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74 2017-2018 Catalog Elementary Teacher Education - English ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION (MAJOR #R.5892.AA -T) ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE   The Associate in Arts Degree in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer prepares students for transfer into a baccalaureate level degree at any of the California State University campuses. The Elementary Teacher Education program prepares students for jobs teaching in the Kindergarten through eighth (-8) grades in the public and private education system. While the programs curriculum allows for the development of knowledge and skills in the subject matter taught in the -8 grades, students must ultimately complete a multiple subject credential usually after their Bachelor’s degree in addition to passing the CBEST and CSET exams. Required Core courses ..............................................41-47 BIOL 10 Introduction to Life Science Lecture   and BIOL 10L Introduction to Life Science Lab . ..................................... 4 CHDEV 39 Child Growth and Development . ...................... 3 COMM 1 Public Speaking  or COMM 1H Honors Public Speaking ...... 3 EDUC 10 Introduction to Teaching...... 3 ENGL 1A Reading and Composition or ENGL 1AH Honors Reading and Composition .........................4 ENGL 1B Introduction to the Study of Literature or ENGL 1BH Honors Introduction to the Study of Literature ............... 3 GEOG 6 World Regional Geography. . 3 GEOL 9 Introduction to Earth Science ................................. 4 HIST 11 History of the United States to 1877 ................................ 3 HIST 20 World History I, to 1600 ..... 3 MATH 10A Structure and Concepts in Mathematics I ...................... 3 SCI 1A Introductory Chemical and Physical Science ................... 4 POLSCI 2 American Government or POLSCI 2H Honors American Government ......................... 3 List A Select one critical thinking course . ...................... 3 ENGL 2 Critical Reading and Writing through Literature ENGL 2H Honors Critical Reading and Writing through Literature ENGL 3 Critical Reading and Writing ENGL 3H Honors Critical Reading and Writing PHIL 2 Critical Reasoning and Analytic Writing List B............................................................................... 3 MUS 12 Music Appreciation List C ............................................................................. 3 LING 11 Introduction to Language for Teachers Completion of CSU General Education or IGETC CSU electives to reach 60 units total Total Units 60 ENGLISH ENGLISH (MAJOR #R.5301.AA- T) ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE   This is a transfer degree for English majors. Completion of this major allows students to transfer to CSU as a junior. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a Bachelor’s degree in English leads to employment in adult education, remedial education, literacy, and GED teaching. Other fields that employ English majors include counseling, editing, interpreting, translation, and K-12 teaching. A BA in English is also considered a rigorous, complementary education for careers in the legal profession including lawyers, paralegals, judges, and clerks. (Some professions require further certification, testing or degrees.) Required Core ................................................................ 6 Select one course: ENGL 1B Introduction to the Study of Literature ............... 3 ENGL 1BH Honors Introduction to the Study of Literature ............... 3 Select one course: ENGL 3 Critical Reading and Writing ................................ 3 ENGL 3H Honors Critical Reading and Writing ................................ 3 List A, choose two courses .............................................. 6 ENGL 43A American Literature: Origins through Reconstruction (1877) ......... 3 ENGL 43B American Literature: 1877 to present ................................. 3 ENGL 44A World Literature to the Renaissance .......................... 3