General Catalog 2005-2006

Graduation Requirements

Associate in Arts (AA)
Elementary Education (EE)

Description

The MCCCD Associate in Arts in Elementary Education (AAEE) requires the student to complete a total of 60-63 semester credits in the program of study. The degree has two major components:

I. MCCCD General Education
Arizona General Education Curriculum for Arts (AGEC-A)
Additional MCCCD Requirements

II. Elementary Education Requirements
Education Foundations
Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards

Purpose of the Degree

The AAEE is designed for the student who plans to transfer to an Elementary Education program at an Arizona public higher education institution and/or who plans to become a classroom instructional aide.

The degree transfers as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities. All semester credits applied to the MCCCD Associate in Arts in Elementary Education also apply to graduation requirements of the university major for which the AAEE was designed, regardless of whether the credit was awarded for completion of course work or for prior learning. (For additional information on credit awarded for prior learning assessment, see the policy on Credit for Prior Learning in the college catalog.)

Academic Policies that Govern the Associate in Arts Elementary Education Degree:

• Requires completion of 60-63 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above with a grade of "C" or better;
• Is governed by the following policies to enable students to satisfy AGEC-A requirements without exceeding the 35 semester credits:

  o Courses can satisfy a Core Area Requirement and one or more Awareness Areas simultaneously.

  o Courses can satisfy an Elementary Education Requirement and one or more Awareness Areas simultaneously.

  o A course cannot satisfy more than one Core Area Requirement.

  o A course cannot satisfy both the Elementary Education Requirement and a Core Area Requirement simultaneously.

  o Effective Fall 2000, the course evaluation and/or general education designation listed in the CEG/AZCAS (Course Equivalency Guide/Arizona Course Applicability System) is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript.* A course evaluation and/or general education designation may be subject to change. Given that curriculum is dynamic at both MCCD and the institutions to which MCCD students transfer, students have the option to petition for general education evaluations and/or general education designations.

  o *Note: The Second Summer 2000 term is the last term that the course evaluation and/or the general education designation as listed in the printed Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) is valid for the academic year in which the student completes the course. Summer session is included with the previous academic year.

  o All courses applied to AGEC-A must transfer as an equivalent course, a departmental elective credit, or general elective credit (E) at all Arizona public universities according to the CEG within the CAS.

• Follows MCCCD graduation policies within the college catalog;
• Recognizes both courses and their modular equivalents; either a course or its modular equivalents satisfy the Associate in Arts in Elementary Education requirements;
• Recognizes both courses and their cross-references as equivalent courses;
• Provides exemption from Arizona public university admission requirements for students who complete the AAEE with a minimum 2.0 on a 4.0=A scale for Arizona residents, and a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0=A scale for non-residents.

I. MCCCD General Education Requirements

A. MCCCD AGEC - A

1. Core Areas 35-38 (credits)

a. First-Year Composition [FYC] 6

ENG101/102 OR ENG107/108

b. Mathematics Studies [MA] and

Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] 6

1) MAT142 [MA] College Mathematics, or higher
(NOTE: MAT150, MAT151, MAT152, MAT156 and MAT157 are excluded) AND
2) CIS105 [CS] Survey of Computer Information Systems, OR BPC110 [CS] Computer Usage and Applications

c. Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L] 3

1) Select 3 semester credits from the following courses:
COM225 Public Speaking, OR
COM230 Small Group Communication

d. Humanities and Fine Arts [HU] 6

1) Select (3) semester credits from the following courses:
ARH100 Introduction to Art
ARH101 Prehistoric through Gothic Art
ARH102 Renaissance through Contemporary Art
AND
2) Select (3) semester credits from the following courses:
ENH110 Introduction to Literature
ENH241 American Literature Before 1860
ENH242 American Literature After 1860
EDU/ENH291 Children's Literature
HUM250 or HUM251 Ideas and Values in the Humanities
THE111 Introduction to Theatre
THE220 Modern Drama
DAH100 Introduction to Dance
DAH201 World Dance Perspectives

e. Social and Behavioral Sciences [SB] 6

1) Select 3 semester credits from the following courses:
HIS103 United States History to 1870
HIS104 United States History 1870 to Present
AND
2) Select 3 semester credits from the following courses:
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology
GCU121 World Geography I: Eastern Hemisphere
GCU122 World Geography II: Western Hemisphere
ECN111 Macroeconomic Principles
ECN112 Microeconomic Principles
POS110 American National Government
ECH/CFS176 Child Development

f. Natural Sciences-Science-Quantitative [SQ] and Science-General [SG] 8

To complete the Natural Sciences requirement, select a total of 8 semester credits from the following categories. At least 4 credits must be SQ courses. You can select 4 semester credits of SG and 4 semester credits of SQ for a total of 8 semester credits. Natural Sciences courses must include or be accompanied by the corresponding laboratory course. When the lecture and corresponding laboratory are awarded separate credit, both will be counted as equivalent to one course in that discipline.
Select SQ (Life Science) and SG (Physical Sciences, Earth/Space Sciences) courses from the following categories:
1) Life Sciences AND
2) Physical Sciences OR
Earth/Space Sciences

2. Awareness Areas (0 credit)

The MCCCD AAEE requires coursework in two Awareness Areas:

Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C] AND
Historical Awareness [H] OR
Global Awareness [G]

Courses can satisfy a Core Area Requirement and one or more Awareness Areas, or can satisfy an Elementary Education Requirement and one or more Awareness Areas simultaneously. Therefore, no additional semester credits are required to satisfy the two Awareness Areas.

3. MCCCD Additional Requirements 0-3

a. Oral Communication
Satisfied by COM225 or COM 230 taken for Literacy and Critical Inquiry Requirement

b. Critical Reading
CRE101 or exemption by testing

II. Elementary Education Requirements 25

A total of 25 semester credits are required to satisfy the Elementary Education Requirements.
A. Education Foundations 15

Complete the following courses to satisfy the Education Foundations requirements:
EDU221 Introduction to Education
EDU222 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner
EDU230 Cultural Diversity in Education
MAT156 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
MAT157 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II

B. Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards 10

A total of 10 semester credits are required to satisfy the Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards: 3 credits in an additional Education course and 7 credits in Content Area Electives.

Courses must transfer to all public Arizona universities as Elective Credit, Departmental Elective, or Equivalent to a university course as indicated in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide in effect when the course is taken. Courses identified as Non-transferable in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

1) Additional Education Course Requirement

Select any EDU course (except EDU221, EDU222, EDU230 and EDU250) to satisfy this requirement.

2) Content Area Electives

Select 7 credits from the following:
Any ARH, ART, CIS, BPC, ENG, ENH, GPH, HIS, MHL, MTC, POS, THE, THP prefixed course(s)
Any EDU prefixed course(s) (except EDU250)
Any MAT (courses numbered higher than 142 except MAT150, MAT151, MAT152, MAT156 and MAT157)
Any Foreign Language course(s)
Any Natural Science course(s)
CFS/ECH176 Child Development

AA-EE Total Credits: 60-63

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