Education, Associate of Arts

Program Description:

This program is designed for students planning to pursue a four-year bachelor’s degree in education. A component of forty-eight credit-hours in general education coursework is required. The program provides a general background in the field of education and expands the student’s theoretical knowledge using practical, hands-on teaching experiences. FNU awards an Associate of Arts degree upon graduation.

Program Requirements (60 Credits)

General Education (48 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (9 Credits)

Any 3 Humanities courses.

AML 1010	Survey of American Literature I	3
AML 1631	Hispanic American Literature	3
LIT 2330	Children's Literature	3
LIT 2460	Literature Through Film	3
PHI 1010	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHI 1100	Logic	3
PHI 1600	Ethics	3
HUM 1020	Humanities	3
HUM 1030	Origins of Western Civilization	3
HUM 1510	Understanding Arts	3
MUH 2011	Music Appreciation	3

Social Science (9 Credits)

Any 3 Social Science Courses

AMH 1010	American History to 1865	3
AMH 1020	American History from 1865	3
CCJ 2001	Criminology	3
DEP 2004	Human Growth and Development	3
ECO 2013	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
POS 2041	American Government and Politics	3
PSY 1012	General Psychology	3
SYG 2000	Principles of Sociology	3

Natural Science (7 Credits)

BSC 1010	General Biology	3
BSC 1010L	General Biology Lab I	1
ESC 1000	Earth Science	3

Mathematics (10 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
MTG 2204	Geometry	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

Core Requirements (12 Credits)

EDF 1005	Introduction to Education	3
EDF 1030	Classroom Management	3
EDF 2085	Teaching Diverse Populations	3
CGS 1013C	Technology in Education	3

Note: A total of 40 hours of field experience is required for graduation.

An Associate of Arts program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.