Early Childhood and Elementary Education Liberal Arts Transfer Majors
The elementary education and early childhood transfer majors give students an introduction into teaching in pre-K and elementary schools. It is designed for students to complete the first two years of a four-year teaching degree program, earning their Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts. Students then transfer to an accredited teacher’s education program at a public or private four-year college or university and begin work immediately with their major classes.
The elementary education transfer major is an introduction to teaching grades Kindergarten through grade 6.
The early childhood (teacher licensure) transfer major is an introduction to teaching Pre-Kindergarten through grade 3. Students interested in teaching early childhood may also be interested in the Early Childhood Education AAS degree program. The Early Childhood Education AAS degree program allows you to obtain a two-year degree, preparing you to work with our youngest students, birth through Pre-K. Visit with an advisor to find the program that best suits your educational and career goals.
Starting your education major at Hawkeye will allow you to have practical experience with students in local schools beginning on day one. The classes you will take have been designed to allow you to gain practical insight into the teaching profession and offer many opportunities to work with local students.
Hawkeye provides the introductory education courses, delivered in various modalities including small face-to-face settings, hybrid, and online, that are needed to help you explore the field and build a foundation for the career you want to join. Ultimately, it can help you to decide if this is the career for you.
Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements provide you the security that your credits will transfer into the major you want to attain. Hawkeye holds articulation agreements with:
- Upper Iowa University
- Northwestern in Orange City
- University of Northern Iowa
Career Opportunities
The following are some of the career opportunities you can pursue in education:
- Public/Private School Teacher
- School Librarian
- School Counselors
- Administrator
- Curriculum Design
- Substitute Teacher
- Marketing
- Technical writer
- Human resources
- Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Grant Writer
- After-School Programs and Youth Organizations
- Writer/Editor
- Government Agencies
Involvement Opportunities
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Education Club supports local children in their time of need and work towards a greater good.
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Hawkeye Reads is a campus-wide program that seeks to support the College’s Institutional Outcomes and increase literacy.
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Student Ambassadors are a group of students who assist Admissions with the recruitment of new students and who represent and promote Hawkeye within the college and community.
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Student Leadership Council represents and promotes the common interests and general welfare of the student body.
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Multicultural Student Organization is a student-led group created to be a platform for students to focus on diversity issues that shape our world.
Planning Your Class Schedule
Students should consult with an advisor in Student Services to select courses, make a transfer plan, and periodically review their progress towards their degree completion.
Students are also encouraged to contact the admissions office at the college to which they plan to transfer during their first year at Hawkeye in order to obtain specific program and transfer requirements.
Not all courses may be required for transfer to your future major.
Students should consult with their Academic/College Success Advisor to select courses, make a transfer plan, and periodically review their progress towards their degree completion.
Students are also encouraged to contact the admissions office at the college to which they plan to transfer during their first year at Hawkeye in order to obtain specific program and transfer requirements.
Not all courses may be required for transfer to your future major.
Courses and course cost calculations are subject to change.
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| Term 1 |
| EDU-210 |
Foundations of Education
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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Examines American education from a historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective. Challenges and issues in education today will be discussed in the context of school organization, politics, funding, curriculum, professionalism, legal issues, and effective school and teacher characteristics.
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| ENG-105 |
Composition I
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O
E
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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Composition I emphasizes fluency, thesis-driven organization, the use of supporting details, and research techniques. Writing is approached as a recursive process that includes prewriting strategies, drafting, revising, and editing. The course helps students shape writing to serve readers' needs and define a sense of purpose in their writing. It also gives students strategies for reading college-level material.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or equivalent.
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| HIS-151 |
U.S. History to 1877
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This United States history course examines the country's Colonial experience, Revolutionary period, and 19th Century history through Reconstruction. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
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| HIS-152 |
U.S. History Since 1877
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This United States history course examines the period from the end of reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed upon industrialization and its impact, the development of a strong federal government, an aggressive foreign policy, and a growing involvement in an international economy. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
Lecture Hours: 48
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| PSY-121 |
Developmental Psychology
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This course presents a life span, developmental approach to the study of the developing person that identifies the behavioral dynamics of the physical, cognitive, social and affective domains of development with a view to the impact of family, school and community.
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| SDV-108 |
The College Experience
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E
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1 |
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$225.00 |
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This course is designed to orient students to the college campus, resources, services, and expectations. This course also provides a brief overview and practice of study skills and academic strategies.
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Total Credits 13
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| Term 2 |
| EDU-235 |
Children's Literature
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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The course is designed to present the dynamics of children's literature. It promotes the selection and evaluation of literature for children as well as how to engage young readers in a variety of literary genres. The course will emphasize literature as a key element of the reading curriculum, grades Preschool-8 and beyond. The course will be relevant to those interested in education and literacy.
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| ENG-106 |
Composition II
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E
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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Composition II aims to review and extend writing principles learned in Composition I to analytical, argumentative, and research-based writing. This course emphasizes critical reading, evaluation, and precise and responsible source citation.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of D- in ENG-105.
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Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
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3 |
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Liberal Arts AA Science course with lab |
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4 |
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Liberal Arts AA Social Sciences course |
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3 |
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Total Credits 16
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| Term 3 |
| EDU-246 |
Including Diverse Learners
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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Students are introduced to the issues and practices regarding the inclusion of diverse student populations in general education settings. The needs of all students including general education, special education, and gifted will be emphasized. Strategies for adapting curriculum and the classroom will be examined. Support services that are available to teachers and students will be explored.
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| MAT-112 |
Math for Elementary Teachers I
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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Math for Elementary Teachers I is the first of two mathematics courses for students who want to pursue a major in elementary education or early childhood teacher licensure. This course will use a variety of problem-solving skills while exploring many aspects of the real number system. Algebraic and concrete mathematical models will be incorporated in strategies used to solve problems.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in MAT-060 or MAT-063. Or equivalent placement score.
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Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
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3 |
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Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
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3 |
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Liberal Arts AA Humanities course |
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3 |
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Total Credits 15
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| Term 4 |
| EDU-240 |
Educational Psychology
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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The study of learning as it relates to cognitive, affective, and psychomotor processes; personal, social, and moral development; abilities and exceptionality and motivation, measurement and classroom management, exceptionality and individual differences; curriculum development and assessment; motivation and classroom management.
Co-requisite(s): EDU-920.
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| EDU-255 |
Technology in the Classroom
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This is a basic course in the planning and practical use of technology resources to enhance and extend the learning process in the face to face classroom, hybrid and online learning. Students will be exposed to various ways of thinking about educational media and its applications in the classroom. The course is designed to provide the student with experiences that will enable them to select, arrange, utilize, and produce a variety of resources to enhance student learning through their creation of a Thematic Unit.
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| EDU-920 |
Field Experience
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O
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1 |
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$265.00 |
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This course provides an observation and participation experience to explore duties, roles and responsibilities of teachers to the school community. This takes place in area schools under the direction and guidance of classroom teachers. May be taken for 1 or 2 credits.
Co-requisite(s): EDU-240
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| SPC-101 |
Fundamentals of Oral Communication
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E
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This course introduces students to the oral communication process and how it affects human interaction There will be an emphasis on developing interpersonal, small group, and public speaking skills. Students will be involved in activities that provide opportunity for the understanding and improvement of their oral communication skills.
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| SPC-112 |
Public Speaking
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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This course studies the fundamentals of public speaking, emphasizing the process of speech preparation and delivery in various contexts.
Lecture Hours: 48
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Liberal Arts AA Humanities course |
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3 |
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Liberal Arts AA Math course |
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3 |
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Liberal Arts AA Science course |
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3 |
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Total Credits 16
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Students should consult with their Academic/College Success Advisor to select courses, make a transfer plan, and periodically review their progress towards their degree completion.
Students are also encouraged to contact the admissions office at the college to which they plan to transfer during their first year at Hawkeye in order to obtain specific program and transfer requirements.
Not all courses may be required for transfer to your future major.
Courses and course cost calculations are subject to change.
Show Course DescriptionsHide Course Descriptions
| Term 1 |
| ENG-105 |
Composition I
►
|
O
E
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
Composition I emphasizes fluency, thesis-driven organization, the use of supporting details, and research techniques. Writing is approached as a recursive process that includes prewriting strategies, drafting, revising, and editing. The course helps students shape writing to serve readers' needs and define a sense of purpose in their writing. It also gives students strategies for reading college-level material.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or equivalent.
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| POL-111 |
American National Government
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O
E
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3 |
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$675.00 |
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The study of the United States national government, specifically its institutions, the process of governing, the means by which individual citizens and groups influence that process, and the output of that governing process.
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| HIS-151 |
U.S. History to 1877
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O
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3 |
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$675.00 |
|
This United States history course examines the country's Colonial experience, Revolutionary period, and 19th Century history through Reconstruction. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
Lecture Hours: 48
|
| HIS-152 |
U.S. History Since 1877
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O
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3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This United States history course examines the period from the end of reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed upon industrialization and its impact, the development of a strong federal government, an aggressive foreign policy, and a growing involvement in an international economy. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
Lecture Hours: 48
|
| PSY-121 |
Developmental Psychology
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|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This course presents a life span, developmental approach to the study of the developing person that identifies the behavioral dynamics of the physical, cognitive, social and affective domains of development with a view to the impact of family, school and community.
|
| SDV-108 |
The College Experience
|
O
E
|
1 |
|
$225.00 |
|
This course is designed to orient students to the college campus, resources, services, and expectations. This course also provides a brief overview and practice of study skills and academic strategies.
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
|
1 |
|
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Total Credits 14
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| Term 2 |
| EDU-235 |
Children's Literature
|
O
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
The course is designed to present the dynamics of children's literature. It promotes the selection and evaluation of literature for children as well as how to engage young readers in a variety of literary genres. The course will emphasize literature as a key element of the reading curriculum, grades Preschool-8 and beyond. The course will be relevant to those interested in education and literacy.
|
| ENG-106 |
Composition II
►
|
O
E
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
Composition II aims to review and extend writing principles learned in Composition I to analytical, argumentative, and research-based writing. This course emphasizes critical reading, evaluation, and precise and responsible source citation.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of D- in ENG-105.
|
| POL-111 |
American National Government
|
O
E
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3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
The study of the United States national government, specifically its institutions, the process of governing, the means by which individual citizens and groups influence that process, and the output of that governing process.
|
| HIS-151 |
U.S. History to 1877
|
O
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This United States history course examines the country's Colonial experience, Revolutionary period, and 19th Century history through Reconstruction. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
Lecture Hours: 48
|
| HIS-152 |
U.S. History Since 1877
|
O
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This United States history course examines the period from the end of reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed upon industrialization and its impact, the development of a strong federal government, an aggressive foreign policy, and a growing involvement in an international economy. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.
Lecture Hours: 48
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Liberal Arts AA Math course |
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3 |
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|
Liberal Arts AA Social Sciences course |
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3 |
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Total Credits 15
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| Term 3 |
| EDU-246 |
Including Diverse Learners
|
O
|
3 |
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$675.00 |
|
Students are introduced to the issues and practices regarding the inclusion of diverse student populations in general education settings. The needs of all students including general education, special education, and gifted will be emphasized. Strategies for adapting curriculum and the classroom will be examined. Support services that are available to teachers and students will be explored.
|
| MAT-112 |
Math for Elementary Teachers I
►
|
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
Math for Elementary Teachers I is the first of two mathematics courses for students who want to pursue a major in elementary education or early childhood teacher licensure. This course will use a variety of problem-solving skills while exploring many aspects of the real number system. Algebraic and concrete mathematical models will be incorporated in strategies used to solve problems.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in MAT-060 or MAT-063. Or equivalent placement score.
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Humanities course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Science course with lab |
|
4 |
|
|
Total Credits 16
|
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| Term 4 |
| EDU-255 |
Technology in the Classroom
|
O
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This is a basic course in the planning and practical use of technology resources to enhance and extend the learning process in the face to face classroom, hybrid and online learning. Students will be exposed to various ways of thinking about educational media and its applications in the classroom. The course is designed to provide the student with experiences that will enable them to select, arrange, utilize, and produce a variety of resources to enhance student learning through their creation of a Thematic Unit.
|
| SPC-101 |
Fundamentals of Oral Communication
|
O
E
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This course introduces students to the oral communication process and how it affects human interaction There will be an emphasis on developing interpersonal, small group, and public speaking skills. Students will be involved in activities that provide opportunity for the understanding and improvement of their oral communication skills.
|
| SPC-112 |
Public Speaking
|
|
3 |
|
$675.00 |
|
This course studies the fundamentals of public speaking, emphasizing the process of speech preparation and delivery in various contexts.
Lecture Hours: 48
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Elective course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Humanities course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Math course |
|
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts AA Science course |
|
3 |
|
|
Total Credits 15
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Admissions Requirements