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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER (AA-T)

The Associate in Arts in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer Degree is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Teacher Education, or similar major. Upon completion of the AA-T in Elementary Education, students will be able to:

• defend an educational position, view, or theory from more than one perspective using primary and secondary sources to understand the important arguments in the field of Education
• develop and defend their own educational philosophy and point of view
• demonstrate a basic understanding of pedagogical methodology relevant to each of the courses offered in the program
• demonstrate an enhanced ability to articulate ideas about educational issues
• identify/recognize consistencies and inconsistencies of specific educational theories or worldviews
• use educational language relevant to an issue or theory
• compare and contrast the core of an educational problem, issue, or question
• develop the skills to become responsible participants of complex democratic societies

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Compare and contrast the core of an educational problem, issue, or question by referencing the inquiry to a system (history, topic, educational philosophy, etc.)
• Defend an educational position, view, or theory from more than one perspective using primary and secondary  sources in Education to understand the important arguments
• Develop and defend student’s own educational philosophy and point of view
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of pedagogical methodology relevant to each of the courses offered in the program
• Demonstrate an enhanced ability to articulate ideas about educational issues
• Identify/recognize consistencies and inconsistencies of specific educational theories or worldviews
• Use educational language relevant to an issue or theory

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Required Core
EDEL 200	Introduction to the Teaching Profession	3.0
CD 110	Child Development	3.0
BIOL 120	Introduction To Biological Science	4.0
PS 112	Physical Science for Elementary School Teachers	3.0
ESCI 110	Introduction To Earth Science	4.0
MATH 110A	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	3.0
COMM 130	Public Speaking	3.0
ENGL 100	Freshman Composition	4.0-4.5
or ENGL 100S	Enhanced Freshman Composition
ENGL 102	Introduction to Literature	3.0
GEOG 105	World Regional Geography	3.0
HIST 102	Political and Social History of the United States: 1500s to 1876	3.0
HIST 245	World Civilization from Antiquity to 1500	3.0
POL 101	American Political Institutions	3.0
List A
Any course articulated as fulfilling CSU GE Area A3 with Freshman Composition as a prerequisite		3.0-4.0
COMM 103	Argumentation, Persuasion, and Critical Thinking (3)
ENGL 103	Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing (3)
ENGL 110	Critical Thinking Through Literature (4)
PHIL 103	Philosophical Reasoning: Critical Thinking in Philosophy (3)
PHIL 106	Introduction to Logic (3)
PSYC 103	Critical Thinking In Psychology (3)
READ 103	Critical Thinking and Academic Literacy (3)
List B
Select one of the following:		3.0
ART 100	Introduction to World Art (3)
DANC 101	History of Dance (3)
MUS 100	Music Appreciation (3)
TH 101	Introduction to the Theatre (3)
Total Units		48-49.5

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
2. Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
3. Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
4. Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.