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 that meets the standards of the Education faculty.

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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