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Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Elementary Teacher Education

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Total Units: 57

Term 1

15 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CDF-14: Child Growth/Development	3	CDF-14 counts for CSU Chico US Diversity graduation requirement.
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course examines the major physical, psychosocial and cognitive/language developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through adolescence. There will be an emphasis on interactions between developmental processes and environmental factors. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages. (C-ID CDEV 100).
	MATH-4: Concpt- Math Teach I	3	Recommended math placement varies.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course focuses on the development of quantitative reasoning skills through in-depth, integrated explorations of topics in mathematics, including real number systems and subsystems. Emphasis is on comprehension and analysis of mathematical concepts and applications of logical reasoning. (C-ID MATH 120).
	EDUC-2: Intro to Education	3	EDUC-2 requires 51 hours of field experience.
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: ENGL 2 or English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU Contact Hours: 34.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 85.00 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).
	ENGL-2: Reading and Composition	3	Recommended placement varies.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 118 or ENGL 119 Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course develops college-level critical reading and writing practices. Students will critically read expository, argumentative, and fictional texts and develop expository, persuasive, and argumentative academic writing. Essays will demonstrate reading comprehension, analysis, critique, academic research, and synthesis. (C-ID ENGL 100).
	CSU Area E - Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (Select One)	3
BUS-62: Money & Happiness (3.00 units) CLP-30: Career Life Planning (3.00 units) CSL-20: College & Life Success (3.00 units) ENGL-31: Existential Literature (3.00 units) FN-2: Nutrition (3.00 units) FN-8: Maternal & Child Nutrition (3.00 units) HLTH-2: Health & Wellness (3.00 units) HLTH-10: Leisure for Healthy Living (3.00 units) LM-40: Life Management (3.00 units) POS-92: Exploring Leadership (3.00 units) PSY-15: Lifespan Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-20: Personal/Social Growth (3.00 units) PSY-34: Eastern Psychology: Trad & Pr (3.00 units) PSY-36: Psy of Meditation & Mindfulnes (3.00 units) SOC-8: Marriage and Family (3.00 units) SOC-14: Sociology of Gender (3.00 units)

Term 2

12 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	ENGL-4: Introduction to Literature	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2 Unit(s): 3.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course concentrates on introducing students to a wealth of representative literary works from the major genres. Additionally, the course develops the basic skills necessary in literary analysis, namely critical reading, analytical writing, and research methods. Emphasis is placed on investigating and appreciating the cultural, historical, and aesthetic aspects of literary works chosen from at least four of the five literary genres. (C-ID ENGL 120).
	CMST-2: Public Speaking	3	Or CMST-2H
Unit(s): 3.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture Total Course Hours: 51.00 This course is the study of the fundamentals of public speaking with an emphasis on extemporaneous style delivery. Focus is placed on critical thinking including: the organization of ideas, the use of research, the development of critical analysis in the construction and consumption of messages and the practice of ethical and mindful communication. (C-ID COMM 110).
	List B (Select One)	3
ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) DRAM-2: Theatre Arts Appreciatn (3.00 units) MUS-1: Music Appreciation (3.00 units)
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	3
HIST-8: U.S. History to 1877 (3.00 units) POS-2: U.S. Government (3.00 units)
	Elective		Department strongly recommends MATH-5 a prerequisite for the major at CSU Chico

Term 3

14 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CSU Area A3 - Critical Thinking (Select One)	3
CMST-14: Argumentation & Debate (3.00 units) ENGL-11: Communicate Crit-Think (3.00 units) MATH-7: Formal Logic & Writing (3.00 units) PHIL-6: Intro To Logic (3.00 units) PHIL-8: Methods of Argument (3.00 units)
	BIOL-1: Introduction to Biology	4
Unit(s): 4.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 51.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 102.00 This course is a survey of the basic principles and concepts used by biologists to explain how organisms live and survive. Topics include ecology, a survey of the worlds organisms, genetics, evolution, cell structure and function, and energy conversions.
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	4
PSC-11: Earth Science with Lab (4.00 units) PSC-12: Concepts in Physical Science (4.00 units)
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	3	HIST-3 and GEOG-8 will double count for CSU Chico Global Cultures graduation requirement.
GEOG-8: World Regional Geography (3.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units)

Term 4

16 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	4
PSC-11: Earth Science with Lab (4.00 units) PSC-12: Concepts in Physical Science (4.00 units)
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	3
GEOG-8: World Regional Geography (3.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units)
	Required Core Choice (Select One)	3
HIST-8: U.S. History to 1877 (3.00 units) POS-2: U.S. Government (3.00 units)
	Elective	3	Department recommends EDUC-4, EDUC-5, PSY-36, PSY-41, CMST-6, or HIST-5.
CMST-6: Oral Interpretation (3.00 units) EDUC-4: Intro Para Ed (3.00 units) EDUC-5: Work W/School-Age Child (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History since 1500 (3.00 units) PSY-36: Psy of Meditation & Mindfulnes (3.00 units) PSY-41: Socio-Cultural-Psy Dev (3.00 units)
	Elective	3	Department recommends EDUC-4, EDUC-5, PSY-36, PSY-41, CMST-6, or HIST-5.
CMST-6: Oral Interpretation (3.00 units) EDUC-4: Intro Para Ed (3.00 units) EDUC-5: Work W/School-Age Child (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History since 1500 (3.00 units) PSY-36: Psy of Meditation & Mindfulnes (3.00 units) PSY-41: Socio-Cultural-Psy Dev (3.00 units)