EDAS - Education Program, A.S.

Program Title

Education Program, A.S.

Program Code

EDAS

Program Description

The Education AS program is designed to meet current program needs for students wishing to prepare to teach in STEM areas. The STEM choices typically employable at the K-12 teaching environments are as follows: mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences and technology. The objective of the AS degree is to prepare students for teaching licensing in their STEM area of choice. This program provides students the opportunity to select STEM courses in a specific subject matter along with education courses to prepare to transfer to the college of education of choice. Currently, the College's Education AA degree prepares students to enter into the liberal arts or humanities as subject majors within the College of Education at the four year higher education institution.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

- Develop deeper knowledge of content area concepts, principles, and applications that can be applied to content area knowledge and skills when making pedagogical decisions.
- Advance an understanding of school culture and structure; the teacher’s role in the classroom with an emphasis on lesson management and other pedagogical decisions and a sense of how teacher literacy practices effect learning.
- Gain an understanding of the relationships shared with children and families within the community to include cultural diversity, values awareness and communication processes.
- Successfully complete an Education lab experience for 60 hours of volunteer and observation in STEM settings within K-12 districts (public, charter or private) before the end of their sophomore year in order to meet degree and teacher licensing requirements.

Requirements

General Education: 31-33 Credits

As described in the General Education section of the catalog and as identified below.

course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
Science with lab Credits: 4-5
- The following are required based on STEM concentration:
  - course - General Biology I Credits: 4 or course - General Chemistry I Credits: 5 or course - General Physics I Credits: 4 *
- Technology Concentration students may take any General Education Lab Science course
Mathematics Credits: 3-4
- Recommended:
  - course - Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credits: 4 or higher
course - Computer Logic and Design or course - Information Technology Credits: 3
Social Sciences Credits: 6
- Recommended:
  - course - Introduction to Psychology I: Physical & Sensory Aspects Credits: 3
  - course - Human Growth and Development I Credits: 3
Humanities Credits: 3
- Recommended:
  - course - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
General Education Credits: 6
- Recommended:
  - course - Human Geography or course - Intercultural Communication: The Person and The
    Process Credits: 3
  - course - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Career Studies: 9 Credits as Follows:

course - Introduction to Education or course - Foundations of Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
course - Education Field Experience or course - Early Childhood Education Field Experience Credits: 0 *
course - Introduction to the Exceptional Child Credits: 3
course - Educational Psychology Credits: 3

Career Studies: 13-17 Credits From Among One of the Following Concentrations:

Biology Concentration: 14 Credits
- course - General Biology II Credits: 4
- course - General Chemistry I Credits: 5
- course - General Chemistry II Credits: 5
Chemistry Concentration: 13 Credits
- course - General Chemistry II Credits: 5
- course - Calculus I Credits: 4
- course - Calculus II Credits: 4
Environmental Science Concentration: 16-17 Credits
- course - General Biology II Credits: 4 or course - General Chemistry II Credits: 5
- course - Environmental Science Credits: 4
- Additional 8 credits from among the following:
  - course - Oceanography Credits: 4
  - course - Meteorology Credits: 4
  - course - Physical Geology Credits: 4
Mathematics Concentration: 16 Credits
- course - Calculus I Credits: 4
- course - Calculus II Credits: 4
- course - Calculus III Credits: 4
- course - General Physics II Credits: 4 **
Physics Concentration: 16 Credits
- course - Calculus I Credits: 4
- course - Calculus II Credits: 4
- course - General Physics II Credits: 4
- course - General Physics III Credits: 4
Technology Education Concentration: 16 Credits
- course - People and Their Environment Credits: 3
- course - Introduction to Design I Credits: 5
- course - Engineering Graphics with CAD Credits: 2
- Additional 6 credits from among the following:
  - course - Photography I: Film and Darkroom Credits: 3
  - course - Digital Photography I Credits: 3
  - course - Introduction to Digital Media Design Credits: 3
  - course - Desktop Publishing I Credits: 3

Electives: 1-7 Credits

Total Credits Required for Degree: 60

Notes:

*EDEC 199/EDUC 199 - Students who have completed EDEC 105 or EDUC 105, with a grade of “B” or better, are required to complete 60 hours of observation in an approved academic setting to ensure transferability of EDEC 105 or EDUC 105 to a four-year institution.

EDEC 199/EDUC 199 is required for licensing and acceptance into university Education programs. The Education Department at Brookdale highly recommends that the field experience be taken while at Brookdale for students wishing to transfer into Teacher Education programs at the university level and for Teacher licensing requirements.

**Physics is highly recommended. May substitute PHYS 121/PHYS 122 with BIOL 101/BIOL 102 or CHEM 101/CHEM 102.

Suggested Sequence

The following sequence is an example of how this degree can be completed in two years. This sequence is based on satisfaction of all Foundational Studies requirements and prerequisites and presumes a Fall Term start date. An individual’s program may vary depending on transfer institution, career objectives, or individual needs. See a counselor for other options and to monitor your progress.

Semester 1: Fall Term

course - Introduction to Education or course - Foundations of Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
course - Introduction to Psychology I: Physical & Sensory Aspects Credits: 3
Mathematics Credits: 3-4
course - Computer Logic and Design or course - Information Technology Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15-16

Semester 2: Spring Term

course - Education Field Experience or course - Early Childhood Education Field Experience Credits: 0
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
course - Human Growth and Development I Credits: 3
Science with lab Credits: 4-5
Career Studies Credits: 3-5
course - Human Geography or course - Intercultural Communication: The Person and The Process Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16-19

Summer

Career Studies Credits: 0-5

Semester 3: Fall Term

Career Studies Credits: 3-4
course - Public Speaking Credits: 3
course - Education Psychology Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 0-4

Total Credits: 9-14

Semester 4: Spring Term

course - Introduction to the Exceptional Child Credits: 3
course - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
Career Studies Credits: 3-4
Elective Credits: 1-3

Total Credits: 10-13