Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer (AA-T)
The Associate in Arts in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer (AA-T in Elementary Teacher Education) is designed to provide lower division preparation for Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education, or a similar major at a baccalaureate institution. It is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with a foundation of knowledge in the areas of English composition, oral communication, physical and life sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, and critical thinking. Transfer students earning the AA-T in Elementary Teacher Education will receive a broad, general education focus that will prepare them to teach a variety of subjects at the elementary school level.
The following is required for the AA-T in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer degree:
- Minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units.
- Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.
- Minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major.
- A grade of “C” or higher or “Pass” in all courses required for the major.
- Certified completion of the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern; see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section for more information.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills in a diverse setting.
- Demonstrate effective communication in teaching and learning environments.
- Use arithmetical, algebraic, geometric and statistical methods to solve problems.
- Describe general principles of the political institutions and government of the United States.
- Assess how social issues are influenced by geographical and historical processes.
- Analyze basic concepts of physical and biological science to evaluate scientific information and solve scientific problems.
- Analyze the principle elements of representative examples of art, architecture, literature, theater, philosophy, music, dance, film, or other relevant areas of cultural and/or intellectual creative.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the historical and philosophical context of representative areas, movements, media, works, or styles of cultural and/or intellectual creativity.
- Demonstrate the ability to write effectively.
- Organize thoughts and ideas in both oral and written format.
Associate in Arts Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| BIO-130 | General Biology I | 3 |
| BIO-131 | General Biology I Laboratory | 1 |
| CD-125 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CHEM-120 | Preparation for General Chemistry | 4 |
| COMM-122 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ED-200 | Teaching as a Profession | 3 |
| ENGL-120 | College Composition and Reading | 3 |
| ENGL-122 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| GEOG-106 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG-121 | Physical Geography: Earth Systems Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL-104 | Earth Science | 3 |
| HIST-100 | Early World History | 3 |
| HIST-108 | Early American History | 3 |
| MATH-125 | Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics I | 3 |
| PHYC-110 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| POSC-121 | Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics | 3 |
| List A | ||
| ENGL-124 | Advanced Composition: Critical Reasoning and Writing | 3 |
| List B | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Great Music Listening | ||
| Introduction to the Theatre | ||
| List C | ||
| Select eight units from the following: | 8 | |
Any course in List B not selected | ||
| Child, Family and Community | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Physical Education in Elementary Schools | ||
| History of Race & Ethnicity in the United States | ||
or HIST-107 | History of Race & Ethnicity in the United States | |
| Health Education for Teachers | ||
| Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Spanish II | ||
| Units in the Major | 60 | |
| 39/37 total units that may be double-counted | ||
| Plus General Education Requirements (CSU GE or IGETC-CSU) 1 | 39/37 | |
| Total Transferable Elective Units | 0 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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General education requirements all met in the major.
Please note: SDSU accepts this degree for students transferring into Liberal Studies Generalist Education.