Education, A.S.

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The Associate of Science degree in Education is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution outside of the state of Maryland to obtain a baccalaureate degree and earn state teacher certification in elementary education OR who plan to obtain a baccalaureate degree and earn state teacher certification in secondary education at any four-year institution. Students are required to submit a professional portfolio prior to graduation.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	ENG 101 - English Composition	3	Gen Ed	Diversity Gen Ed	3
Gen Ed	Math Gen Ed	3	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities Gen Ed	3
Gen Ed	PSY 101 - General Psychology	3	Gen Ed	English Gen Ed	3
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science Gen Ed (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3	Program requirement	Arts & Humanities or English Gen Ed	3
EDU 101 or 103	Introduction to Education or Foundations of Early Childhood Education	3	Free elective	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science Gen Ed (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)		Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science Gen Ed	3
Gen Ed	Arts & Humanities Gen Ed in a different discipline from the first		Program requirement	Behavioral/Social Science Gen Ed	3
EDU 211 or PSY 203	Introduction to Special Education or Educational Psychology		Free Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
Program requirement	Choose Math 107, 108, or 109 in consultation with an advisor		Free Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
Free elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor		Free Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor; 2 or more credits	2
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		14

General Education Requirements (31-33 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses in different disciplines from approved General Education course list (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 Credits)
Select another course in a different discipline from approved General Education course list (3 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from approved General Education course list —one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
Select another ENG course from the approved General Education course list (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select a MAT course from the approved General Education course list (3-4 Credits)

Program Requirements (15 Credits)

EDU 101 - Introduction to Education (3 Credits)
OR
EDU 103 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
EDU 211 - Introduction to Special Education (3 Credits)
OR
PSY 203 - Educational Psychology (3 Credits)

Take additional required courses from the list below.

Arts/Humanities/English General Education course (3 Credits)
Mathematics course - Recommend
MAT 107
,
MAT 108
,
MAT 109
(3 Credits)
Behavioral/Social Sciences course (3 Credits)

Free Electives (14 Credits)

Courses should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution.

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)

Note:

Students who have been convicted of child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, or crimes of violence are precluded from employment in the field of teaching. Please discuss concerns with your advisor.

Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown Community College / HCC

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