HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
PARAEDUCATION
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCES DEGREE
NAME _________________________________________
Req’d
Credit
CMST 105 (GI) (D
3
EDUC 101 or EDUC 113
3
EDUC 103 or PSY 202 or PSY 216
3
EDUC 109
3
EDUC 207
3
EDUC 210
3
EDUC 217
3
EDUC 219
3
EDUC 220
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
PSY 101 (GB)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
HCC
Credit
Trans.
Credit
Mil./CLEP/
ExamCredit
Remaining Requirements/Comments
It is the student’s responsibility to APPLY FOR GRADUATION (degree or certificate) by the published deadlines:
March 1 for May graduation; June 1 for August graduation; and October 1 for December graduation
Required Courses
BEHAV/SOC SCI ELEC (GB)
BIO/PHYS LAB SCI ELEC (GL)
4
CAREER-BASED ELEC#
3
CAREER-BASED ELEC#
3
CAREER-BASED ELEC#
3
CAREER BASED ELEC#
3
MATHEMATICS ELEC (GM)
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
PHYS ED ELEC
1
TOTAL
60
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
Prepared by___________________________________ Date: ____________
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCES DEGREE
2015 - 2016
PARAEDUCATION
Award: Associate of Applied Sciences Degree
No. of credits required: 60
For more information: Contact Laura Hutton, 443-412-2093,
lhutton@harford.edu; or Advising, Career and Transfer Services, 443412-2301
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program prepares students for employment as paraeducators (teaching
assistants) in a public or private school. Paraeducators work under the
supervision of a teacher to provide instructional and/or behavioral support
in a variety of general and special education settings. This program
includes two required field placement experiences (30 hours each) which
will provide students with experience assisting in both students with and
without disabilities.
Degree candidates will need to meet essential technical standards that
include physical abilities and behavioral and professional characteristics
necessary to successfully complete the Paraeducator Program.
PROGRAM GOALS
Upon completion of the Paraeducation AAS Degree Program, students will
be able to:
1. Demonstrate professional teaching behavior including effective
communication.
Credits
EDUC 109 Paraprofessional Success Paraeducator Success
ENG 101
English Composition
PSY 101
General Psychology
Career-Based Elective#
Mathematics Elective
3
3
3
3
3
Semester Total
Second Semester
15
Credits
CMST 105
EDUC 101
Interpersonal Communication
Introduction to Education
or
EDUC 113 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
EDUC 103 The Young Child
or
PSY 202
Child Psychology
or
PSY 216
Adolescent Psychology
Behavioral/Social Science Elective
Career-Based Elective#
Physical Education Elective
3
3
3
3
3
1
Semester Total
2.
Develop collaborative relationships with co-workers and parents
to support children’s learning.
3.
Modify and implement curriculum and select instructional
techniques appropriate for a variety of students.
4.
Identify influences on development and compare theories of
learning.
5.
Support children in learning appropriate behavior.
6.
Make decisions in accordance with legal and ethical standards.
# CAREER-BASED ELECTIVES
(Choose four courses)
CIS 102
Introduction to Information Sciences
EDUC 101 Introduction to Education
EDUC 103 The Young Child
EDUC 104 Materials and Curriculum in Early Childhood
EDUC 108 Classroom Management: Early Childhood
EDUC 110 Infant and Toddler Development
EDUC 113 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
EDUC 208 Avenues to Children's Literacy
EDUC 216 Child Health, Safety and Nutrition
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 214
Juvenile Delinquency
PSY 202
Child Psychology
PSY 204
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 207
Educational Psychology
PSY 212
The Helping Relationship
PSY 216
Adolescent Psychology
Third Semester
16
Credits
EDUC 207 Processes and Acquisition of Reading
EDUC 220 Differentiating Instruction
Biological/Physical Lab Science Elective
Career-Based Elective#
Physical Education Elective
3
3
4
3
1
Semester Total
Fourth Semester
14
Credits
EDUC 219 Everyday Classroom Assessment
EDUC 210 Children with Behavioral Challenges
EDUC 217 Introduction to Special Education
Arts/Humanities Elective
Career-Based Elective#
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
The United States Department of Labor anticipates the number of
paraeducator positions to grow by 15% between 2010 and 2020. This
growth is predicted as a result of increases in student enrollment.
Completion of the Paraeducator A.A.S. program makes students “highly
qualified” for a position as a paraeducator and provides graduates with the
skills and knowledge necessary to be a valuable addition to a general or
special education classroom.
Semester Total
Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the General
Education Degree Requirements:
Behavioral/Social Science
English Composition
Arts/Humanities
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
Mathematics
Biological/Physical Science
TO SATISFY THE DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT: Associate degree
students must complete one 3-credit diversity course
. It is
,
,
recommended that students select one of the 3-credit
course electives from those that also appear on the approved list of
diversity course graduation requirements.
3
3
3
3
3
15