Program: Education, AA&S - Laurel Ridge Community College

Apr 16, 2025

2022-23 Academic Catalog

The education degree is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete their education in preparation for teacher licensure and employment as a teacher in a public or private school setting.

Program Curriculum

First Semester

ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 cr. OR
ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3 cr. OR
MUS 121 - Music in Society 3 cr.
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 cr. OR
CST 110 - Introduction to Speech Communication 3 cr.
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 cr. OR
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 cr.
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 cr. OR
MTH 161 - Precalculus I 3 cr. OR
MTH 167 - Precalculus with Trigonometry 5 cr.
SDV 101 - Orientation to Education Professions 1 cr. OR
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.

Semester Total: 16-18 Credits

Second Semester

ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application 3 cr. OR
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. OR
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr. OR
GEO 210 - People & the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 cr. OR
GEO 220 - World Regional Geography 3 cr. OR
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 cr.
EDU 200 - Introduction to Teaching as a Profession 3 cr. ¹
ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 cr. OR
ENG 113 - Technical-Professional Writing 3 cr.
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning 3 cr. OR
MTH 245 - Statistics I 3 cr.
GOL 105 - Physical Geology 4 cr. OR
GOL 106 - Historical Geology 4 cr. OR
GOL 110 - Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective 4 cr.

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Third Semester

BIO 101 - General Biology I 4 cr.
EDU 207 - Human Growth and Development 3 cr. OR
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
EDU 293 - Studies in Foundations of Exceptional Education 3 cr.
English Literature 3 cr.²
Approved Transfer Elective 3 cr.³

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Fourth Semester

EDU 295 - Topics In Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 cr.
Approved Transfer Elective 3-4 cr.³
Approved Transfer Elective 3 cr.³
Approved Transfer Elective 3 cr.³
Approved Transfer Elective 3 cr.³

Semester Total: 15-16 Credits

Program Total: 63-66 Credits

¹ This course requires a 20-hour practicum experience in a local public school. A background check, TB screening, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening may be required at the expense of the student.

² ENG 250 is preferred for Elementary Education endorsement.

³ Content area courses recommended based on transfer institution and endorsement track ELECTIVES General Studies All Programs (excluding Liberal Arts Degrees) .