The AA-T, Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs, prepares students for elementary school teaching careers, grades K-5. Our preliminary degree provides students with interdisciplinary subject matter expertise as required for seamless transfer to a four-year university’s bachelor’s degree completion program in Liberal Studies and fulfills its lower-division requirements. Its introductory education course emphasizes equitable, culturally responsive pedagogy and teacher performance expectations, including professional teaching standards. In addition, students complete early fieldwork placements in our community, which allows future educators to observe active teaching and learning in today’s diverse classrooms. These authentic, contextualized learning opportunities are intentionally designed for undergraduate students interested in public service, through teaching careers in elementary schools, grades K-5.
The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing the AA-T are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major.
To earn this Elementary Teacher Education AA-T degree, students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of the following major requirements with a minimum grade of "C" (or "P").
- Certified completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), which requires a minimum of 34 units; and
- Completion of a minimum 60 Cal-GETC transferrable semester units with a minimum “C” grade required in each course. A “C” is defined as a minimum of 2.0 grade points on a 4.0 scale.
Students planning on transferring to a four-year institution and major in Elementary Teacher Education should consult with a counselor regarding the transfer process and lower division requirements.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Required Courses: | ||
BIOL 100 | General Biology | 4 |
COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
or COMM C1000H | Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors | |
CD 105 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
or CD 105H | Child Growth and Development - Honors | |
EDUC 200 | Introduction to Elementary Education | 3 |
ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
or ENGL C1000H | Academic Reading and Writing - Honors | |
HIST 100 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
or HIST 100H | United States History to 1877 - Honors | |
POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
or POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors | |
ENGL 151 | College Composition and Literature | 3 |
or ENGL 151H | College Composition and Literature - Honors | |
or HIST 170 | World History to 1500 | |
List A - One from the following: | ||
CHEM 101 & PHYSIC 101 | Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Physics | 8 |
GEOL 140 & GEOL 141 | Earth Science and Earth Science Laboratory | 4 |
List B - One course from the following: | ||
ART 102 | Art History: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
or ART 102H | Art History: Renaissance to Present - Honors | |
ART 103 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
DANCE 100 | Dance History and Appreciation | 3 |
MUS 100 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
or MUS 100H | Music Appreciation - Honors | |
THART 100 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
List C - Complete up to 12 additional units from the following: 1 | ||
HIST 145 | History of California | 3 |
or HIST 145H | History of California - Honors | |
GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
or GEOG 120 | World Regional Geography | |
ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3-4 |
or ENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | |
or PHIL 102 | Critical Thinking and Writing | |
or PHIL 103 | Introduction to Logic: Argument and Evidence | |
or READ 104 | Critical Reading, Thinking and Literacy | |
or READ 102 | Critical Reading as Critical Thinking |
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Major Total | 42-47 | |
Total Units That May Be Double Counted | 25 | |
General Education (Cal-GETC) Units | 34 | |
Elective Units | 4-9 | |
Total Units | 60 |
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Note: Students preparing to transfer to CSUSB's Liberal Studies-General, B.A. should complete the following courses from List C: HIST 145 or HIST 145H and GEOG 102 or GEOG 120.
See Section on Degree, Certificate, and Transfer Information for additional information on the Associate Degrees for Transfer.
To earn an SBVC Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) students must complete the following General Education (GE) pattern: