Paraeducator

Education

A.A.S. Degree (D,G,W)

This associate degree program prepares students for a career as a paraeducator in a K-12 school setting. The program provides a foundation in academic skills, child development theories, literacy and mathematics instructional support strategies and a comprehensive range of educational experiences necessary for employment. The program will provide coursework that may transfer to a senior institution for those students who wish to do so.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Provide instructional support to K-12 students in literacy and mathematics in a professional, ethical, legal and effective manner under the supervision of a teacher.
  2. Apply knowledge of the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development of all children in a classroom setting.
  3. Demonstrate supportive classroom practices that utilize positive management techniques, foster character development, and promote a healthy and safe environment.
  4. Apply understanding of multicultural education and a sensitivity to and a respect for diversity.
  5. Access and implement educational technology.
  6. Communicate information about student learning and behaviors in a collaborative manner with school, family and community members.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3

MAT 172Math for Teachers I: Numbers and Operations

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

Select 1 course(s) from:

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

COM 222Intercultural Communication

3

ENG 129Creative Writing

3

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

Program/Major Courses

ECE 111Childhood Nutrition and Safety

3

ECE 233Introduction to Exceptional Learners

3

EDC 120Foundations of Literacy

3

EDC 150Introduction to Elementary Education

3

EDC 211Classroom Management

3

EDC 220Parent, Family, and School Interaction

3

EDC 250Internship & Seminar

4

MAT 173Math for Teachers II: Rational Numbers and Probability

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

Program/Major Support Courses

EDC 108Applied Concepts in Educational Technology

3

EDC 125Child Development

3

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

ENG 101Composition I

3

MAT 172Math for Teachers I: Numbers and Operations

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

EDC 150Introduction to Elementary Education

3

ECE 111Childhood Nutrition and Safety

3

Semester 2

ENG 102Composition II

3

EDC 125Child Development

3

MAT 173Math for Teachers II: Rational Numbers and Probability

3

 

BIO 140General Biology

4

Or

BIO 150Biology I

4

 

EDC 120Foundations of Literacy

3

Semester 3

EDC 220Parent, Family, and School Interaction

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

HIS 112United States History Post-Civil War

3

ECE 233Introduction to Exceptional Learners

3

EDC 108Applied Concepts in Educational Technology

3

Semester 4

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

Or

ENG 129Creative Writing

3

Or

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

Or

COM 222Intercultural Communication

3

 

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

EDC 211Classroom Management

3

EDC 250Internship & Seminar

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 61 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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