Program: Secondary Education, AA - College of Southern Nevada (2024)

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DEPARTMENT:

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

• MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
• or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 andMATH 123)

English Composition (6-8 credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

• ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
• or ENG 101 - Composition I
• or ENG 110 - Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded
• or ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students

• and

• ENG 102 - Composition II
• or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
• or PHIL 102H - Critical Thinking and Reasoning – Honors

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Seven credits of coursework to include at least one laboratory experience.

• ANTH 102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• or ANTH 110L - Biological Anthropology Lab
• or any AST prefix course
• or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
• or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
• or any ENV prefix course
• or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
• or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
• or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
• or any GEOL prefix course
• or any PHYS prefix course

Humanities (7 Credits)

Recommended: SPAN 111.

• COM 101 - Public Speaking
• and anyWorld Languages 111 or above course (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI).

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

• any ART prefix course
• or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
• or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
• or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
• or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Social Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: PSY 201

• any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
• or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
• or any ECON prefix course
• or any PSC prefix course
• or any PSY prefix course (except PSY 270)
• orany SOC prefix course
• or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

Values and Diversity

All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or major program requirements.

• EDU 280fulfills this requirement.

Core Requirements (15 Credits)

• EDU 202 - Introduction to Secondary Education
• and EDU 214 - Preparing Teachers to Use Technology
• and EDU 220 - Principles of Educational Psychology
• and EDU 240 - Introduction to Classroom Management
• and EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity

Major Elective Requirements (9 Credits)

• Select courses appropriate to the Secondary Education Concentration in conjunction with transfer institution requirements. See an Academic Advisor or Counselor for course selection.

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4 credits)

• PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics