Secondary Education

AA/AS Degree – Concentration in Secondary 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

Secondary Education: 64 Credit Hours

Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ART120	Introduction to Art	3
ENG101	Composition I	3
Choose one of the following courses:		3
MAT102	General Mathematics OR	(3)
MAT132	Statistics	(3)
	Non-Lab Science	3
ED 201	Introduction to Education	3
		15
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
ENG102	Composition II	3
	Lab Science	4
	Electives in Education or Subject Major	3
	Electives in Education or Subject Major	3
PSY130	General Psychology	3
		16
Fall Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
COM103	Speech Communication	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
ED 206	Educational Psychology	3
ED 210	Human Development	3
		18
Spring Semester Courses		Credit Hrs.
REL101	World Religions	3
	Electives in Education or Subject Major	3
	Electives in Education or Subject Major	3
	Health Science	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.