College of the Great Smoky Mountains - Southwestern Community College, serving Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties and Cherokee/ Qually Boundary

 

 




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
Oaks Hall, 1st floor
bputman@southwesterncc.edu

 
 
Pre-Major Associate in Arts Degree
Social Science Secondary Education

 

The Pre-Major Associate in Arts - Social Science Secondary Education 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.

Associate in Arts Degree (AA) - A1010M

Course and Hour Requirements
English Composition
6
  
Humanities / Fine Arts
12
  
Social / Behavioral Sciences
12
  
Natural Sciences

8

  
Mathematics
6
  
Other Required
20-21
  
TOTAL
64-65
  
— 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 Social Science Secondary Education will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree.

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

ENGLISH / COMMUNICATION (6 SHC)
Two English composition courses are required.		        
  Prefix Number Title
Class
Lab
Clin
Credit
— Required course:        
  ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
— The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3 0 0 3
  ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting 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, and religion.
           
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (12 SHC)        
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.        
— The following courses are required: (6 SHC)        
  POL 120 American Government 3 0 0 3
  SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 0 3
— One of the following course sequences is required (6 SHC):        
  HIS 111/112 World Civilizations I & II (recommended) 6 0 0 6
  HIS 121/122 Western Civilization I & II 6 0 0 6
               
NATURAL SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS (14 SHC)        
Natural Sciences (8 SHC):        
— Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.
Mathematics (6 SHC): Two courses required:        
— One course must be in introductory mathematics (college algebra, trigonometry, calculus, etc.)
— 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 (20-21 SHC):        
— The following courses are required (15 SHC):        
  GEO 111 World Regional Geography 3 0 0 3
  HIS 131 American History I 3 0 0 3
  HIS 132 American History II 3 0 0 3
  ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 0 3
  ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 0 3
— 5-6 additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required to total 64 SHC of transferable courses. Foundations in Education (EDU 216) is a recommended course for all pre-majors in education.
 
One hour of ACA may be included in a 65-hour degree program.
               
Total Semester Hour Credits: 64-65  

 

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