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Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Elementary Teacher Education

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Total Units: 60

Term 1

16 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CDF 14: Child Growth and Development	3.00	Meets CSU Area D and E.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. Emphasis on interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children, evaluate individual differences, and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. (C-ID CDEV 100).
	EDUC 2: Introduction to Education	3.00
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 68.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today???s contemporary schools, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California???s Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP), and Teacher Performance Standards (TPS). In addition to class time, the course requires 51 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms that represent California???s diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. (C-ID EDUC 200).
	Required Core (Select One): Meets CSU Area B4	3.00
MATH-4: Concpt- Math Teach I (3.00 units) MATH-4s: Concpt- Math Teach I Support (3.00 units)
	Required Core (Select One): Meets CSU Area A2	4.00
ENGL-2: Reading and Composition (4.00 units) ENGL-3: Reading/Comp Intensive (4.00 units)
	CSU Area F Choice (Select One)	3.00

Term 2

15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ENGL 4: Introduction to Literature	3.00	Meets CSU Area C2.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2 or ENGL 3 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course introduces representative works from major genres, develops students??? close reading and analytical writing skills, and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, diverse and aesthetic qualities of literature. This course requires extensive writing, including drafting and progressive revisions of multiple drafts (minimum 5000 words), and for students to have passed the basic composition course. Graded only. (C-ID ENGL 120).
	List B (Select One): Meets CSU Area C1	3.00
ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) DRAM-2: Theatre Arts Appreciatn (3.00 units) MUS-1: Music Appreciation (3.00 units)
	GEOG 8: World Regional Geography	3.00	Meets CSU Area D.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 Survey of the world's culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, and natural environments. Identification and importance of the significant features of regions. (C-ID GEOG 125).
	HIST 8: United States History to 1877	3.00	Meets CSU Area C2 and US-1.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 A survey of the history of the United States, from pre-colonial North America to the end of Reconstruction, that addresses important political, economic, social, and cultural developments. The course also introduces students to the historical reasoning skills necessary to form their own understanding of the past, and of contemporary society. (C-ID HIST 130).
	Required Core (Select One): Meets CSU Area A1	3.00
CMST-2: Public Speaking (3.00 units) CMST-2H: Honors Public Speaking (3.00 units)

Term 3

14 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	List A (Select One): Meets CSU Area A3	3.00
CMST-14: Argumentation & Debate (3.00 units) ENGL-11: Communicate/Critical Thinking (3.00 units) MATH-7: Formal Logic & Writing (3.00 units) PHIL-6: Intro Logic & Critical Think (3.00 units) PHIL-8: Methods of Argument (3.00 units)
	BIOL 1: Introduction to Biology	4.00	Meets CSU Area B2/B3.
Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 This course is an introduction to the basic principles of biology, focusing on the flow of genetic information through cells and generations and the flow of energy through cells and ecosystems. Topics include processes of science, cell structure and function, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, ecology, and a survey of the diversity of life. An emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of current biological issues, including threats to biodiversity and applications of biotechnology in agriculture and medicine.
	HIST 3: World History to 1500	3.00	Meets CSU Area C2 and D.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is a survey of the development of world civilizations from prehistoric humans to 1500. Major themes include: broad patterns of change; dynamics of race, class, gender and ethnicity; reciprocal influence between the physical environment and human societies; and ways in which human groups have interacted with one another. In addition, the course examines distinctive forms of political, social, and economic organization, and significant scientific achievements, cultural developments, and belief systems. The course also provides an introduction to historical method. (C-ID HIST 150).
	PSC 11: Earth Science with Lab	4.00	Meets CSU Area B1/B3.
Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 An introduction to the essentials of Earth Science with a laboratory. Topics include the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solar system. This course focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the Earth such as the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, weather and climate. (C-ID GEOL 121).

Term 4

15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	POS 2: United States Government	3.00	Meets CSU Area D and US-2.
Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 153.00 An introduction to United States and California government and politics, including their constitutions, political institutions and processes, and political actors. Examination of political behavior, political issues, and public policy. (C-ID POLS 110).
	PSC 12: Concepts in Physical Science	4.00	Meets CSU Area B1/B3.
Prerequisite(s): Intermediate Algebra or equivalent Unit(s): 4.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Out of Class Hours: 102.00 Total Course Hours: 204.00 This course is an investigation of basic principles of physics and chemistry including matter, physical and chemical properties, energy, motion, light, atomic structure, bonding, solutions and chemical reactions. The inter-dependence of chemistry and physics will be emphasized. This course is intended for non-science majors. (C-ID PHYS 140).
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)	8.00	Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. Department recommends CMST 6, EDUC 4, EDUC 5, HIST 5, PSY 36, or PSY 41.