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Elementary Teacher Education Option

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwaySocial, Behavioral, Education
AdvisorRobert S. Saunders, PhD
Division Chair
850.872.3826
rsaunder2@gulfcoast.edu

Senior Administrative AssistantMs. Jody Walton
210 Social Sciences Building
850.872.3825
jwalton1@gulfcoast.edu
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Elementary Teacher Education Option, A.A.

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
+*ENC 1102English Composition II3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  See General Education Requirement 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
  Physical Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
  Biological Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Additional Common Prerequisites
EDF 1005Intro Teaching Profession3 credit hours
EDF 2085Intro Diversity for Educators3 credit hours
EME 2040Intro Technology for Teachers3 credit hours
Electives
Total Degree Hours60


Recommended electives:

SPC1608, Introduction to Public Speaking, 3 crs.
AMH2010, American History, 3 crs.
DEP2001, Infant and Child Psychology, 3 crs.

1In addition to EDF2085, a minimum of 6 crs. with an international or diversity focus is required. Foreign language courses may be used for this requirement.


• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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