Associate in Arts in Elementary Education Checksheet
2008-2009 Catalog Year
Student Name
 Credits Required
     60-63		 Major
     Associate in Arts in Elementary Education(8101)
Student ID
 Minimum G.P.A.
     2.00		 Catalog Year
     2008-2009

The AAEE is designed for the student who plans to transfer to an Elementary Education program at an Arizona public higher education institution and/or who plans to become a classroom instructional aide.
The degree transfers as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities. All semester credits applied to the MCCCD Associate in Arts in Elementary Education also apply to graduation requirements of the university major for which the AAEE was designed, regardless of whether the credit was awarded for completion of course work or for prior learning. (For additional information on credit awarded for prior learning assessment, see the policy on Credit for Prior Learning in the college catalog.)
AGEC-A Core (35 Credits) CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
First Year Composition [FYC] (6 Credits)        
FYC - ENG101† or 107†
 3
FYC - ENG102† or 108†
 3
Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] (3 Credits)        
[L] - COM225† or COM230†
 3
Mathematical Studies [MA] & [CS] (6 Credits)        
[MA] - MAT142 or higher, select from approved MCCCD Mathematics course list.
 3
[CS] - BPC110 or CIS105
 3
Humanities & Fine Arts [HU] (6 Credits)        
[HU] - ARH100, ARH101 or ARH102
 3
[HU] - ENH110, ENH241, ENH242, EDU/ENH291, HUM250 or HUM251, THE111, DAH100, DAH201, MHL140, MHL143
 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences [SB] (6 Credits)        
[SB] - HIS103 or HIS104
 3
[SB] - PSY101, GCU121, GCU122, ECN211, ECN212, POS110 or CFS/ECH176
 3
Natural Sciences [SQ/SG] (8 Credits)
Select from approved Select from approved MCCCD Natural Science course list.		        
[SQ] - Life Science - Select 4 semester credits of SQ or SG from BIO
 4
[SQ] or [SG] - Physical or Earth/Space Science - Select 4 semester credits of SQ or SG credits from the following prefixes: AGS, ASM, AST, CHM, GPH, GLG, PHS, PHY
 4
Cultural Awareness [C] Met by required course.        
0
Global [G] or Historical [H] Awareness May be shared with core.
Select from approved MCCCD Global & Historical Awareness course list.		        

MCCCD Additional Requirements (0-6 Credits) CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
Students must satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading areas. However, it is not necessary for students to exceed the thirty-five semester credits required in order to complete the MCCCD Additional Requirements because courses can satisfy a Core Area and MCCCD Additional Requirements simultaneously. Therefore no additional semester credits are required to satisfy Oral Communication and Critical Reading.
Oral Communication        
Met by L requirement above.
 0
Critical Reading (0-3 Credits)
A total of three semester credits is required for the Critical Reading area. However, if students complete CRE 101 and apply it to AGEC-A Core Requirements or if the students demonstrate proficiency through assessment, then the Critical Reading requirement has been satisfied and additional electives may be taken.		        
CRE101 [L] or Equivalent as indicated by assessment
 Test Exempt Date/Test & Score/School

Elementary Education Requirements (25 Credits) CR GR CRS/SEM Comments
Education Foundations (15 Credits)
EDU221 - Introduction to Education
 3
EDU222 - Introduction to the Exceptional Learner
 3
EDU230 - Cultural Diversity in Education
 3
MAT156† - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
 3
MAT157† - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
 3
Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards (10 Credits)
A total of 10 semester credits are required to satisfy the Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards: 3 credits in an additional Education course and 7 credits in Content Area Electives. Courses must transfer to all public Arizona universities as Elective Credit, Departmental Elective, or Equivalent to a university course as indicated in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide in effect when the course is taken. Courses identified as Non-transferable in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
Select any EDU course (except EDU221, EDU222, EDU230 and EDU250)
 3
Select 7 credits from the following: Any ARH, ART, BPC, CIS, CFS/ECH176, CFS205, EED215, ENG, ENH, FON100, GPH, HIS, MHL, MTC, POS, THE, THP prefixed course, any EDU prefixed course (except EDU250), any MAT (courses numbered higher than 142 except MAT150, MAT151, MAT152, MAT156 and MAT157), any Foreign Language course, any Natural Science course.
        
Program Notes:
† indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.

Completion of this AGEC and/or pathway and a minimum 2.00 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale for Arizona residents and minimum 2.5 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale for non-residents, will exempt students from Arizona University admission requirements.

A minimum of 60 semester credits in courses numbered 100 and above to be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
The General Education Requirements for AGEC-A may be completed in 35 semester credits with the following stipulations
o Courses can satisfy a Core Area and one or two Awareness Areas simultaneously
o A courses cannot be used to satisfy more than one Core Area

General Education Courses can satisfy multiple areas within the degree simultaneously (AGEC-A Core Area, AGEC Awareness Area, MCCCD Additional Requirements, or lower-division courses applicable to the major).