Program Map

Elementary Teacher Education - Associate in Arts for Transfer

Program Map

Elementary Teacher Education - Associate in Arts for Transfer

Associate in Arts for Transfer
Fall 2024
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks

Students who earn this degree will be prepared to teach the breadth of subjects required of a public elementary school teacher. You will also get hands-on experience in a public school classroom in ECD 11 that you may apply towards a fieldwork hours requirement for admission to a teaching credential program.

If you earn this degree with either the IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth course patterns, you can transfer to a CSU campus with a major in Liberal Studies, Elementary Teacher Preparation. Earning a Liberal Studies degree will fulfill the subject matter competency requirement for a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential without having to take the CSET exam. Elementary school teachers are in high demand across California. Teaching can be a rewarding and satisfying career that allows you to make a meaningful contribution to your community and its future.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
13 - 14 units
GEO 1 or GEOS 1 or GEOS 11 (Choose one)
 
GE
3.0-4.0
GEO 1
Introduction to Physical Geography (Active)
3.0
OR
GEOS 1
Physical Geology with Laboratory (Active)
4.0
OR
GEOS 11
Physical Geology (Active)
3.0
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing (Active)
GE
4.0
COMM C1000
Introduction to Public Speaking (Active)
GE
3.0
ECD 56
Child Growth and Development (Active)
GE
3.0
Semester 2
 
14 units
ENGL 4A
Critical Thinking and Writing about Literature (Active)
GE
4.0
MTH 41
Number Systems (Active)
GE
3.0
PHYS 11
Descriptive Physics (Active)
4.0
List B Course
 
GE
3.0
Select one course from List B below
Semester 3
 
17 units
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing (Active)
4.0
Counts as the List A requirement
HIS 3
World History: Beginnings to 1500 (Active)
GE
3.0
GEO 5
World Regional Geography (Active)
GE
3.0
BIOS 1 or BIOS 41 (Choose one)
 
GE
4.0
BIOS 1
Introduction to the Science of Biology (Active)
4.0
OR
BIOS 41
Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences (Active)
4.0
General Education Course- CSUGE or IGETC Ethnic Studies Course recommended.
 
GE
3.0
Semester 4
 
16 units
ECD 11
Exploring Education (Active)
3.0
CHEM 10 or CHEM 31 (choose one)
 
4.0
CHEM 10
Introduction to Chemistry (Active)
4.0
OR
CHEM 31
Introduction to College Chemistry (Active)
4.0
HIS 7
U.S. History Through Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
POLS C1000
American Government and Politics (Active)
3.0
General Education Course- CSU GE Area C1/C2 or IGETC Area 3A/3B course recommended. See a counselor for assistance with choosing the appropriate course.
 
3.0
List A
 

List A course

4 units
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing (Active)
4.0
List B
 

Select one course from the list below. This course also counts towards the CSU GE Area C1 (Arts) or IGETC Area 3A (Arts) requirement. 

9 units
ARTH 1
Introduction to Art (Active)
3.0
MUSL 1
Introduction to Music (Active)
3.0
THTR 10
Introduction to Theater Arts (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 60.0-61.0