Education
Associate in Education Degree
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The Education associate degree program at Dona Ana Community College is designed to prepare students for transfer into the Teacher Education Program (TEP), a baccalaureate program at New Mexico State University. Alternatively, students may opt to transfer to a similar program at another four-year institution. The DACC program includes the lower division courses required for entry into the TEP. Completion of this program does NOT guarantee admission into a Teacher Education Program at a four-year institution. Early in their second year of study at DACC, students should contact the four-year institution they have chosen to obtain application information.
Students in the Education Program are required to complete and pass a security background check in order to take the field experience course. Past criminal violations may prevent a student from completing the degree and from being hired by school systems or other child care facilities upon graduation.
Associate Degree (68 credits)
NOTE: Courses preceded by an asterisk (*) are required to apply for the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Courses in bold are part of the New Mexico Common Core.
| OR | COMM 253G, Public Speaking COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication |
3 |
| * | ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition | 4 |
| OR |
Choose one of the following combinations: *MATH 111 Fundamentals of Elementary Math (3) + *MATH 112G Fund. of Elementary Math II (3) *MATH 120, *MATH 121, OR *MATH 191 (3) + MATH 210G Math Appreciation (3) |
6 |
| NOTES: The first combination is recommended for elementary education; the second combination is recommended for secondary education. MATH 120 = Intermediate Algebra NOTES: The first combination is recommended for elementary education; the second combination is recommended for secondary education. MATH 120 = Intermediate Algebra MATH 121 = College Algebra MATH 191 = Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
| English (Consult an education advisor before
completing ENGL requirements. LING 200G is
recommended for Elementary Bilingual and Secondary
Language Arts only. ENGL 311G and ENGL 363 must be
taken at NMSU.): *ENGL 211G or *ENGL 311G (3) ENGL 363 or LING 200G (3) |
6 | |
| * | English: ENGL 211G, Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
3 |
| Fine Arts: ART 101G, MUS 101G, MUS 201G, or THTR 101G (3) Any other ART, MUS, or THTR course (3) |
6 | |
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History: |
6 |
Social Sciences and Culture—choose two of the |
6 | |
Science—select three courses, each from a
different area (all courses must include labs): |
12 |
| CEP 110G, Human Growth and Behavior | 3 | |
| * | CEP 210, Educational Psychology | 3 |
| * | EMD 101 Freshman Orientation | 1 |
| * | EMD 250 Introduction to Education | 2 |
OR |
EDUC 181 Field Experience I EDUC 103 Internship in Bilingual Education/ESL NOTE: Students majoring in Bilingual Education need to take EDUC 103. See Education advisor before enrolling. |
1 |
| Electives approved by advisor | 9 |
