THIS IS A CAREER DEGREE.
IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY.

Danville Area Community College
2005-2006


Education: Paraprofessional Educator (Grades K-12)
Associate in Applied Science Degree
(Pending ICCB Approval)

The Teaching Assistant Option in the Education Program meets the requirement of the State of Illinois for the training of teaching assistants. A criminal background check is required as a prerequisite for EDU C 111.

Required Courses Hours F,S,I,SU Grade
First Semester
*ENGL 101 Rhetoric I
3
   
*SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology 
3
   
EDUC 101 Nature/Teaching Profession
2
   
BOFF 228 Intro to Word
2
   
*SPCH 101 Oral Communication
3
   
Total
13
   
Second Semester
*PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 
3
   
*PSYC 101 Child Development
3
   
*SOCY 225 Race and Ethnic Relations
3
   
*++Science Elective
OR
***Social Science Elective
3-4
   
*MATH 118 Introduction to Mathematics
3
   
Total
15-16
   
Third Semester
EDUC 160 Guiding Children
2
EDUC 270 Education of the Exceptional Child
3
   
EDUC 207 Children's Literature
3
   
EDUC 110 Role of the Paraprofessional
2
   
EDUC 111 Paraprofessional Practical (pre: criminal background check; consent of instructor; completion or concurrent enrollment in EDUC 110) 
2
   
* ++Science Elective 
OR 
*** Social Science Elective 
3-4
   
Total
15-16
   
Fourth Semester
**Education Elective
3
   
HLTH 102 First Aid and Personal Safety
2
   
EDUC 208 Language Development (pre: criminal background check; PSYC 101)
3
   
*Humanities Elective
3
   
+EDUC 225 Internship in Education (pre: consent of instructor)
4
   
+EDUC 226 Internship Seminar (pre: concurrent enrollment in EDUC 225)
1
   
Total
16
   
**Education Electives
EDUC 211 Educational Psychology
3
   
+EDUC 159 Issues in Exceptionalities
3
   
+EDUC 102 Intro. to Bilingual Education
3
   
***Social Science Electives
PSYC 120 Intro. to Substance Abuse
3
   
PSYC 230 Abnormal Psychology
3
   
PSYC 240 Social Psychology
3
   
PSYC 250 Personality
3
   
SOCY 200 Marriage and the Family
3
   
SOCY 201 Social Problems
3
   
SOCY 205 Juvenile Delinquency
3
   

*General Education

+ Pending ICCB approval.

++ One science elective AND one social science elective required.

Designated as a Tech Prep program.

Enrollment in developmental classes may increase the length of time it takes to complete an associate degree.

Student may transfer from other institutions a maximum of 9 hours.


Code CLEK
February 2005   Credit Hours 59-61
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