Elementary Teacher Education

Elementary Teacher Education - AA Degree

Students interested in Elementary Teacher Education with plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree would follow this recommended track.

Student should work closely with their OJC advisor and contact their transfer institution choices for more specific transfer information. Other transfer information can be found at: The Colorado Dept. of Higher Education.

Freshman Year		Fall Semester	Spring Semester
SCI 155 ENG 121 HIS 121 LIT 115 or 201 PSY 101	Integrated Science I w/Lab English Composition I U.S. History to Reconstruction  Literature General Psychology I	4 3 3 3 3
ENG 122 ----- SCI 156 GEO 105	English Composition II **Elective Integrated Science II w/Lab World Regional Geography		3 3 4 3

 

Sophomore Year		Fall Semester	Spring Semester
HUM 121 PSY 238 COM 115 MAT 155	Survey of the Humanities I Child Development Public Speaking Integrated Math I	3 3 3 3
EDU 221 MAT 156 POS 111 ----- -----	Introduction to Education Integrated Math II American Government **Elective **Elective		2 3 3 3 4

 

** Each 4 year college in Colorado has their own prescribed list of " electives " for those students that are seeking an Elementary Education degree. Check with your advisor for this list of courses. OJC will use applicable elective credit (19 credit hours) outside of the required courses (41 credits) to graduate the student from OJC.

* A grade of B- or higher must be earned in English Composition I (ENG 121). This is a standard teacher education admission standard in Colorado.

*If a student should need to take remedial and/or pre-requisite courses they are not included in this degree plan.

*Some courses may not be offered at OJC but available with CCCOnline.