Elementary/Middle School Education-Option
Liberal Arts, Associate in Arts
This option is designed as a transfer program for students interested in Elementary (K-5) and Middle School (6-8) Certification with Specialization. The Elementary/Middle School Education Option maximizes transfer of credits and academic status to a professional teacher education program. However, the transfer requirements of the four-year college must be satisfied for admittance into that college and its teacher certification program. To gain certification in New Jersey, students must complete a Coordinate Major and a professional sequence of courses in education. The Coordinate Majors for certification are: Math, Sciences, Social Studies, and Language Arts Literacy. For maximum transfer of credits, students should select a Coordinate Major as soon as possible and schedule elective courses with the assistance of an education faculty advisor. Students must complete five courses within their Coordinate Major to be eligible to take the Praxis II test. Students should plan on taking the Praxis II test as soon as possible following the completion of the five required Coordinate Major courses.
To ensure that the specific requirements of the transfer college are met, all students interested in this option should contact the department chairperson, Donna Marie McElroy, at (609) 343-5677 or dmcelroy@atlantic.edu.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES | |
| When a General Education course is not specified, refer to the list of approved General Education courses. | |
| ENGL101-Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL102-Composition II | 3 |
| Choose COMM110 or COMM120 | 3 |
| MATH220-Statistical Methods | 4 |
| General Education Science course (life science-BIOL) | 4 |
General Education Mathematics or Science course (If the student selects Math as their coordinate major, select a Math course (MATH); if the student selects Sciences as their coordinate major, select a Science course (BIOL, CHEM, ESCI, PHYS); and if the student selects Language Arts Literacy or Social Studies as their coordinate major, select either a Math or Science course) |
4 |
| PSYC135-Child Psychology | 3 |
| SOCL101-Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Choose ARTS103, ARTS108, ARTS109, ARTS115, DANC170, MUSC100 or THEA110 | 3 |
| Choose ENGL104, ENGL201, ENGL205, ENGL206, ENGL213 or ENGL214 | 3 |
General Education Humanities course (If the student selects Language Arts Literacy as their coordinate major, select an English course (ENGL); if the student selects Social Studies, as their coordinate major, select a History course (HIST); if the student selects Math or Science, as their coordinate major, select any general education Humanities course.) |
3 |
Choose one from each group: HIST101 or HIST102 HIST103 or HIST104 |
3 3 |
| Choose GEOG102 or GEOG110 | 3 |
| TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS | 45 |
PROGRAM COURSES |
|
| CISM290-Instructional Technology for Teachers | 3 |
EDUC101-Historical Foundations of American Education |
3 |
PSYC/EDUC213-Educational Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC/EDUC226-Psychology of Exceptionality | 3 |
| Coordinate Major Electives
*Students should meet with an education faculty advisor before selecting coordinate major courses. The Coordinate Majors are: Math (MATH), Social Studies (ECON, HIST, GOVT), Sciences (BIOL, CHEM, ESCI, PHYS), and Language Arts Literacy (ENGL). |
8/9 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS | 20/21 |
| TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE | 65/66 |
| EDUE-Fall 2012 |