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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE
Leading to Initial Texas Teacher Certification in Speech, 8-12
Available at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, and Mountain View Colleges
Degree Code: AAT.SPCH.8-12.10
The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree is a Board-approved collegiate degree program consisting of lower-division courses intended for transfer to baccalaureate programs that lead to initial Texas teacher certification. This plan is for those who are interested in certification to teach Speech, grades 8-12.
In order to be eligible to receive this AAT degree, a student must:
- Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
- Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311, 1315 or 1321 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
- Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.5;
- Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
- Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
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This degree may be taken through a combination of on-campus and distance education offerings; or if planned correctly, the degree may be completed entirely through distance education. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer.
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
| Course Requirements for the AAT Degree |
Credit Hours |
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS |
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010
HIST 1301 CB060 |
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SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Select ONE of the following: CB011
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 (a grade of "C" or better required in SPCH 1311, 1315 or 1321); [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CHIN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CZEC 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; FREN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GERM 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GREE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; ITAL 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; JAPN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; KORE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; LATI 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; PORT 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; RUSS 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; SGNL 1301, 1302; SPAN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412;
VIET 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412] |
3-4 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select ONE of the following: CB020
(A grade of "C" or better required)
MATH 1314/1414, 1316, 1324, 1325/1425, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1350, 1351, 2321/2421, 2342/2442, 2412, 2513, 2414, 2315, 2318/2418, 2320/2420, 2305
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3-5 |
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WELLNESS AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB090
ARTS 1311, 1312, 1313, 1316, 2313, 2316, 2326, 2333, 2336, 2341, 2346, 2348, 2356, 2366; BIOL 1322; BUSI 1307; COMM 1316, 1318; DANC 1245, 1341, 1347, 1351; DRAM 1322, 1330, 1351; ECON 1303; MUEN 1122, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1151, 1152, 1153, 2123, 2141; MUSI 1116, 1181, 1183, 1192, 1263, 1300; PHED 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1164, 1165, 1251, 1304, 1306, 1346; SOCI 2301, 2340; SPCH 2341 |
1-3 |
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS |
QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY, AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010
ENGL 1302 |
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SELF AND SOCIETY
Select ONE of the following: CB080
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301, 1307; ECON 2301, 2302, 2311; GEOG 1302, 1303, 2312; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2306, 2319, 2336; TECA 1303, 1354
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2301
Select ONE of the following: CB060
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381 |
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HUMANITY, CREATIVITY, AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366; HUMA 1311, 1315; MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310
Select ONE of the following: CB040
CUST 2370; ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321; [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; CZEC 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; GREE 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; LATI 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SPAN 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322, 2323; 2324; VIET 2311, 2312] |
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SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select TWO of the following: CB030
ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421; CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1407; CHEM 1406 and 1411; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and PHYS 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
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TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2302 |
3 |
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AA DEGREE
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42-47 |
ELECTIVE CREDITS |
Take any 3 hours of elective college credit courses other than those with the prefix of
BIOL,
CHEM,
ENGR,
ENVR,
FORS,
GEOL,
MATH,
PHYS or
ANTH 2401.
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REQUIRED ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE (AAT) SPEECH, 8-12 COURSES |
Select EACH of the following:
EDUC 1301 and EDUC 2301
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6 |
ADDITIONAL SPEECH REQUIREMENTS
Select TWO of the following:
SPCH 1311*, SPCH 1318, SPCH 2301, SPCH 2333
*SPCH 1311 may not be used to satisfy both the Core and to satisfy a requirement in this group. |
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Select TWO of the following:
SPCH 1315*, SPCH 1321*, SPCH 1342, SPCH 2335, SPCH 2341*
*SPCH 1315, SPCH 1321 and SPCH 2341 may not be used to satisfy both the Core and to satisfy a requirement in this group. |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS AA DEGREE
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63-68 |
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