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EDUCATION CONCENTRATION - 2009
Education Concentration
(Associate of Arts Degrees):
Overview
Program ID - AA.EDUCN
Early Childhood Education and Human Services Department’s mission statement and goals state two primary purposes: 1) To provide knowledge, training and skill development for persons interested in working in the area of social services with specific educational opportunities for those interested in early childhood development, human services, and education, and 2) To serve the community as an information and knowledge-base in the area of social service, with specific expertise in early childhood education and development, human services, and education.
The Education concentration prepares students seeking bachelor’s degrees in education or liberal arts to transfer to four-year colleges or universities. In order to assure certification by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, students seeking entry-level work in child care should enroll in the Associate in Science Degree: Early Childhood Development Program. For more information, contact the department chairperson. Students interested in transferring credits from this program to a four-year institution should also see a transfer counselor to select appropriate electives.
Career Outlook:
Graduates of this concentration may qualify to transfer to fouryear
colleges or universities as juniors. Potential teaching
careers include teacher aid; early elementary, later
elementary, middle school and high school teaching;
preschool and kindergarten teaching; and special education
teaching. Students must obtain a bachelor’s degree as the
minimum requirement for entry into these fields. Graduate
work may be necessary, as well.
Upon completetion of this concentration graduates will be able to:
Students enrolling in this degree program can earn World Studies Emphasis certification simultaneously.
| COURSE TITLE |
COURSE NUMBER | SEMESTER TAKEN | CREDITS | PREREQUISITES |
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: | ||||
| College Writing I | ENG111 | 3 | ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| College Writing II | ENG112 | 3 | ENG111 | |
| Individual and Society | From Area 2 satisfied by program | |||
| World View | From Area 3 satisfied by program | |||
| Quantitative Thought | From Area 4 | 3 | MAT094 or placement | |
| Science and Technology | From Area 5 | 4 | ||
| Humanities | From Area 6 | 3 | ||
| subtotal | 16 | |||
| CONCENTRATION COURSES: | ||||
| Principles of Psychology | PSY101 | 3 | ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| Child Growth/Development or Adolescent/Adult Development | ECE103 or PSY124 | 3 | ESL098 and ESL099 or placement or RDG095 and ENG090 or placement; PSY101 | |
| Applications/Concepts | CIT110 | 3 | ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| Oral Communication | ENG171 | 3 | ||
| World Civilization I | HIS111 | 3 | ESL098 and ESL099 or RDG095 and ENG090 or placement | |
| World Civilization II | HIS112 | 3 | ESL098 and ESL099 or RDG095 and ENG090 or placement | |
| US History I or US History II | HIS151 or HIS152 | 3 | ||
| Children's Literature or Elective | LIT217 | 3 | 3 pre/coreq ENG111 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | 3 pre/coreq ENG111 | ||
| Literature Elective | 3 | 3 pre/coreq ENG111 | ||
| Mathematics Elective | 3 | MAT094 or placement | ||
| Lab Science Elective | 4 | |||
| Elective | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | |||
| subtotal | 46 | |||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 62 | |||
| A Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check and/or a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check are required for this program. | ||||