Education

AA/AS Degree – Concentration in Education

Spoon River College offers courses in education. With proper advisement, these courses can be transferred into a senior college or university teacher education program. These programs are part of the Education & Training Career Cluster.

The listed sequence of courses provides guidance for students so that they can complete this program of study in the most efficient manner. This sequence assumes that students have met college academic placement and/or other program requirements. Students are strongly urged to contact a college advisor for assistance in developing their plan for enrolling in courses to meet the program of study.

Faculty

Beth Van Tine
beth.vantine@src.edu

Education: 64 Credit Hours

Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ART120	Introduction to Art	3
ENG101	Composition I	3
MAT125	College Algebra	3
PSY130	General Psychology	3
ED 201	Introduction to Education	3
		15
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ENG102	Composition II	3
MAT132	Statistics	3
MUS111	Music Appreciation	3
ED 206	Educational Psychology	3
	Lab Science	4
		16
Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
COM103	Speech Communication	3
CSC101	Introduction to Computer Applications	3
Choose one of the following courses:		3
HIS260	American History to 1865 OR	(3)
HIS261	American History from 1865 to present	(3)
POL180	American Government	3
	Non-Lab Science	3
		15
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ED 210	Human Development	3
ED 211	Technology for Teachers	3
Choose one of the following courses:		3
REL101	World Religions OR	(3)
ENG216	Literature of the African Experience	(3)
	Health Science	3
	Electives	6
		18
Students must complete at least one IAI approved math course. Science requirements include at least one IAI life science and one IAI physical science, and one of those must be a lab science. Additional math and/or science courses are needed to complete general education requirements for the AS degree.