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 department co-chair 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Teachers I | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Hours | 8-9 | |
| Semester Two (Spring) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Life Science | ||
| A Survey of Ecology 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| LGBTQ+ 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 | Educating Exceptional Learners | 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 | |
| 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 Studies requirements. |
| 3 | Course fulfills the U.S. Diversity Studies requirement. At least one U.S. Diversity Studies 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. |
Note: Pre-major is a recommended sequence and selection of courses. See Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.) page for degree requirements.