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Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation (A1010T)

Associate in Arts

The Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation program is designed for college students who intend to earn a four-year degree in teacher education in a non-STEM major.

The Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses. Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use.

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) and the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) enables North Carolina community college graduates of two-year associate in arts programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and to Signatory Institutions of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to transfer with junior status.

Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with junior status. Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions.

Course Sequence

Academic Transition (required)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
ACA 122 College Transfer Success 0 2 1

Universal General Education Transfer Component
(All UGETC – Universal General Education Transfer Component courses – will transfer for equivalency credit.)

English Composition (6 semester hours)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry 3 0 3
ENG 112 Writing/Research in Disciplines 3 0 3

 

Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts (9 semester hours, Select three courses from at least two different disciplines)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 3
ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 3
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 3
COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3 0 3
COM 231 Public Speaking 3 0 3
ENG 231 American Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3 0 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3 0 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3 0 3
MUS 110 Music Appreciation 3 0 3
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz 3 0 3
PHI 215 Philosophical Issues 3 0 3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 0 3

 

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 3
HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3 0 3
HIS 112 World Civilizations II 3 0 3
HIS 131 American History I 3 0 3
HIS 132 American Literature I 3 0 3
POL 120 American Government 3 0 3
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 3

 

Mathematics (3-4 semester hours, Select one course from the following.)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy 2 2 3
MAT 152 Statistical Methods I 3 2 4
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra 3 2 4

 

Natural Sciences (4 semester hours, Select four semester hours from the following)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
BIO 110 Principles of Biology 3 3 4
BIO 111 General Biology I 3 3 4
CHM 151 General Chemistry I 3 3 4
PHY 110 / PHY 110A Conceptual Physics and Lab 3 2 4

 

Additional Education Hours
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
SOC 225 Social Diversity 3 0 3

An additional 14-15 semester hours of courses should be selected from courses classified as general education or UGETC within the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. Students should select these courses based on their intended major and transfer university.

NOTE: If MAT 143 is selected in the mathematics category above, students must complete 14 semester hours in the additional General Education category.

Education, Other Required Hours (14 semester hours)
Course Course Name Class Lab Credit
EDU 187 Teaching and Learning for All* 3 3 4
EDU 216 Foundations of Education 3 0 3
EDU 279 Literacy Development and Instruction 3 3 4
EDU 250 Teacher Licensure Preparation 3 0 3

*Students who have completed Teacher Cadet or Teaching as a Profession courses in high school with a B or better may be awarded credit for prior learning equivalent to EDU 187, provided high school faculty meet transfer level qualifications as established by RCC’s accrediting body.

Total Semester Hours: 60-61

Note: Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

Employment Competencies

Upon successful completion, graduates will be able to:

  • Communicate in a clear, coherent and focused manner.
  • Interpret ideas or information and apply concepts to respond to discipline-specific questions.
  • Compare and contrast cultural perspectives.
  • Evaluate credibility of sources relevant to a specific topic.
  • Describe the role of public education at the federal, state and local level.
  • Identify responsibilities of an effective educator.


Address

Rockingham Community College
PO Box 38
215 Wrenn Memorial Rd.
Wentworth, NC 27375

Hours

Monday to Thursday:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Contact

336-342-4261
336-349-9986 (fax)
info@rockinghamcc.edu