Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum 
    
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum

Education EC-6; 4-8 Grade Levels/EC-12 Special Education, AAT

Location(s): Central Campus, Selected Dual Credit Sites


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Our Teacher Education program prepares you for a meaningful career in the field of education and provides you with the first two years of a four-year degree leading to teacher certification at the EC-6 and 4-8 grade levels, as well as EC-12 Special Education.

The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) is a specialized academic associate degree program designed to transfer in its entirety to a baccalaureate program that leads to initial Texas teacher certification.

We are here to help you develop the tools you will need to become effective and caring educators in our society.

Marketable skills for this award include: critical thinking, flexibility/adaptability, interpersonal skills, multi-tasking, problem solving, time management, verbal communication skills and written communication skills.

 

Associate of Arts in Teaching
TSI Complete

Major Courses: 16 Credits


TJC Core Curriculum: 44 Credits


In addition to the Major Courses, the student is required to take 44 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum . These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill the major course requirement.

Major Courses: 16
TJC Core Curriculum: 44

Total Semester Hours: 60


Recommended Course Sequence:


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Fourth Semester


Total Semester Hours: 60


*Recommended Core Curriculum course. Other Core Curriculum courses may satisfy this requirement.

NOTE: To be eligible to participate in the program, students must successfully complete a criminal background check.

NOTE: This program requires a field-based experience. Students are responsible for transportation.

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