Education-Option

Liberal Arts, Associate in Arts


Designed as a transfer program for students interested in teaching certification, this 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 discipline major and a professional sequence of courses in education. For maximum transfer of credits, students should select a discipline major as soon as possible and schedule elective courses accordingly.

ACCC has a transfer agreement with Rowan University for Education majors specializing in chemistry, history, psychology, sociology, computer science, geography, English, life science, political science, economics, mathematics, physical science and liberal arts.

The department chairperson has specific course recommendations for each major. To ensure that the specific requirements of the transfer college are met, all students interested in this option should contact the department chairperson, Grant Wilinski at (609) 343-4937 or e-mail wilinski@atlantic.edu.

 

Courses Credits

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES - 45 CREDITS REQUIRED

When a general education course is not specified, refer to the list of courses approved for this degree.
COMMUNICATIONS (9 credits)  
ENGL101-Composition
3
ENGL102-Composition II
3
COMM120-Public Speaking
3
MATHEMATICS-SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY (12 credits)  
MATH220-Statistical Methods
4
Laboratory science course (biological science)
4
Laboratory science course (physical science)
4
SOCIAL SCIENCE (9 credits)  
PSYC101-General Psychology
3
SOCL101-Principles of Sociology
3
Social Science course: Choose GEOG102-Introduction to Cultural Geography or GEOG110-World Geography GEOG110
3
HUMANITIES (9 credits)  
One course from the ARTS category
3

Choose: HIST101-Heritage of the Western World I or
HIST102-Heritage of the Western World II
3
Literature course
3
HISTORY (6 credits)  
HIST103-U.S. History I
3
HIST104-U.S. History II
3
ACCC Graduation Requirement
HPED150-Concepts of Physical Fitness
1
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
19
CISM128-Technology for Educators
3
EDUC101-Historical Foundations of American Education
3
EDUCC213-Educational Psychology
3
EDUC220-Field Placement in Educational Psychology (40 hours) Students planning to attend Rowan University should take EDUC100-Teaching: An Introduction to the Profession in place of EDUC220.
1
EDUC/PSYC226-Psychology of Exceptionality
3
Choose: CDCC/PSYC110-Child Development: Theory and Practice or PSYC135-Child Psychology
3-4
Choose one: SOCL102-Contemporary Social Problems or SOCL110-Minority Groups and Intergroup Relations
3
 
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE:
65
Effective Fall 2006 (EDUC)