Associate in Arts in Elementary Education

Estrella Mountain Community College

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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:

· Completion of the Associate in Arts or the AGEC-A provides for exemption from Arizona public university admission requirements for Arizona residents who have a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 on a 4.0=A scale and a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0=A scale for non-residents. 

· The graduation policies within the general catalog must be satisfied for completion of the Associate in Arts degree.

· A minimum of 60-63 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above to be completed with a grade of “C” or better;
· The General Education Requirements for AGEC-A may be completed in 35 semester credits with the following stipulations:
o Courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously
o A courses cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core Area
o Courses can satisfy an Elementary Education Requirement and one or more Awareness Areas simultaneously.
o A course cannot satisfy both the Elementary Education Requirement and a Core Area Requirement simultaneously.
· Effective Fall 2000, the course evaluation and/or general education designation as listed in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) within the Arizona Course Applicability System (AZCAS), 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.  Students do have the option to petition for general education evaluations and/or general education designations upon transfer.

Academic Policies (continued)

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· Courses completed at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to meet AGEC-A requirements must be listed in the Course Equivalency Guide within the Arizona Course Applicability System as an equivalent course, departmental elective credit (XXXXDEC), or general elective credit (Elective) at all Arizona public universities.  The course’s evaluation and/or general education designation is valid for the term in which the student is awarded credit on the transcript.  See the list titled MCCCD Courses That Can Be used to Satisfy MCCCD AGEC-A, AGEC-B, and/or AGEC-S for specific course information via the following website:  http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/curric/

· Courses completed at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges to meet the General Electives requirement must be listed in the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) within the Arizona Course Applicability System (AZCAS) as an equivalent course, departmental elective credit (XXXDEC), or general elective credit (Elective) at all Arizona public universities.  For appropriate course selection, student should consult with an advisor.

· Courses transferred from another regionally accredited institution to one of the Maricopa Community Colleges will be evaluated by the college for inclusion in the AGEC A or the Associate in Arts Elementary Education degree.

· Courses and their modular equivalents will satisfy AGEC-A and Associate in Arts in Elementary Education requirements.

· If a course is cross-referenced with one or more other courses, then only one of the cross-referenced courses will be accepted to meet requirements.

 
Degree Requirements
I.  MCCCD General Education Requirements Credits
  A. MCCCD AGEC - A
   1. Core Areas   35-38
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
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
 
AAEE Degree Requirements (continued)
    
    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
AAEE Degree Requirements (continued)
    
    g. Awareness Areas 0
 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

AAEE TOTAL CREDITS:  60-63