Elementary Education
Associate in Arts
Purpose
It is highly recommended that students take are, music literature or drama/theater as their humanities distribution.Individual baccalaureate institutions have specific requirement. It is strongly recommended that coursework be saved in order to present a portfolio upon transfer. If a student is not computer literate (ability to word process, create and use spreadsheets, create power point presentations) it is strongly recommended that he/she take an appropriate course.
Recommended Course Schedule
Fall Quarter, First Year
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I (C) | 5 |
| PHIL& 101 | Introduction to Philosophy (H) | 5 |
| HIST& 146 | US History I (SS) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Winter Quarter, First Year
| ENGL 102 | English Composition II (C) | 5 |
| EDUC& 201 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| SPEE 110 | Principles of Speech Communication (H) | 5 |
| Health & Fitness Distribution (HF) | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Spring Quarter, First Year
| SCIE 104 | Intro. to Physical Science (S) | 5 |
| EDUC 202 | Classroom Observation | 2 |
| ENGL 233 | Literature for Children & Adolescents (H)* | 5 |
| POLS& 202 | American Government (SS) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Fall Quarter, Second Year
| BIOL& 100 | Survey of Biology (S) | 5 |
| GEOG 250 | Human & Cultural Geography (SS) | 5 |
| Health & Fitness Distribution (HF) | 1 | |
| MATH& 131 | Math for Elementary Education I (M) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Winter Quarter, Second Year
| SPEE 250 | Intercultural Communications (H) | 5 |
| MATH& 132 | Math for Elementary Education II (M) | 5 |
| MUSC 114 | Fundamentals of Music for Education | 3 |
| PYSC& 100 | General Psychology (SS) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Spring Quarter, Second Year
| Health & Fitness Distribution | 1 | |
| Non Western History (SS) | 5 | |
| GEOL& 208 | Geology of the Pacific Northwest (S) | |
| or | ||
| ENVS& 100 | Survey of Environmental Science (S) | 5 |
| PSYC& 200 | Lifespan Psychology (SS) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
* Students intending to transfer to Saint Martins University are to take a different literature course as they will take Children's Literature at SMU
**Students should be able to demonstrate computer literacy in software including word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, in addition to being proficient on the Internet. These skills may be demonstrated through a portfolio of files gathered during their education course work.
Students are required to complete 3-5 credits in a Diversity course (D). A list of courses that satisfy the Diversity Requirement can be found in the college catalog.