Emphasis Degrees

This is a new award effective Fall 2008.

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN TEACHING EC-4 EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIALIZATION ONLY
Available at all DCCCD Colleges
and Transferable to Stephen F. Austin State University

Degree Code: AS.SFA.EC-4.SPECIAL

This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs below.

Students completing all courses in this plan will receive an AS degree and will be assured all courses with a grade of "C" or better will transfer into a Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with an EC-4 Teacher Certificate at Stephen F. Austin State University. Students will be admitted into the program with a DCCCD GPA (2) of at least 3.00. Students MUST take the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) test and score at least 245 on Reading, 220 on Writing, and 230 on Math in order to be accepted into this program at SFA.

The Stephen F. Austin State University portion of this degree is delivered primarily in an on-line format and may be of interest to those students who are "place-bound" within the Metroplex.

In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree, a student must:

  1. Complete a minimum of 66 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
  2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, English 1302 and Speech 1315, and the selected college-level mathematics course;
  3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.5 in the DCCCD. (However, students entering the SFA on-line program must have a GPA of 3.00.)
  4. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
  5. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
Course Requirements for the AS Degree in Teaching EC-4 Early Childhood Specialization Only Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS
Select each of the following:
English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302 and Speech 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)		 9
MATHEMATICS
(A grade of "C" or better required.)
Select one from the following:
Math 1314 or 1414		 3-4
LAB SCIENCES
Select two from the following:
Biology 1408 or Geology 1403
AND
Chemistry 1405 or Physics 1405		 8
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Select each from the following:
History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302

Select one from the following:
Anthropology 2346, 2351; Economics 1303, 2301, 2302, 2311; Psychology 2301, 2314, 2316; Sociology 1301, 1306, 2319		 15
HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Select one from each of the following groupings:
  1. Arts 1301; Drama 1310; Dance 2303
  2. English 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
  3. Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304
 9

INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS
Select the following:
Physical Education 1164

Select one from the following:
Take any 3 or 4 credit hour Computer Science course with the prefix of COSC
OR
Take BCIS 1405

 4-5
REQUIRED TEACHING EC-4 EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIALIZATION ONLY COURSES
Select each of the following Education Courses:
TECA 1303
TECA 1318
TECA 1311 (or EDUC 1301)
TECA 1354 (or EDUC 2301)

Select each of the following Math Courses:
MATH 1350 and MATH 1351
18
Total Credit Hours for this AS Degree 66-68

This degree is appropriate for students who seek certification for EC-4 Early Childhood Specialization Only tranferring to SFA.