Designed for students who want to pursue licensure in Inclusive Early Childhood (birth-age 5 and pre-K-3), Elementary (pre-K-6),
Middle (6-8). See notes for specific Middle Education requirements. Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies is the required major for these programs. It is also one of the recommended majors for Special Education (pre-K-12). Please note courses do not need to be taken in the order listed on this guide.
Associate of Science (A.S) General Studies, Teacher Education Specialization Elementary (K-6)
Student Name: _______________________________ Student ID: _______________________________
JTCC REQUIRED
COURSES
COURSE TITLE CREDIT
S
PLAN TO
TAKE
JMU
EQUIVALENT
ENG111
HIS121
ITE115
MTH163
SDV101 or SDV100
College Composition I
United States History I
Introduction to Computer Applications and
Concepts
Pre-calculus I
3
3
3
3
1
WRTC100
HIST000 – see notes
None
Math155 – see notes
None
HLT110, 116, or 160
ART101 or ART102 or
MUS121 or MUS122
Orientation to Future Teachers or College
Success Skills
Concepts of Personal & Community
Health or Personal Wellness, or Personal
Health & Fitness
History and Appreciation of Art I or History and Appreciation of Art II or
(2-3)
3
HTH100 – see notes
ENG112
HIS122
MTH240
PLS135
CST100
ECO201
College Composition II
United States History II
Statistics
American National Politics
Introduction to Public Speaking
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
3
3
3
3
3
ARTH205 or
ARTH206 or
MUS200 or
MUS200
WRTC103
HIST225 – See notes
MATH220
POSC225
SCOM122
ECON200 – see
EDU200
HIS112
PHY101
BIO101
GEO210
PSY230
Humanities Elective
Introduction to Teaching as a Profession
History of World Civilizations II
Introduction to Physics I
General Biology I
People of the Land: Cultural Geography
Developmental Psychology
English Literature
3
3
4
4
3
3
3 notes
EDUC300
HIST102 – see notes
ISCI172
ISCI173
GEOG280
PSYC160 – see notes
See Notes
GRADE
Total minimum credits for Associate of Science (A.S) General Studies, Teacher Education Specialization Elementary (K-6) = 61
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U.S. History/Government
IdLS requires both U.S. History (HIS121 and HIS122) and Government either PLS135 (required for this associate’s degree) or
PLS211. In order to get credit for U.S. History (HIST225) at JMU student must take both HIS121 and HIS122
Mathematics
John Tyler requires either MTH 158 or 163 and MTH240 to fulfill this associate’s degree math requirement. MTH158 does not transfer to JMU; students should take MTH163 and 240. If (MTH151 or 152) + 240 are completed the JMU MATH 207 requirement will be fulfilled. MTH151 or 152 are not part of the Associate of Science (A.S) General Studies, Teacher Education Specialization Elementary
(K-6), however, students may choose to take an additional math (MTH151 or 152) to fulfill Math207 at JMU. MTH151 or 152 may not be offered at JTCC but can be taken at another community college. Students will still need to take MATH 107 and 108, Fundamentals of Mathematics I and II at JMU.
Health/Physical Education Elective
HTH100 is required for the IdLS major and can fulfilled by taking HLT110 or 116 or 160 as the Health/Physical Education Elective
Science
The IdLS major requires three science courses: ISCI171, 172, and 173. Students will be able to complete two as part of the associate’s degree ISCI172 (PHY101) and ISCI173 (BIO101) and can take the third science at JMU. Completing GOL105 in addition to PHY101 and BIO101 will fulfill the IdLS ISCI171 requirement.
Social/Behavioral Science Electives
PSY230 Developmental Psychology is required to apply to the education program at JMU. This courses should be taken as the social behavioral science elective
Humanities Elective - Literature is required for the IdLS major. Choose 1 of the following literature options to fulfill both the
JTCC humanities elective and the IdLS literature requirement
 ENG 241
 ENG 242
Survey of American Literature I
Survey of American Literature II
 ENG 243
 ENG 244
 ENG246
 ENG 251
 ENG 252
 ENG 253
 ENG255
 ENG257
Survey of English Literature I
Survey of English Literature II
Major American Writers
Survey of World Literature I
Survey of World Literature II
Survey of African-American Literature
Major Writers in World Literature
Mythology
Students interested in Middle School Education (6 th – 8 th ) at JMU
 HIS 111 is not required (only HIS 112).
 ECO 201 is required (not ECO 202)
 Either U.S. Government (PLS 135 or 211) or U.S. History (HIS 121 and 122) may be taken. Both are not required for JMU but HIS121 & HIS122 and PLS135 are required for this associate’s degree
 GEO 210 is not required but is required for the associate’s degree
Updated 3/1/16

Once admitted and enrolled in courses at JMU, all students must apply to teacher education and be accepted before they can take the required education courses. Conditional admission to teacher education programs requires the completion of
ENG112 (must transfer to JMU as WRTC103), a math class, PSY 230 and EDU 200 with a grade of C or better, and a passing scores on the Praxis Core Mathematics and the Virginia Communication Literary Assessment (VCLA) test or passing scores on the Praxis Core Math, Reading, and Writing assessments (or minimum required SAT or ACT scores), see http://www.jmu.edu/coe/esc/assessmentsadmission.shtml
for more information. Students are strongly encouraged to take and pass the Praxis Core Math and VCLA assessments or the Praxis Core Math, Reading, and Writing assessments prior to transfer with an associate’s degree. Students cannot have any record of felony convictions or misdemeanors involving children or drugs.
Other admission requirements include a cumulative JMU GPA of at least 2.5, satisfactory completion of training modules in universal precautions and child abuse prevention, and submission of two reference forms. These requirements should be completed by the end of a transfer student’s first semester at JMU.
IdLS majors must earn at least a C- or higher in MATH 107 (taken at JMU) in order to progress to MATH 108. In addition, students are required to test into MATH 107 through JMU’s math placement test, regardless of the math classes completed at Reynolds.
Students in Elementary Education alternate semesters between IdLS (major) coursework and Elementary Education (teacher education program) coursework. Students are expected to take a full semester of IdLS coursework during their first semester at JMU, followed by a full semester of ELED coursework. Because of the alternating schedule, students who transfer in the spring may find that they complete their required undergraduate coursework in December, but cannot start the graduate portion of their program until the following summer session. Spring transfers should talk to their education advisor about coursework options should this situation arise.
Students in Inclusive Early Childhood and Special Education typically take major (IdLS) and education program coursework concurrently during all semesters of undergraduate enrollment. Due to the education program course sequences in both programs, students may require an additional semester in order to complete the required undergraduate education coursework. Students in these programs should take EXED 200 in their first semester at JMU.
Middle Education students take IdLS and education coursework concurrently during each semester of enrollment, and must earn at least a B- in all required education classes at JMU in order to progress.
In order to progress in the education programs, all students must make at least a C in all required pre-professional coursework, demonstrate professional behavior, and perform satisfactorily in practicums and key assessments.
Graduate Program
Most of JMU’s education programs require that students complete a one year Master of Arts in Teaching degree after successful completion of the undergraduate program.
JMU Transfer Advisor - Regina Adams adamsrx@jmu.edu
Updated 3/1/16