ELEMENTARY TEACHER PREPARATION (A.A.)
School of Arts and Sciences
The elementary teacher preparation program consists of general studies that prepare students for transfer to a specialized program in education to complete their bachelor’s degree and other state requirements for teacher certification. Early planning is necessary to ensure that you meet the requirements of the program through which you plan to complete your requirements and those of the state in which you plan to teach.
| Suggested Sequence | ||
| First Year Fall | ||
| BIOL 101 | General Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 101L | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| COMM 204 | Intro to Speech Comm | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 102 | Beginning Algebra or higher | 3 |
| Humanities/fine arts elective | 3 |
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| Total | 16 |
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| First Year Spring | ||
| BIOL 102 | General Biology II | 3 |
| BIOL 102L | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World Civilizations I or | |
| HIST 203 | US History I | 3 |
| MATH 108 | Math for Elem Teachers | 3 |
| Computer proficiency electives | 3 |
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| Total | 16 |
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| Second Year Fall | ||
| ART 101 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ENGL 209 | Survey of World Literature I* | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World Civilizations II or | |
| HIST 204 | US History II | 3 |
| MUSC 101 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| PHSC 101 | General Physical Sci I | 3 |
| PHSC 101L | General Physical Sci I Lab | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
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| Second Year Spring | ||
| ENGL 303 | American Literature II or | |
| ENGL 308 | English Literature II | 3 |
| GEOG 202 | World Geography | 3 |
| PHSC 102 | General Physical Sci II | 3 |
| PHSC 102L | General Physical Sci II Lab | 1 |
| Select 3 of the following: | 9 |
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| ART 108 | Art Education | 3 |
| ENGL 300 | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| HIST 207 | W.Va. History | 3 |
| MUSC 108 | Music for Teachers | 3 |
| SOCI 201 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Total | 19 |
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| Degree total | 67 |
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* Or ENGL 302 American Literature I or ENGL 307 English Literature I, depending on the requirements of the program into which you plan to transfer.
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