Associate of Arts

EDUCATION (13.0101)

Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 60 Credits)

This program is designed for students planning to pursue a four-year bachelor’s degree in education. A component of forty-eight credit-hours in general education coursework is required. The program provides a general background in the field of education and expands the student’s theoretical knowledge using practical, hands-on teaching experiences. FNU awards an Associate of Arts degree upon graduation.

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General Education (48 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)
Credit Hours
  • SLS 1501
    College Study Skills
    1
English and Communications (9 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ENC 1101
    English Composition I
    3
  • ENC 1102
    English Composition II
    3
  • SPC 1017
    Fundamentals of Oral Communications
    3
Humanities (9 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • Any 3 Humanities courses.
    9
  • AML 1010
    Survey of American Literature I
    3
  • AML 1631
    Hispanic American Literature
    3
  • LIT 2330
    Children's Literature
    3
  • LIT 2460
    Literature Through Film
    3
  • PHI 1010
    Introduction to Philosophy
    3
  • PHI 1100
    Logic
    3
  • PHI 1600
    Ethics
    3
  • HUM 1020
    Humanities
    3
  • HUM 1030
    Origins of Western Civilization
    3
  • HUM 1510
    Understanding Arts
    3
  • MUH 2011
    Music Appreciation
    3
Social Science (9 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • Any 3 Social Science Courses
    9
  • AMH 1010
    American History to 1865
    3
  • AMH 1020
    American History from 1865
    3
  • CCJ 2001
    Criminology
    3
  • DEP 2004
    Human Growth and Development
    3
  • ECO 2013
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    3
  • POS 2041
    American Government and Politics
    3
  • PSY 1012
    General Psychology
    3
  • SYG 2000
    Principles of Sociology
    3
Natural Science (7 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • BSC 1010
    General Biology
    3
  • BSC 1010L
    General Biology Lab I
    1
  • ESC 1000
    Earth Science
    3
Mathematics (10 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • MAC 1105
    College Algebra I
    3
  • MTG 2204
    Geometry
    3
  • STA 2014
    Introduction to Statistics
    4
Information Literacy (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • CGS 1030
    Introduction to Information Technology
    3
Core Requirements (12 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • EDF 1005
    Introduction to Education
    3
  • EDF 1030
    Classroom Management
    3
  • EDF 2085
    Teaching Diverse Populations
    3
  • CGS 1013C
    Technology in Education
    3
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