Paraprofessional Educator Pathway
Program Coordinator: Katherine Schuster, 847-376-7118, schuster@oakton.edu
The following pathway is recommended for students who are interested in becoming Paraprofessional Educators in K-12 educational setting.
For more information on course selection or program-specific advising, contact the program coordinator or the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success. General Education courses should be selected from the list of IAI General Education Courses.
Note: Students who earn an A.G.S. and plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program may be subject to a line-by-line audit of their completed coursework to determine transferability.
First Year | ||
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Semester One (Fall) | Hours | |
EDN 101 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
EGL 101 | Composition I | 3 |
PED 101 | First Aid | 2 |
Hours | 8 | |
Semester Two (Spring) | ||
EDN 180 | Diversity in School and Society | 3 |
PED 102 | Living With Health | 2 |
EGL 102 or EGL 111 |
Composition II or Introduction To Business And Technical Writing |
3 |
Hours | 8 | |
Semester Three (Summer) | ||
SPE 103 | Effective Speech | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
United States History To 1877 | ||
United States History from 1877 | ||
American Government | ||
Hours | 6 | |
Second Year | ||
Semester One (Fall) | ||
EDN 210 | Technology in Education | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 2 | |
Word Processing Using Word | ||
Advanced Word Processing and Publishing | ||
Fundamentals of the Internet | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Business and Consumer Mathematics | ||
General Education Mathematics | ||
Foundations of Mathematics for Elementary Teacher I | ||
Elementary Statistics | ||
Hours | 8-9 | |
Semester Two (Spring) | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Introduction to Life Science | ||
A Survey of Ecology | ||
Introduction to Environmental Science 1 | ||
Essentials of Nutrition | ||
Introduction to Earth Science | ||
Physical Geology | ||
Introduction To Weather And Climate | ||
Physical Geography | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Social Problems 2 | ||
Sociology of Sex and Gender 3 | ||
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 3 | ||
Hours | 6-7 | |
Semester Three (Summer) | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology 1 | ||
World Regional Geography 1 | ||
Cultural Geography 1 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction To Art | ||
Introduction To Music | ||
Introduction To Theater | ||
Women and Creativity 3 | ||
Introduction To Film | ||
Global Cinema 1 | ||
Hours | 6 | |
Third Year | ||
Semester One (Fall) | ||
EDN/PSY 201 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Global Literature 1 | ||
Multicultural Literature in the U.S. 3 | ||
Gender, Identity and Literature 3 | ||
Women and Literature 3 | ||
Introduction to African-American Literature 3 | ||
Introduction to Native American Literature 2 | ||
African-American Culture and the Arts 3 | ||
Introduction To Philosophy | ||
Religious Diversity in America 3 | ||
World Religions 1 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Basic Sign Language | ||
Drawing I | ||
Painting I | ||
Ceramics I | ||
Watercolor I | ||
Fundamentals Of Acting | ||
Modern Language Course (2021 or higher) 4 |
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Hours | 9-10 | |
Semester Two (Spring) | ||
EDN 280 | Students with Disabilities in School | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Personal Finance | ||
Time and Stress Management | ||
Human Relations In The Workplace | ||
Conflict Management | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures | ||
Basic Sign Language II | ||
Family Systems And The Addictive Process | ||
Substance Use and Related Disorders | ||
Hours | 9 | |
Total Hours | 60-63 |
Note: Pre-major is a recommended sequence and selection of courses. See Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.) page for degree requirements.
1 | Course fulfills the Global Studies Requirement. At least one Global Studies course is required for degree completion. |
2 | Course fulfills both the Global Studies and U.S. Diversity Requirements. |
3 | Course fulfills the U.S. Diversity Requirement. At least one U.S. Diversity course is required for degree completion. |
4 | Transfer institutions may have a language requirement. Any Modern Language Intermediate II course can meet the Humanities and Global Studies requirements. |