Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs, AA-T
Program Description
Students who complete the Associate in Arts in Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to CSUs in majors that may include Elementary Teacher Education or Liberal Studies. The degree requirements will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific local CSUs and to validate which CSUs are considered local.
Learn more about the program on the Child Development and Education website.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will display an understanding of elementary education and teaching, and will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of children's growth and development from utero through adolescence.
- Students will leave with a broad, liberal study background, which will help prepare them to teach many subjects in an elementary classroom.
Units Required
- Major: 58-73
Associate Degree Requirements
Associate in Arts in Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units, including:
- Core and support courses for the major (58-73 units)1
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)2 (45 units) (full certification is required)
- Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement
- 1
Some units from the core and support courses may be used to satisfy the GE requirement. Please see a counselor for more information.
- 2
Cal-GETC began in Fall Quarter 2025. Students with catalog rights for Summer Session 2025 and previous catalog years may be able to use IGETC or CSU GE Breadth. Please see a counselor for more information.
Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Core and Support Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 10 | GENERAL BIOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES | 5 |
| CHLD 1 | CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD | 4 |
| CHLD 2 | CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
| COMM C1000 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| or COMM C1000H | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING - HONORS | |
| EDUC 2 | INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | 5 |
| ENGL C1000 | ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING | 5 |
| or ENGL C1000H | ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING - HONORS | |
| or ESLL 26 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING | |
| ENGL C1002 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 1 | 4-8 |
| or ENGL C1002H | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE - HONORS | |
| or ENGL 8 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | |
| or HIST 3A & HIST 3B | WORLD HISTORY FROM PREHISTORY TO 750 CE and WORLD HISTORY FROM 750 CE TO 1750 CE | |
| HIST 17A | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1815 | 4 |
| HIST 17B | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 1914 | 4 |
| POLS C1000 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 5 |
| Support Courses | ||
| List A | ||
| Complete one course from List A: | 4-10 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY and INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS 2 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE | ||
| List B | ||
| And complete one course from List B: | 4-9 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY and HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE 2 | ||
| HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY and HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY and HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY and HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | ||
| HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE and HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE BAROQUE TO IMPRESSIONISM 2 | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE and HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE BAROQUE TO IMPRESSIONISM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE | ||
| HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE | ||
| List C | ||
| And complete optional courses from List C: 3 | 5 | |
| MATH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS | ||
| Total Units | 58-73 | |
- 1
If HIST 3A & HIST 3B are selected, both courses must be completed to fulfill the requirement.
- 2
Both courses must be completed to fulfill the requirement.
- 3
As noted, List C courses are optional, and are not required to satisfy the degree requirements; however, students are highly encouraged to complete MATH 42 to satisfy transfer requirement. The total units displayed for the major assume completion of MATH 42. Please contact a counselor if you have any questions.