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 recommended for SCC transfer students who feel very 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 the pre-major articulation agreement for Middle Grades 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 Middle Grades Education. Admission to teacher licensure programs requires satisfactory scores on PRAXIS I. Receiving institutions may have additional requirements, prerequisites, or proficiencies Since these vary at receiving institutions, students should review the admission requirements for the institutions they plan to attend.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (6 SHC)
Two English composition courses are required.
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- required course
| Prefix | Number | Title | Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit |
| 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.
- Select one course from the following (3 SHC):
| ENG | 131 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG | 231 | American Literature I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG | 232 | American Literature II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- The following course is required.
| COM | 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- One of the following courses is required (3 SHC)
| 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 |
| MUS | 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- One additional course from the following discipline areas is required: music, art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, philosophy, and religion.
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 | 115 | Introduction to Global History | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HIS | 121 | Western Civilization I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HIS | 122 | Western Civilization II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- The following courses are required. (6 SHC)
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SOC | 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- One additional course from the following discipline areas is required: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
NATURAL SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS
Natural Sciences (8 SHC):
The following courses are required:
- Choose one of the following:
| BIO | 110 | Principles of Biology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| BIO | 111 | General Biology I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
- Choose one of the following:
| CHM | 131 | Intro to Chemistry (and below) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CHM | 131A | Intro to Chemistry Lab | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
or
| CHM | 151 | General Chemistry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
or
| PHY | 110 | Conceptual Physics (and below) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PHY | 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PHY | 151 | College Physics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Mathematics (6 SHC):
- Required course:
| CIS | 110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- Choose 1 of the following:
| MAT | 141 | Mathematical Concepts I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT | 142 | Mathematical Concepts II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT | 161 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- A higher level math course may substitute for MAT 161.
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 SHC):
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- The following course is recommended (4 SHC):
| EDU | 216 | Foundations in Education | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- It is recommended that within the “Other Required Hours,” pre- education students in Middle Grades Education select courses that will help meet the mandated academic (second major) concentration. These courses should be selected in conjunction with the requirements at each university, since available academic (second major) concentrations and their specific requirements differ on each campus. In order to be consistent with NC licensure areas, Middle Grades Education students should select courses from up to two (2) of the following areas: Social Sciences, English, Mathematics, Sciences. (Note: UNC-Asheville students major in an academic area and the selected 21 hours should be in sync with their intended major/ program.) Typically offered academic concentrations are biology, English, history, mathematics, and psychology. One hour of ACA may be included in a 65-hour degree program.