Associate of Science in Teaching K-5 - A.S.T

For more information on this program, contact the Social Science and Education division at 615-230-3231.

The Associate of Science in Teaching Degree program emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Students pursuing careers as elementary teachers should consider this degree.

Transfer Option:
The Associate of Science in Teaching (AST) degree is designed to create a smooth transition to all public universities offering a Baccalaureate degree in this major by guaranteeing the transferability of all courses. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: There are to be no course substitutions in this program.

All students graduating with an Associate of Science in Teaching K-5 degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP) and PRAXIS exam. More information can be found at http://www.volstate.edu/Testing/Services.php.

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits (3)

ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
BIOL 1030 - ^Essentials of Biology Credits: (4)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
GEOL 1030 - ^Survey of Geology Credits: (4)
GEOG 2010 - ^World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
HIST 2010 - ^Early United States History Credits: (3)
HIST 2020 - ^Modern United States History Credits: (3) ¹
MATH 1130 - ^College Algebra Credits: (3) ²
POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
¹Students who plan to transfer to UT Chattanooga must take one World History course.
²Students who plan to tranfer to UT Chattanooga must take MATH 1530.

Literature Electives

Choose three credits from the following:

ENGL 2110 - ^Early American Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2120 - ^Modern American Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2310 - ^Early World Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 2320 - ^Modern World Literature Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
EDU 264 - Education of Exceptional Children Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
PSCI 1030 - ^An Introduction to Physical Science Credits: (4)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Additional Degree Requirements

Attainment of 2.75 cumulative GPA; successful completion of Praxis Core exams or ACT Composite Score of 22, and satisfactory ratings on three disposition assessments.

Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for Computer Literacy Requirements

Career and Salary Information

The following is a list of some of the career choices that may be obtained upon completion of this program. Please visit the following website www.onetonline.org or speak to an advisor for additional career opportunities, salary information and education requirements. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Career	Beginning Salary with Bachelor Degree	Experienced Salary Median with Bachelor Degree
Elementary Teacher	$35,220	$48,750

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
GEOG 2010 - ^World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

BIOL 1030 - ^Essentials of Biology Credits: (4)
EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
EDU 264 - Education of Exceptional Children Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
MATH 1130 - ^College Algebra Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

Literature Credits: (3) (Choose from approved Literature Electives list above)

EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
GEOL 1030 - ^Survey of Geology Credits: (4)
HIST 2010 - ^Early United States History Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (13)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

HIST 2020 - ^Modern United States History Credits: (3)
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
PSCI 1030 - ^An Introduction to Physical Science Credits: (4)