HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
TEACHER EDUCATION – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION/EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE
NAME
Required Courses
Req’d
Credit
4
EDUC 103
3
EDUC 104
3
EDUC 113
3
EDUC 207
3
*EDUC 217
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
ES 107
4
GEOG 103 (GB)(D)
3
HIST 104 (GB)(D)
3
MATH 131
4
MATH 211 (GM)
4
MATH 216 (GM)
4
PSY 101 (GB)
3
SCI 105 (GS)
3
SCI 106 (GL)
1
SOC 101 (GB)(D)
3
VPA 201 (GH)
3
#LITERATURE ELEC (GH)
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
TOTAL
61
Trans.
Credit
Mil./Test
Credit
Remaining Requirements/
Comments
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE:
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
Prepared by________________________ Date: ____________________
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.
BIO 100 (GL)
HCC
Credit
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE
2015 - 2016
TEACHER EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education
Award: Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree
No. of credits required: 61
For more information: Contact Kimberly Bell, 443-412-2648,
kbell@harford.edu; or Advising, Career, and Transfer Services, 443-4122301.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This A.A. T. degree program prepares students to transfer into a four-year
college or university early childhood program to pursue certification in early
childhood education (grades pre-K through 3) or early childhood special
education to pursue certification in early childhood special education (birth
through grade 3). High school preparation should include four units of English,
three units of math of which two should be algebra, and three units of science.
Students should plan to take Praxis I, the first part of the national teacher exam,
near completion of 45 credit hours, which includes core English and math
competencies. Information can be obtained from the Test and Assessment
Center or the Educational Studies Division.
Students must have a qualifying score on Praxis I to earn the degree. Students
may meet the testing requirement by submitting individual scores at or above
the current state qualifying score on Praxis I: Reading, Writing, and
Mathematics or a composite score that is above the current state qualifying score
on Praxis I, SAT, GRE, or ACT. A composite score is the combined total of
state qualifying scores on the three Praxis I assessments or a current qualifying
score on the SAT, GRE, or ACT.
The student will meet the essential technical standards that include physical
abilities and behavioral and professional characteristics necessary for the student
to successfully complete the Teacher Education Program.
PROGRAM GOALS
Upon completion of the Teacher Education AAT Degree Programs, students
will be able to
1. Demonstrate professional teaching behavior including effective
communication.
2. Discuss the development of education/curriculum and select instructional
techniques appropriate for a variety of students.
3. Identify influences on development and compare theories of learning.
4. Make decisions in accordance with legal and ethical standards.
# LITERATURE ELECTIVE
(Choose one course)
ENG 201
ENG 202
ENG 203
ENG 204
ENG 205
ENG 206
ENG 214
ENG 215
ENG 219
ENG 233
ENG 234
World Literature: 800 B.C. to 1600 A.D.
World Literature: 1600 A.D. to the Present
English Literature: Survey of English Literature I
English Literature: Survey of English Literature II
American Literature: Colonial Through the Civil
War
American Literature: Late 19th and 20th Centuries
Great Writers: Lives and Works
Multicultural Literature: The 20th Century
American Women Writers
African-American Literature
Ethnic American Literature
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
According to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, nearly two million kindergarten and elementary public school
teachers will be needed by 2018. Some school systems (Harford County
included) require this degree in order to teach preschool, kindergarten, and
or/first grade. In addition, all local school systems are required to provide
full-day kindergarten to all students and offer pre-kindergarten to
economically-disadvantaged four-year-old children; this will result in
additional teaching positions.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
EDUC 103
EDUC 113
ENG 101
MATH 131
PSY 101
Credits
The Young Child
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
English Composition
Concepts in Mathematics I
General Psychology
3
3
3
4
3
Semester Total
Second Semester
16
Credits
BIO 100
Fundamentals of Biology
EDUC 104 Materials and Curriculum in Early Childhood
GEOG 103 World Regional Geography
MATH 211 Elements of Geometry
Literature Elective #
4
3
3
4
3
Semester Total
Third Semester
EDUC 217
HIST 104
MATH 216
SCI 105
SCI 106
17
Credits
Introduction to Special Education *
History of the United States II
Introduction to Statistics
Physical Science I
Physical Science Course Observations and
Investigations: Matter
3
3
4
3
1
Semester Total
Fourth Semester
14
Credits
EDUC 207 Processes and Acquisition of Reading
ES 107
Earth and Space Science
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
VPA 201
Visual and Performing Arts Survey
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
3
4
3
3
1
14
* The Introduction to Special Education course required by Harford Community
College is a necessary requirement of the College’s AAT degree, but is not
sufficient to meet all special education or inclusion course requirements for fouryear teacher education programs. Students may be required to take additional
special education or inclusion courses as a part of the requirements for a
baccalaureate degree and teacher education certification at four-year institutions.
TRANSFER INFORMATION
This program requires the successful completion of Praxis I and at least a 2.75
GPA. Because the program courses are chosen to fulfill predetermined
outcomes, the entire program will transfer to any four-year state or private
college in Maryland; however, students are not guaranteed admission to any
four-year institution and must apply to and meet the criteria required by that
particular institution. Additionally, courses in the program will transfer to
private and public colleges nationwide.
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
+
For AS, AA, and AAT degrees, Behavioral/Social Science and
Arts/Humanities electives must be selected from two different
disciplines.