Elementary Education (K-5), A.S.T.

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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with the Emphasis in Elementary Education K-5 (A.S.T.)

Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 61

Program Requirements: Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses. Courses cannot be used more than once to satisfy program requirements.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 14

EDU 201 - Introduction to Education Credits: 3 ****
BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology Credits: 4 OR BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life OR BIOL 1080 Concepts of Biology OR BIOL 1110 General Biology I OR BIOL 1120 General Biology II OR BIOL 2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR BIOL 2020 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
³ General Education - Mathematics Requirement Credits: 3 ** (recommend MATH 1530 )
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credits: 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 15

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: 3 *****
POLS 1030 - American Government Credits: 3
EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 (recommend) OR PSYC 2130 Lifespan Development Psychology ***
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3 OR COMM 2055 Argumentation and Debate

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credit Hours: 16

It is recommended that students complete ENGL 1010 , MATH 1420 , and EDUC 2210 before taking Praxis Core Tests.

EDU 222 - Education of Exceptional Learners Credits: 3 ****
MATH 1410 - Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: 3 *****
ASTR 1030 - Survey of Astronomy Credits: 4 OR ESCI 1010 Weather and Climate OR ESCI 1020 Landforms
¹ General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3 *
² General Education - Literature Requirement Credits: 3

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credit Hours: 16

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credits: 3 OR MUS 1030 Introduction to Music
GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
¹ General Education - History Requirement Credits: 3 *
² General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement Credits: 3
⁴ General Education - Natural Sciences Requirement Credits: 4 (Non-Biology course)

General Education Requirements

¹History Requirement - Select from HIST 2010 , HIST 2020 , HIST 2030 , HIST 2310 , HIST 2320 .

²Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement - Select from ART 1035 , ART 2000 , ART 2020 , ENGL 2160 , ENGL 2860 , HUM 1010 , HUM 1020 , MUS 1030 , PHIL 1030 , PHIL 1040 , PHIL 2200 , THEA 1030 . Literature Options: ENGL 2055 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2235 , ENGL 2310 , ENGL 2320 .

³Mathematics Requirement - Select form MATH 1010 , MATH 1130 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1830 , MATH 1910 .

⁴Natural Sciences Requirement (Non-Biology) - Select from ASTR 1030 , CHEM 1110 , CHEM 1120 , ESCI 1010 , ESCI 1020 , PSCI 1030 , PHYS 2010 , PHYS 2020 , PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2120 .

Note(s):

*Students who plan to transfer to UTC must take one World History course.
**Students who plan to transfer to UTC must take MATH 1530 , UTM requires MATH 1130 .
***Students who plan to transfer to ETSU must take EDUC 2210 . MTSU requires a grade of B" or better for EDUC courses.
****MTSU requires a grade of "B" or better.
*****MTSU requires a grade of "C" or better.

Additional Degree Requirements

Students earning an AST degree must meet the following:

Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average
ACT cumulative score of 21 or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core) for admission to university College of Education Note: MTSU requires a 22 ACT score
Satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession

Students transferring to a public university in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university

Check the website www.tntransferpathway.org to review Elementary Education K-5 notes for required courses based on transfer university. Students should meet with their assigned advisor to determine courses required for the university chosen.

Students and advisors should run a degree audit using Degree Works in ChargerNet each semester to confirm classes are applicable to the program of study.

For more information contact:
Kirstin Davenport at kdavenport3@columbiastate.edu or 615.465.5762
Humanities and Social Sciences Division at HASS@columbistate.edu or 931.540.2780