Degree Plans - Educational Personnel - Educational Assistant Certificate
EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL -- EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT
Richland only (see above) [El Centro is an authorized site.]
(Certificate)
Degree Plan Code: C1.EDU.ASST.05
This Educational Assistant certificate program provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills to work effectively in public schools as an educational aide or teacher assistant. All courses taken in this certificate program will apply to the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree program in Educational Personnel as well as to the Bilingual/ESL Option.
| CREDIT HOURS |
SEMESTER I
| EDTC 1307 | Introduction to Teaching Reading OR | 3 |
| TECA 1354 | Child Growth and Development | (3) |
| EDTC 1325 | Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education | 3 |
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication <OR | 3 |
| SPCH 1315 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | (3) |
| +Elective | 1-3 | |
| 10-12 |
SEMESTER II
| EDTC 1301 | Educational Systems | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 | Children with Special Needs | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| ++Elective | 3-4 | |
| +++Elective | 3 | |
| 15-16 |
| Minimum Hours Required | 25-28 |
+Elective - must be selected from the following:
| EDUC 1301 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDUC 1325 | Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 2301 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| PHED 1306 | Advanced First Aide and Emergency Care | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2314 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 1301 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 1306 | Contemporary Social Issues | 3 |
| SOCI 2319 | Race, Ethnicity and Community | 3 |
| TECA 1303 | Family and the Community | 3 |
| TECA 1311 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDTC 1150 | Portfolio Development | 1 |
| EDTC 1250 | Portfolio Development | 2 |
| EDTC 1394 | Special Topics in Teacher Assistant/Aide | 3 |
| EDTC 1391 | Special Topics in English Teacher Education | 3 |
| EDTC 1364 | Practicum (or Field Experience) - Teacher Assistant/Aide | 3 |
| EDTC 1365 | Practicum (or Field Experience) - Teacher Assistant/Aide | 3 |
++Elective - must be selected from the following:
| COSC 1300 | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| COSC 1401 | Microcomputer Concepts and Applications | 4 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 1414 | College Algebra | 4 |
| EDTC 1341 | Instructional Technology and Computer Applications | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
+++Elective - must be selected from the following:
| EDTC 1321 | Bilingual Education | 3 |
| ENGL | (2000 Level Literature Course) | 3 |
| ARTS 1301 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSI 1306 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
Students may ONLY take one (1) Special Topics course for this certificate.