2
|
|
BIO 101
|
General Biology
|
S
|
3
|
|
BIO 111
|
General Biology Lab
|
|
1
|
|
EDU 101
|
Introduction to Education
|
|
3
|
|
EDU 102
|
Introduction to Education
— Field Experience
|
|
1
|
|
EDU 207
|
Educational Psychology — Field Experience
|
|
3
|
|
EDU 251
|
Introduction to Exceptional Children & Youth
|
|
3
|
|
EDU 253
|
Introduction to Exceptional Children & Youth — Field Experience
|
|
1
|
|
EDU 263
|
Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part I
|
|
3
|
|
EGL 101
|
Freshman Composition
|
E
|
3
|
|
EGL 102
|
Composition and Literature
|
H
|
3
|
|
ELECT
|
Electives
|
|
9-12
|
|
HST 201 or
HST 202
|
History of the United States
(to reconstruction)
History of the United States
(reconstruction to present)
|
H
H
|
3
3
|
|
MAT
|
Math Elective
|
M
|
3-4
|
|
PSC 105
|
General Physical Science with Lab
|
SL
|
4
|
|
PSY 101
|
Introduction to Psychology
|
SS
|
3
|
|
PSY 203
|
Child Growth and Development
|
|
3
|
|
PSY 207
|
Educational Psychology
|
|
3
|
SOC/
SCI
|
Social Science Elective
|
SS
|
3
|
|
SPH 141
|
Public Speaking
|
H
|
3
|
Total Credits Required in Program: 62-66 Credits
