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Paraprofessional Educator/Teacher’s Aide<br />
Associate in Applied Science Degree – EDUC.AAS.V<strong>09</strong><br />
The Paraprofessional Educator curriculum is designed to meet guidelines set forth in the No Child Left Behind act<br />
of 2001. It offers students a wide range of educational experiences and prepares them to assist classroom teachers<br />
at all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. KCC also offers a Child Development – Education<br />
Option program, see Page 70. Students should see the Child Development coordinator to determine which<br />
program best suits their needs. This degree typically is not designed for transfer.<br />
Paraprofessional Educator Major (8 courses) Credit hours: 21<br />
CDEV <strong>10</strong>13 - Child Growth and Development<br />
CDEV 2263 - Heads Up! Reading<br />
* CDEV 2233 - Language Acquisition and Development<br />
EDUC 1713 - Introduction to Public Education<br />
* EDUC 1763 - Technology in Education<br />
* EDUC 1833 - Students with Disabilities<br />
* EDUC 2613 - Educational Psychology<br />
Paraprofessional Educator Electives (4-6 courses) Credit hours: 12<br />
Choose four to six courses (to attain a total of 12 credit hours) from the Paraprofessional Educator<br />
electives list (see Page <strong>10</strong>4).<br />
General Education (8 courses) Credit hours: 25<br />
Complete all three sub-requirements:<br />
1. Communications courses - 9 credit hours<br />
* SPCH 1553 - Introductory Speech<br />
In addition, choose two courses from the following four options:<br />
* ENGL 1413 - Fundamentals of Writing<br />
* ENGL 1613 - English I<br />
* ENGL 1623 - English II<br />
BSNS 1603 - Business Communications<br />
2. Social Science courses - 6 credit hours<br />
* PSYC 1813 - Introduction to Psychology<br />
* SOCY 2513 - Sociology<br />
3. Mathematics/Science courses - <strong>10</strong> credit hours<br />
Choose three mathematics and science courses (minimum of <strong>10</strong> credit hours) with at least one from<br />
mathematics and at least one from science (see Page 60).<br />
Humanities, Social and Behavioral Science,<br />
Science or Mathematics elective Credit hours: 3<br />
Choose one humanities, social and behavioral science, science or mathematics elective (see Page 60).<br />
Paraprofessional Educator/<br />
Teacher’s Aide<br />
Associate in Applied Science Degree<br />
Suggested course sequence<br />
Fall semester<br />
Credit hours<br />
EDUC 1713 3<br />
EDUC 1763 3<br />
* ENGL 1413 3<br />
* PSYC 1813 3<br />
Mathematics course 3-4<br />
Spring semester<br />
* EDUC 2613 3<br />
* ENGL 1613 3<br />
CDEV <strong>10</strong>13 3<br />
CDEV 2263 3<br />
* SOCY 2513 3<br />
Fall semester<br />
* EDUC 1833 3<br />
* CDEV 2233 3<br />
* SPCH 1553 3<br />
Humanities, Social and Behavioral<br />
Science, Science, or Math course 3<br />
Science course 4<br />
Spring semester<br />
Mathematics or Science course 3-4<br />
Paraprofessional Educator courses 12<br />
*Course has prerequisite.<br />
Minimum credit hours required for completion - 61<br />
20<strong>09</strong>-<strong>10</strong> catalog • www.kcc.edu<br />
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