Program Overview

Education (Elementary) - Associate in Education

This program is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become elementary education teachers.

Requirements

To graduate from this program, students must have a 2.5 GPA. However, a 2.75 GPA is required for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program at NMSU. A grade of C- or better is required in the following TEP prerequisites.

Total Credits Required for Elementary Concentration: 60

Students must complete all University degree requirements, which include:

• General Education requirements
• Elective credits to total at least 60 credits
• Developmental coursework will not count towards the degree requirements and/or elective credits, but may be needed in order to take the necessary English and Mathematics coursework

Course List

The following courses are required for the Education (Elementary) - Associate in Education program:

• General Education Requirements
  • Area I: Communication
    • English Composition - Level 1: ENGL 1110G - Composition I (4 credits)
    • English Composition - Level 2: ENGL 2221G - Writing in the Humanities and Social Science (3 credits)
    • Oral Communication: COMM 1115G - Introduction to Communication (3 credits) or COMM 1130G - Public Speaking
  • Area II: Mathematics
    • MATH 2134G - Fundamentals of Elementary Math II (3 credits)
  • Areas III/IV: Laboratory Science and Social/Behavioral Sciences
    • CEPY 1120G - Human Growth and Behavior (3 credits)
    • Choose two different subjects with labs (8 credits)
      • ASTR 1115G - Introduction to Astronomy Lecture & Laboratory (4 credits)
      • ASTR 1120G - The Planets Lecture & Laboratory
      • BIOL 1120G & BIOL 1120L - Human Biology and Human Biology Laboratory (4 credits)
      • BIOL 1190G - Contemporary Problems in Biology (4 credits)
      • BIOL 2110G & BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology and Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory (4 credits)
      • BIOL 2610G & BIOL 2610L - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution and Principles of Biology: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution Laboratory (4 credits)
      • CHEM 1120G - Introduction to Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory (non-majors) (4 credits)
      • CHEM 1215G - General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
      • ENVS 1110G - Environmental Science I (4 credits)
      • GEOG 1110G - Physical Geography (4 credits)
      • GEOL 1110G - Physical Geology (4 credits)
      • PHYS 1115G - Survey of Physics with Lab (4 credits)
      • PHYS 1230G & PHYS 1230L - Algebra-Based Physics I and Algebra-Based Physics I Lab (4 credits)
  • Area V: Humanities
    • HIST 1130G - World History I (3 credits) or HIST 1140G - World History II
  • Area VI: Creative/Fine Arts
    • Choose one from the following: (3 credits)
      • ARTH 1115G - Orientation in Art (3 credits)
      • MUSC 1130G - Music Appreciation: Western Music (3 credits)
      • THEA 1110G - Introduction to Theatre (3 credits)
  • General Education Elective
    • HIST 1110G - United States History I (3 credits) or HIST 1120G - United States History II
• Core Degree Requirements
  • BLED 1110 - Introduction to Bilingual Education/ESL (3 credits)
  • BLED 2110 - Bilingual Methods (3 credits)
  • CEPY 2110 - Learning in the Classroom (3 credits)
  • EDLT 2110 - Integrating Technology with Teaching (3 credits)
  • ELAD 2340 - Multicultural Leadership in Education (3 credits)
  • LING 2110G - Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics (3 credits)
  • MATH 1134 - Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I (3 credits)
  • MATH 1215 - Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
  • Choose one from the following: (3 credits)
    • GEOG 1120G - World Regional Geography
    • GEOG 1130G - Human Geography
    • POLS 1110G - Introduction to Political Science
    • POLS 1120G - American National Government

Suggested Plan of Study - Education, Elementary Concentration

The following is a suggested plan of study for the Education (Elementary) - Associate in Education program:

• First Year
  • Fall
    • CEPY 1120G - Human Growth and Behavior (3 credits)
    • COMM 1130G or COMM 1115G - Public Speaking or Introduction to Communication (3 credits)
    • ELAD 2340 - Multicultural Leadership in Education (3 credits)
    • ENGL 1110G - Composition I (4 credits)
    • Choose one from the following: (3 credits)
      • ARTH 1115G - Orientation in Art
      • MUSC 1130G - Music Appreciation: Western Music
      • THEA 1110G - Introduction to Theatre
  • Spring
    • BLED 1110 - Introduction to Bilingual Education/ESL (3 credits)
    • CEPY 2110 - Learning in the Classroom (3 credits)
    • ENGL 2221G - Writing in the Humanities and Social Science (3 credits)
    • HIST 1130G or HIST 1140G - World History I or World History II (3 credits)
    • MATH 1215 - Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
• Second Year
  • Fall
    • BLED 2110 - Bilingual Methods (3 credits)
    • HIST 1110G or HIST 1120G - United States History I or United States History II (3 credits)
    • MATH 1134 - Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I (3 credits)
    • Area III: Laboratory Science Course 1 (4 credits)
    • Choose one from the following: (3 credits)
      • GEOG 1120G - World Regional Geography
      • GEOG 1130G - Human Geography
      • POLS 1110G - Introduction to Political Science
      • POLS 1120G - American National Government
  • Spring
    • EDLT 2110 - Integrating Technology with Teaching (3 credits)
    • LING 2110G - Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics (3 credits)
    • MATH 2134G - Fundamentals of Elementary Math II (3 credits)
    • Area III: Laboratory Science 1 (4 credits)