Elementary & Special Education

AA/AS Degree – Concentration in Elementary & Special 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

Elementary & Special Education: 64 Credit Hours

Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ED 201	Introduction to Education	3
ENG101	Composition I	3
MAT125	College Algebra	3
REL101	World Religion	3
	Health Science	3
		15
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ENG102	Composition II	3
MAT132	Statistics	3
	Lab Science	4
ED 206	Educational Psychology	3
ART120	Introduction to Art	3
		16
Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ED 230	Diversity in Schools & Society	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
COM103	Speech Communication	3
PSY130	General Psychology	3
		18
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ED 210	Human Development	3
ED 211	Technology for Teachers	3
ED 225	Parent & Community Involvement	3
ED 205	Students with Disabilities in School	3
MUS111	Music Appreciation	3
		15
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.