Eastern Arizona College -- 2006-2008 General Catalog

Secondary Education

Associate of Arts Degree

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For Advising:  Check for advisor contact information in the curriculum description corresponding to the discipline you plan to teach.  For example, if you plan to teach mathematics, look up one of the mathematics curricula for the name of a faculty member advising math majors.

EAC offers many curricula that provide the first two years of a four-year program leading to a bachelor's degree and a secondary teaching certificate. Secondary education is by nature discipline specific. You should choose a university and a discipline you wish to teach as quickly as possible. Then obtain the catalog and/or transfer guide from that institution and follow their curriculum as closely as possible. Rather than this degree, you may wish to obtain the EAC Liberal Arts Degree or discipline specific EAC Degree if these allow you to more closely follow the curriculum at your chosen transfer institution.  Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs.

Discipline areas which offer the program described above include:

• Art Education

• Biology

• Business Education

• Chemistry

• English

• Foreign Languages

• Geology

• Health and Physical Education

• History

• Mathematics

• Music Education

• Political Science

• Technology Education

Arizona State University and the University of Arizona require that all applicants to their teacher programs pass the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST). Northern Arizona University no longer requires this test. You should check with your advisor at least two full semesters before transferring to determine when the PPST will be offered at EAC and how to register for the three parts of the test, which cover mathematics, reading and writing.

Curriculum Requirements

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

Courses listed in Curriculum Requirements that qualify for General Education credit (see the General Education section of the catalog) may fulfill both General Education and Curriculum Requirements unless General Education Requirements are specified in the major. 

Elective Requirements

Select 25 credits of elective courses to complete the 64 credits required for the degree.

In addition to completing the required courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

• Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.

• Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.

• Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:
  1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*
  2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*
  3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*
  4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
  5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better
  6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Gila Hank Online or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Gila Hank Online or from your advisor.

• File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.

• Remove any indebtedness to the College.