Education Degree, AS (625) - Part-time Sample Schedule

Year 1 - Fall Semester

• SDV 101 - Orientation to Education Professions (Check Availability) 1 cr. OR
• SDV 100 - College Success Skills (Fall Spring Summer) 1 cr.

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• ENG 111 - College Composition I (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education (Fall Spring) 3 cr.

Year 1 - Spring Semester

• ENG 112 - College Composition II (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

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• EDU 207 - Human Growth and Development (Check Availability) 3 cr. OR
• PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

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• EDU 250 - Foundations of Exceptional Education (Spring Only) 3 cr.

Year 1 - Summer Term

• HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

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• CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

Year 2 - Fall Semester

• EDU 204 - Teaching in a Diverse Society (Fall Spring) 3 cr.

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• GOL 105 - Physical Geology (Fall Spring Summer) 4 cr. OR
• GOL 106 - Historical Geology (Fall Spring Summer) 4 cr. OR
• GOL 110 - Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective (Check Availability) 4 cr.

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• ENG 246 - American Literature (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• ENG 250 - Children’s Literature (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

Year 2 - Spring Semester

It is highly recommended that students consult with their academic advisor to select the most appropriate course for their curriculum and/or transferability to another college.

• Approved Arts elective selected from the list below 3 cr.

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• EDU 206 - Classroom and Behavioral Management (Spring Only) 3 cr.

• Approved Transfer elective selected from the list below 3-5 cr.

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• ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• GEO 210 - People & the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• GEO 220 - World Regional Geography (Fall Spring) 3 cr. OR
• PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

Year 2 - Summer Term

• CSC 110 - Principles of Computer Science (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.

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• Approved Transfer elective selected from the list below 3-5 cr.

Year 3 - Fall Semester

• BIO 101 - General Biology I (Fall Spring Summer) 4 cr.

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• MTH 120 - Math for Elementary & Middle School Educators (Fall Only) 4 cr. OR

• Approved Transfer elective selected from the list below 3-5 cr.

Year 3 - Spring Semester

• EDU 280 - Introduction to Instructional Technologies (Check Availability) 3 cr. OR
• CHD 120 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education (Fall Spring) 3 cr. OR
• MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR
• MTH 245 - Statistics I (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr. OR

• Approved Transfer elective selected from the list below 3-5 cr.

Program Total: 60-63 Credits

¹This course requires a 20-hour-minimum practicum experience in a local public school. The student may be required to pay for a background check, TB screening, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening.

²ENG 250  is preferred for Elementary Education endorsement.

³Course is a VA Department of Education required licensure course

It is highly recommended that students consult with their academic advisor to select the most appropriate course for their curriculum and/or transferability to another college.

Approved Transfer Electives

• ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System (Fall Only) 3 cr.
• ADJ 140 - Introduction to Corrections (Spring Only) 3 cr.
• ADJ 164 - Case Studies in Murder/Violent Crime (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ADJ 201 - Criminology (Fall Spring) 3 cr.
• ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation (Spring Only) 3 cr.
• ADJ 278 - Firearms and Tool - Mark Identification (Check Availability) 3 cr.
• ART (all courses)
• BIO (all courses)
• BUS 100 - Introduction to Business (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• BUS 240 - Introduction to Business Law (Fall Summer) 3 cr.
• BUS 270 - Interpersonal Dynamics (Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• BUS 280 - Introduction to International Business (Fall Only) 3 cr.
• CHM (all courses)
• CSC (all courses)
• CST (all courses)
• ECO (all courses)
• EDU (all courses)
• ENG (all courses)
• ENV (all courses)
• Foreign Language (ASL, FRE, LAT, SPA) (all courses)
• GEO (all courses)
• GOL (all courses
• HIM 111 - Medical Terminology I (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• HIM 112 - Medical Terminology II (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• HIS (all courses)
• HLT (all courses)
• HMS (all courses)
• HUM (all courses)
• ITE 120 - Principles of Information Systems (Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• MTH (all courses 154 and higher)
• MUS (all courses)
• PED (all courses)
• PHI (all courses)
• PHY (all courses)
• PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• PLS 241 - Introduction to International Relations (Check Availability) 3 cr.
• PSY (all courses)
• REL (all courses)
• RPK (all courses)
• SOC (all courses)

Arts Electives

• ART 100 - Art Appreciation (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.
• CST 151 - Film Appreciation I (Fall Spring) 3 cr.
• MUS 121 - Music in Society (Fall Spring Summer) 3 cr.