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-two credit-hour in general education requirements 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 REQUIREMENTS (42 CREDITS)

COMMUNICATIONS (9 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • ENC 1101
    English Composition I **
    3
  • ENC 1102
    English Composition II **
    3
  • SPC 1017
    Fundamentals of Oral Communication
    3
HUMANITIES (6 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • PHI 1010
    Introduction to Philosophy
    3
  • LIT 2330
    Children’s Literature
    3
BEHAVIORAL/ SOCIAL SCIENCE (6 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • DEP 2004
    Human Growth and Development
    3
  •  
    3
NATURAL SCIENCE (7 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • BSC 1010
    General Biology
    3
  • BSC 1010
    General Biology Lab
    1
  • ESC 1000
    General Education Earth Science
    3
MATHEMATICS (10 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • MAC 1105
    College Algebra I **
    3
  • MTG 2204
    Geometry**
    3
  • STA 2014
    Introduction to Statistics**
    4
COMPUTERS (4 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • CGS 1030
    Introduction to Information Technology
    4
DIVERSITY (6 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • AML 1631
    Hispanic American Literature
    3
  • ECO 2013
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    3
  • SLS 1501
    College Study Skills
     
CORE REQUIREMENTS (12 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • EDF 1005
    Introduction to Education****
    3
  • EDF 1030
    Classroom Management****
    3
  • EDF 2085
    Teaching Diverse Populations****
    3
  • CGS 1013
    Technology in Education****
    3

Note: A total of 40 hours of field experience is required for graduation.

Four year institutions might require the student to pass all the components of the CLAST in order to be admitted into their upper level courses.

*General Education Component

**This course has prerequisites; check course descriptions.

****Course is required as part of the program.

An Associate of Arts (A.A.) program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor‘s degree.

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