Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

eDucation/teacHinGSECONDARY EDUCATION—CHEMISTRYAAT DEGREE (306)This program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at Chesapeake College.AWARD: Assocate of Arts n Teachng DegreePROGRAM MISSION: The Chesapeake College Secondary Educaton—Chemstry A.A.T. Degree facltates transfer to a Marylandfour-year nsttuton for students to complete a course of study to become a chemstry secondary educaton teacher. Ths programprovides the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree and teacher certification program in chemistry. To earn the A.A.T. degree,students must acheve a mnmum 2.75 cumulatve GPA, pass the Praxs I Exam, and complete a professonal portfolo.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Assocate of Arts n Teachng degree program s desgned for teacher educaton transfer students.The program is based on specific learning outcomes and is comprised of foundation-level pedagogical coursework, field experience,and general education which meet academic content, outcomes, and requirements of the first two years in a teacher education programn Chemstry. The program provdes students wth seamless transfer nto a teacher educaton program at any Maryland college orunversty. Students should acquant themselves wth the requrements of the major department at the recevng nsttuton and consultwth an academc advsor n plannng an approprate program. The College’s transfer advsor can provde addtonal nformatonregardng the transfer requrements of nsttutons wthn the Unversty of Maryland System.PROGRAM GOALS: The Secondary Educaton—Chemstry A.A.T. Degree program wll:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general educaton competences.• Provide a core of professional course work, academic content, field experience, and general education appropriate for the first twoyears of secondary teacher preparaton n chemstry.• Prepare students to transfer to a chemstry secondary educaton program at a four-year nsttuton n the State of Maryland.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:[Courses Appear n Recommended Sequence.]CONTACT PERSONS:Dr. Deanna StockMr. Marvn RckmanFSC 101X Freshman Semnar Course 1ENG 101 CoMposition (g.ed.) 3EDU 101+ Foundatons of Educaton 3EDU 102+ Foundatons of Educaton – Feld Experence 1PSC 150 general psyChology (g.ed.) 3MAT 140 CalCulus & analytiC geoMetry i (g.ed.) 4CHM 121+ general CheMistry i (g.ed.) 4ENG 102+ Introducton to Lterature 3CHM 122+ General Chemstry II 4MAT 141+ Calculus & Analytc Geometry II 4COM 101 fund. of oral CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) orCOM 150 fund. of organ. CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) 3PSC 220+ Educatonal Psychology 3EDU 213+ Educatonal Psychology – Feld Experence 1CHM 221+ Organc Chemstry I 4PHY 205+ College physiCs i (g.ed.) orPHY 215+ physiCs i (g.ed.) *4EDU 210+ Introducton to Specal Educaton 3EDU 211+ Specal Educaton – Feld Experence 1ART/HUM arts/huManities (g.ed.) 3HIS 101 u.s. history i (g.ed.) 3CHM 222+ Organc Chemstry II 4PED 103 Wellness for life (g.ed.) orPED 105 integrated health andphysiCal eduCation (g.ed.) 3PHY 206+ College Physcs II orPHY 216+ Physcs II *4IDC 201+ the nature of knoWledge (g.ed.) 3EDU 220+ Portfolo Revew 1*PROGRAM TRACKS:Track One: Algebra-Based PHY 205 and 206 (8 credts) orTrack Two: Calculus-Based PHY 215 and 216 (8 credts)Arts/Humanities Electives (G.Ed.) can be satisfied by:ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; MUS 101; THE 172.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Students must meet all programrequrements, ncludng course content and outcomes, agrade of “C” or better n all courses, a cumulatve grade pontaverage of 2.75, an approved portfolo, and passng scores on thePraxs-I Exam (Alternatves: Approprate SAT score, ACT compostescore, or GRE composte score). Note: It s strongly recommendedthat Praxs-I be taken by completon of 30 credt hoursn the program.Note: Field work, clinical placements, and certification/licensuremay nvolve drug testng and/or background checks performedat the student’s expense.X Must be taken within the first 12 hours unless exempted bymeetng establshed standards.+ Prerequste or corequste. See course descrpton for detals.(g.ed.) general eduCation prograM requireMents.(PED 105 meets General Educaton Program requrements for the TeacherEducaton AAT program only.)MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS: 7096