College Transfer Pathway Leading to the Associate in Science - Teacher Preparation

General Education (34 Credits)

The general education requirement includes study in courses selected from the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) component of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

Total General Education Hours Required: 34

Other Required Hours (8 credits)

Optional General Education Hours (0-8 credits)

A student may take up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as General Education in the CAA as a part of this pathway. These courses are not a part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component. Students who complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better will receive transfer credit. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit.

Total Semester Hours Credit In Pathway: 42-50

Note:

* Only students that place out of lower level math courses will be eligible to take PHY 251/252 and MAT 272.

High school students in the CCP College Transfer Pathway Leading to the Associate in Science must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the Associate in Science degree with the exception of mathematics courses beyond MAT 271.

Please see CC16-025 at https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/numbered-memos/cc16-025 for direct placement criteria for MAT 271 Calculus 1.

A student may take up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as General Education in the CAA as a part of this pathway.  These courses are not a part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component. Students who complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better will receive transfer credit. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre-major, or elective credit.

Semester I

• ACA 122 College Transfer Success Credits: 1
• EDU 187 Teaching and Learning for All Credits: 4 ^2,3
• ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
• Social/Behavioral Science Requirement Credits: 3 ¹
• Optional General Education Hours (if needed) Credits: 3 ⁴

Semester II

• EDU 216 Foundations of Education Credits: 3
• ENG 112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines Credits: 3
• Math Requirement Credits: 4 ⁵
• Optional General Education Hours (if needed) Credits: 3 ⁴

Semester III

• SOC 225 Social Diversity Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement Credits: 3 ⁷
• Natural Science Requirement Credits: 4 ⁶
• Optional General Education Hours (if needed) Credits: 3 ⁴

Semester IV

• COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3

• OR

• COM 231 Public Speaking Credits: 3
• Math Requirement Credits: 4 ⁵
• Natural Science Requirement Credits: 4 ⁶
• Optional General Education Hours (if needed) Credits: 3 ⁴

Notes:

¹ - ECO 251, ECO 252, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 131, HIS 132, POL 120, PSY 150, SOC 210

² - If fall, take EDU 187; if spring, take EDU 216

³ - If completed Teacher Cadet or Teaching as a Profession courses in high school with a B or better, may substitute that course for EDU 187

⁴ - Optional Gen Ed Hours (foreign language), if needed by the receiving university

⁵ - MAT 171, MAT 172, MAT 263, MAT 271, MAT 272

⁶ - AST 151/151A, BIO 110, BIO 111/112, CHM 151/152, GEL 111, PHY 110/110A, PHY 151/152, PHY 251/252

⁷ - ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, DRA 111, ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 241, ENG 242, MUS 110, MUS 112, PHI 215, PHI 240