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Barb Putman, Dean
Barb Putman, Dean

B.A., Davidson College
M.A., Ph.D., Univ of Connecticut

828.586.4091, ext. 496
800.447.4091, ext. 496
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bputman@southwesterncc.edu

 

 
 
Pre-Major Associate in Arts Degree
English Education - A1010F

 

The Pre-Major Associate in Arts program at SCC has been cooperatively designed with four-year state institutions to achieve a seamless junior-level transfer into one of several majors. Only those students who complete one of these pre-major packages at SCC may be guaranteed transfer with full junior status into a baccalaureate major. These programs of study are strongly recommended for SCC transfer students who feel sure of their eventual majors.

Course and Hour Requirements
English Composition
6
Humanities/Fine Arts
12
Social/Behavioral Sciences
12
Natural Sciences
8
Mathematics
6
Other Required
21
TOTAL
65
Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/ Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate in arts degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major transfer agreement for English Education will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree: ASU, FSU, NCSU, UNC-CH, WCU.

Admission to the Major
GPA requirements vary, and admission is competitive across the several programs in English Education. Admission to teacher licensure programs requires satisfactory scores on PRAXIS I.

         
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (6 SHC)
Two English composition courses are required.
       
  Prefix Number Title
Class
Lab
Clin
Credit
Required course:        
click on title for course description
  ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  ENG 112 Argument-Based Research 3 0 0 3
  ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3 0 0 3
               
HUMANITIES / FINE ARTS (12 SHC)        
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.        
One course must be a literature course.    
Three additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: music, art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, philosophy, speech/communication, and religion.
One of the following fine arts courses is recommended:        
  ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 0 3
  ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 0 3
  ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 0 3
  HUM 160 Introduction to Film 3 0 0 3
  MUS 110 Music Appreciation 3 0 0 3
A foreign language sequence is recommended:    
  FRE 111 Elementary French I 3 0 0 3
  FRE 112 Elementary French II 3 0 0 3
  SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I 3 0 0 3
  SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II 3 0 0 3
               
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (12 SHC)        
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.        
One course must be a history course. Select one course from the following (3 SHC):
  HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3 0 0 3
  HIS 112 World Civilizations II 3 0 0 3
  HIS 121 Western Civilization I 3 0 0 3
  HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3 0 0 3
The following course is required.        
  PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
               
NATURAL SCIENCES / MATHEMATICS        
Natural Sciences (8 SHC):        
  Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.     
           

Mathematics (6 SHC):

       
Two courses are required:        
  MAT 161 College Algebra 3 0 0 3
  The second course may be a higher level mathematics course or may be selected from among other quantitative subjects, such as computer science (CIS) and statistics (MAT).  
                 
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (21 SHC):        
The following course is recommended: (4 SHC):        
  EDU 216 Foundations in Education 3 2 0 4
 — Seventeen additional hours (17 SHC) of approved college transfer courses are required. To prepare for transfer, pre-majors in English Education should select from these recommended courses:
  COM 231 Public Speaking 3 0 0 3
  SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish I 3 0 0 3
  SPA 212 Intermediate Spanish II 3 0 0 3
  ENG 231 American Literature I 3 0 0 3
  ENG 232 American Literature II 3 0 0 3
  ENG 272 Southern Literature 3 0 0 3
  HEA 110 Personal Health and Wellness 3 0 0 3
  If the intermediate foreign language sequence is not available, two additional 200-level literature courses are recommended.
               
Total Semester Hour Credits: 65

 

 


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