Minimum 62 credit hours
Students intending to pursue a career in high school teaching should choose an AA or AS concentration in the field in which they intend to teach: Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Music, Physical Science, Physics, Social Science, Speech or Drama.
General Education Requirements for the AA degree * (37-41 credit hours)
Concentration and Elective Courses for the AA degree (21-25 credit hours)
| Teaching High School (Major Area of Concentration of Study for the Associate in Arts Degree) Study of basic education and liberal arts courses for the student who intends to transfer to a four year college or university. |
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| First semester | Credit Hours |
| English 101 Composition | 3 |
| Biological/Physical Science elective* | 4-5 |
| Mathematics 118 General Education Mathematics or Mathematics 122* * Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II |
4 |
| CIS elective | 3 |
TOTAL |
14-15 |
| Second semester | Credit Hours |
| English 102 Composition | 3 |
| Biological/Physical Science elective* | 4-5 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts electives | 6 |
| General Education elective* | 3 |
TOTAL |
16-17 |
| Third Semester | Credit Hours |
| Speech 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| Biological/Physical Science elective* | 4-5 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts elective* | 3 |
| Psychology 201 General Psychology | 3 |
| Geography 101 World Geography | 3 |
TOTAL |
16-17 |
| Fourth semester | Credit Hours |
| History 112 History of the American People from 1865 |
3 |
| Literature elective* | 3 |
| Health 250 Health Education | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts electives* | 3 |
| General Education electives* | 4 |
TOTAL |
16 |
| Students must complete all prerequisite courses for Math 122. In addition, this area of concentration requires 15 hours of Humanities/Fine Arts and 15 hours of Natural Sciences. | |