Associate in Science, Emphasis in Secondary Education
The Associate in Science (AS), Emphasis in Secondary Education provides the first two years of a four-year curriculum for students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution and earn a bachelor`s degree in secondary education leading to teacher certification for grades 6-12 in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Foundational education courses and discipline specific courses are designed to provide future teachers with the knowledge and skills related to educational philosophies, policies, attitudes, behaviors, and instruction in order to effectively perform the duties associated with the position of a classroom teacher. Students will participate in classroom field experiences to connect theory with practice.
Details
Field of Interest
Education
Degree Type
Associate in Science (AS)
Academic Plan
Associate in Science, Emphasis in Secondary Education (DEG)
Academic Plan Code
8609
Total credits required
60-64
Effective Term
Fall 2024
Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course to transfer.
State certification requirements include demonstration of proficiency in the constitutions of the United States and Arizona. Proficiency can be demonstrated via the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) Constitutions of the United States and Arizona test or by taking appropriate coursework: GCU113, POS113, HIS103 and POS221, POS221 and POS222, or POS220.
Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card is required for participation in field experiences and for admission to a university teacher education program. Applicants must present an IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card to be copied by the advisor or designee. Please contact your advisor for information about obtaining the IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.
What You'll Learn
- Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of secondary education content area. (AST/GLG106, BIO181++, BIO182++, BIO201++, BIO202, BIO205, BIO240, CHM150, CHM150AA, CHM151, CHM151AA, CHM151LL, CHM152, CHM152AA, CHM152LL, CHM154, CHM154LL, CHM230, CHM230LL, CHM235, CHM235LL, CHM236, CHM236LL, CSC180, CSC180AA, CSC180AB, EDU/EED115, GLG101, GLG101IN, GLG103, MAT230, MAT231, MAT240, MAT241, MAT276, MAT277, PHY101, PHY101AA, PHY111, PHY111AA, PHY115, PHY116, PHY121, PHY131, PHY241, PHY241)
- Analyze instruction, relationships, and classroom management strategies observed in classroom field experience. (CFS/ECH176, EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], [HU], [L], [SB], [SG], [SQ])
- Exhibit a foundational knowledge of human development, teaching and learning theories, instructional strategies, cultural differences, and/or inclusive educational practices to individualize instruction for diverse learners. (CFS/ECH176, EDU220, EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], [HU], [L], [SB], [SG], [SQ])
- Demonstrate ongoing learning and use evidence to continually evaluate professional growth, ethics, knowledge, skills, and dispositions (e.g. collaboration, professionalism, reflection, time management, effective communication). (EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, (CRE), [FYC], [MA])
- Synthesize knowledge of current and historical influences on education at the local, state, federal and/or global levels. (EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, GCU/POS113, HIS103, POS220, [MA])
- Advocate for the role of education in a democratic society through participation in community activities, demonstrating respect for differing cultures and values. (EDU220, EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, GCU/POS113, POS220)
- Describe accepted professional and ethical standards of conduct that guide interactions with peers, students, teachers, administrators, and community members. (CFS/ECH176, EDU221, EDU222, EDU225, EDU230, POS220, POS221, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], [HU], [L], [SB], [SG], [SQ])
- Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Credits: | 1-3 | |
| FYE101 | Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR | |
| FYE103 | Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) | 1-3 |
Course Sequence by Term
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Credits: | 30-46 | |
| Complete requirements in the transfer option that best aligns with your academic and professional goals. Students should work with an advisor to determine the appropriate coursework and transfer institution for their intended area of study. If your intended transfer institution is not listed, then select a combination of courses from the transfer options listed in order to meet the minimum credits required in the Restricted Electives. Consult with an academic, faculty, or program advisor to prevent exceeding your university transfer program`s maximum transferable credits (typically 64). | ||
| Transfer Plan 1: Arizona State University (Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College), Bachelor of Arts in Education, Secondary Education (Biological Sciences) | ||
| BIO181++ | General Biology (Majors) I | 4 |
| BIO182++ | General Biology (Majors) II | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| BIO201++ | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) OR | |
| Students may choose to complete specified upper division courses upon transfer to ASU to fulfill this requirement (0) | 0-4 | |
| CSC180 | Computer Literacy (3) OR | |
| CSC180AA | Computer Literacy (3) OR | |
| CSC180AB | Computer Literacy (4) OR | |
| EDU/EED115 | Digital Literacy for Teaching and Learning in Education (3) | 3-4 |
| EDU/EED115 | recommended. | |
| CHM150 | General Chemistry I (4) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM150AA | General Chemistry I (5) OR | |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I (3) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM151AA | General Chemistry I (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| CHM152 | General Chemistry II (3) AND | |
| CHM152LL | General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM152AA | General Chemistry II (4) | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| CFS/ECH176 | Child Development | 3 |
| EDU220 | Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (ELL) | 3 |
| EDU221 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the [SB] requirement. | ||
| EDU222 | Introduction to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the [SB] requirement. | ||
| EDU225 | Professionalism and Ethics in Education | 1 |
| EDU230 | Cultural Diversity in Education | 3 |
| GCU/POS113 | United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR | |
| HIS103 | United States History to 1865 (3) AND | |
| POS221 | Arizona Constitution (1) | 3-4 |
| Note that GCU/POS113 or HIS103 may be used to satisfy outstanding AGEC requirements | ||
| Transfer Plan 2: Arizona State University (College of Integrative Sciences and Arts), Bachelor of Science, Applied Biological Sciences (Secondary Education in Biology) | ||
| BIO181++ | General Biology (Majors) I | 4 |
| BIO182++ | General Biology (Majors) II | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| BIO205 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHM150 | General Chemistry I (4) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM150AA | General Chemistry I (5) OR | |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I (3) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM151AA | General Chemistry I (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| CHM152 | General Chemistry II (3) AND | |
| CHM152LL | General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM152AA | General Chemistry II (4) OR | |
| CHM154 | General Chemistry II with Qualitative Analysis (3) AND | |
| CHM154LL | General Chemistry II with Qualitative Laboratory (2) | 4-5 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| EDU220 | Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (ELL) | 3 |
| EDU222 | Introduction to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the [SB] requirement. | ||
| GCU/POS113 | United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR | |
| HIS103 | United States History to 1865 (3) AND | |
| POS221 | Arizona Constitution (1) | 3-4 |
| Note that GCU/POS113 or HIS103 may be used to satisfy outstanding AGEC requirements | ||
| PHY101 | Introduction to Physics (4) OR | |
| PHY101AA | Introduction to Physics (5) OR | |
| PHY111 | General Physics I (4) OR | |
| PHY111AA | General Physics I (5) | 4-5 |
| Transfer Plan 3: Northern Arizona University, Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education - Biology | ||
| BIO181++ | General Biology (Majors) I | 4 |
| BIO182++ | General Biology (Majors) II | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| BIO201++ | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO202 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO240 | General Genetics | 4 |
| CHM150 | General Chemistry I (4) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM150AA | General Chemistry I (5) OR | |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I (3) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM151AA | General Chemistry I (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| CHM152 | General Chemistry II (3) AND | |
| CHM152LL | General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM152AA | General Chemistry II (4) | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| CHM230 | Fundamental Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM230LL | Fundamental Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| GCU/POS113 | United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR | |
| HIS103 | United States History to 1865 (3) AND | |
| POS221 | Arizona Constitution (1) OR | |
| POS220 | U.S. and Arizona Constitution (3) | 3-4 |
| Note that GCU/POS113 or HIS103 may be used to satisfy outstanding AGEC requirements | ||
| PHY111 | General Physics I (4) OR | |
| PHY111AA | General Physics I (5) | 4-5 |
| GLG101 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lecture (3) AND | |
| GLG103 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lab (1) OR | |
| GLG101IN | Introduction to Geology I - Physical (4) | 4 |
| Transfer Plan 4: Northern Arizona University, Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education - Chemistry | ||
| BIO181++ | General Biology (Majors) I | 4 |
| CHM150 | General Chemistry I (4) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM150AA | General Chemistry I (5) OR | |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I (3) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM151AA | General Chemistry I (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| CHM152 | General Chemistry II (3) AND | |
| CHM152LL | General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM152AA | General Chemistry II (4) | 4 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| CHM235 | General Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM235LL | General Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM236 | General Organic Chemistry IIA | 3 |
| CHM236LL | General Organic Chemistry IIA Laboratory | 1 |
| Note that these courses may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| GCU/POS113 | United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR | |
| HIS103 | United States History to 1865 (3) AND | |
| POS221 | Arizona Constitution (1) OR | |
| POS220 | U.S. and Arizona Constitution (3) | 3-4 |
| Note that GCU/POS113 or HIS103 may be used to satisfy outstanding AGEC requirements. Students must petition NAU to accept GCU/POS113 OR (HIS103 and POS221) for POS220. | ||
| GLG101 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lecture (3) AND | |
| GLG103 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lab (1) OR | |
| GLG101IN | Introduction to Geology I - Physical (4) | 4 |
| MAT230 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (5) OR | |
| MAT231 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4) | 4-5 |
| PHY115 | University Physics I (5) OR | |
| PHY121 | University Physics I: Mechanics (4) | 4-5 |
| PHY116 | University Physics II (5) OR | |
| PHY131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (4) | 4-5 |
| Transfer Plan 5: Northern Arizona University, Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education - Physics | ||
| AST/GLG106 | Life in the Universe | 4 |
| GCU/POS113 | United States and Arizona Social Studies (3) OR | |
| HIS103 | United States History to 1865 (3) AND | |
| POS221 | Arizona Constitution (1) OR | |
| POS220 | U.S. and Arizona Constitution (3) | 3-4 |
| Note that GCU/POS113 or HIS103 may be used to satisfy outstanding AGEC requirements. Students must petition NAU to accept GCU/POS113 OR (HIS103 and POS221) for POS220. | ||
| MAT230 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (5) OR | |
| MAT231 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| MAT240 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (5) OR | |
| MAT241 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the Subject Options requirement. | ||
| MAT276 | Modern Differential Equations (4) OR | |
| MAT277 | Modern Differential Equations (3) | 3-4 |
| PHY115 | University Physics I (5) OR | |
| PHY121 | University Physics I: Mechanics (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| PHY116 | University Physics II (5) OR | |
| PHY131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (4) | 4-5 |
| Note that this course may be used to satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. | ||
| PHY241 | University Physics III: Thermodynamics, Optics, and Wave Phenomena | 4 |
| AGEC-S | Credits: 13-52 | |
| A single course with an [HU], [SB], or [L] designation may also be used to satisfy the Oral Communication, Critical Reading, or Awareness Area ([C], [G] and/or [H]) requirement(s).
A single course with both the [HU] and [L] designations may be used to satisfy both of these areas. A single course with both the [SB] and [L] designations may be used to satisfy both of these areas. See the AGEC matrix on aztransfer.com for course designations. | ||
| First-Year Composition [FYC] | Credits: 6 | |
| ENG101 | First-Year Composition (3) OR | |
| ENG107 | First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND | |
| ENG102 | First-Year Composition (3) OR | |
| ENG108 | First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | 6 |
| Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L] | Credits: 0-3** | |
| Any approved general education course in the Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L] area. | 3 | |
| Recommend selecting a course that satisfies ([L] and [SB]) or ([L] and [HU]) or ([L] and COM) or ([L] and CRE101) requirements simultaneously. | ||
| **0 credits only if shared with [HU] or [SB] | ||
| Mathematics [MA] | Credits: 4-5 | |
| MAT220 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (5) OR | |
| MAT221 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4) OR | |
| Higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area for which MAT22+ is a prerequisite. (4-5) | 4-5 | |
| Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] | Credits: 3-6 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] area. | 6 | |
| May be met by specific transfer plan option selections. | ||
| Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB] | Credits: 0-6 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB] area. | 6 | |
| May be met by specific transfer plan option selections. | ||
| Natural Sciences [SG]/[SQ] | Credits: 0-10 | |
| CHM150 | General Chemistry I (4) OR | |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I (3) AND | |
| CHM151LL | General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM150AA | General Chemistry I (5) OR | |
| CHM151AA | General Chemistry I (4) | |
| AND | ||
| CHM152 | General Chemistry II (3) AND | |
| CHM152LL | General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) OR | |
| CHM152AA | General Chemistry II (4) | 8-9 |
| OR | ||
| PHY115 | University Physics I (5) OR | |
| PHY121 | University Physics I: Mechanics (4) AND | |
| PHY116 | University Physics II (5) OR | |
| PHY131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (4) | 8-10 |
| OR | ||
| BIO181++ | General Biology (Majors) I (4) AND | |
| BIO182++ | General Biology (Majors) II (4) | 8 |
| OR | ||
| GLG101 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lecture (3) AND | |
| GLG103 | Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lab (1) OR | |
| GLG101IN | Introduction to Geology I - Physical (4) | |
| AND | ||
| GLG102 | Introduction to Geology II - Historical Lecture (3) AND | |
| GLG104 | Introduction to Geology II - Historial Lab (1) OR | |
| GLG102IN | Introduction to Geology II - Historical (4) | 8 |
| May be met by specific transfer plan option selections. | ||
| Subject Options | Credits: 0-10 | |
| Any approved general education courses in the Subject Options area. | 6-10 | |
| May be met by specific transfer plan option selections. | ||
| Awareness Areas | Credits: 0-6 | |
| These requirements may be shared with other AGEC requirements. See the AGEC matrix on aztransfer.com for course designations. | ||
| Cultural Diversity in the US [C] | Credits: 0-3 | |
| 0-3 | ||
| Historical/Global Awareness [H]/[G] | Credits: 0-3 | |
| Any approved general education course with the Historical [H] or Global [G] awareness area designation. | 0-3 | |
| MCCCD Additional Requirements | ||
| MCCCD Additional Requirements | Credits: 0-6 | |
| Some courses in this area have [SB] and [L] designations and may also be applied to the corresponding AGEC requirements. See the AGEC matrix on aztransfer.com for course designations. | ||
| Oral Communication | Credits: 0-3 | |
| COM100 | Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR | |
| COM110 | Interpersonal Communication (3) OR | |
| COM225 | Public Speaking (3) OR | |
| COM230 | Small Group Communication (3) | 0-3 |
| Critical Reading | Credits: 0-3 | |
| CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR | |
| Equivalent as indicated by assessment (0) | 0-3 | |
Course Area Key
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select additional courses 100-level or higher to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits but no more than a total of 64 semester credits. Consult with a faculty advisor, program director, and/or academic advisor to identify coursework that best aligns with academic and professional goals. | ||
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