Albany State University

Advising Pathway - Associate of Science in Teacher Education - Middle Grades

Program Description

The mission of the Teacher Education program at Albany State University is to give the next generation of teachers the knowledge and skills that are essential for today’s learners.

Albany State University offers the two-year Associate of Science degree in Education, preparing prospective teachers to transfer to four-year institutions to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in education. A Bachelor of Science (four-year) degree is required before an individual is granted certification by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

Program Advisors & Online Specialists

Online Specialist Distance Learning 229-500-2907 asuonline@asurams.edu

Albany State University recommends the following course track for transfer students. If you would like to use a different track, please contact your Online Support Specialist.

Course Title Credits Term Grade

Area A Courses (9 hours)

Must take ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 and MATH 1111.

ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3    
ENGL 1102 English Composition II 3    
MATH 1111 College Algebra 3    

Area B Courses (4-5 hours)

Select (1) one of the following courses: HIST 1002, COMM 1000 or POLS 1105 You must also select (1) one of the following as well: COMM 1100 or COMM 1110.

COMM 1000 Cultural Diversity in Communication 2    
COMM 1100 Human Communications 3    
COMM 1110 Public Speaking 3    
HIST 1002 Intro to African Diaspora 2    
POLS 1105 Current World Problems 2    

Area C Courses (6 hours)

Select one Literature course and one Humanities/Fine Arts course.

ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation 3    
ENGL 2111 World Literature I 3    
ENGL 2112 World Literature II 3    
ENGL 2121 British Literature I 3    
ENGL 2122 British Literature II 3    
ENGL 2131 American Literature I 3    
ENGL 2132 American Literature II 3    
FREN 1001 Elementary French I 3    
FREN 1002 Elementary French II 3    
JAPN 1001 Elementary Japanese I 3    
JAPN 1002 Elementary Japanese II 3    
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation 3    
SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I 3    
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II 3    
SPAN 2001 Intermediate Spanish I 3    
SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish II 3    
THEA 1100 Theater Appreciation 3    

Area D Courses (10 hours)

Non-STEM Major -- Students must take ONE science course in Area D. The additional TWO courses can either be math or science. Cannot use the following combinations for completion of Area D: BIOL 1110 and BIOL 111; BIOL 2107, BIOL 1110, or BIOL 1111; CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1211; PHSC 1011 and PHYS 1111 or PHYS 2221; PHSC 1012 and CHEM 1151 or CHEM 1211. Students who intend to teach math at the middle grades level must take MATH 1113 (Pre-Calculus) in Area D or F.

BIOL 1110K Introduction to Environmental Biology 4    
BIOL 1111K Intro to Biological Sciences 4    
BIOL 2107K Principles of Biology I 4    
CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry I 4    
CHEM 1211K Principles of Chemistry I 4    
MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus 3    
MATH 2411 Introduction to Statistics 3    
PHSC 1011K Physical Science I 4    
PHSC 1012K Physical Science II 4    

Area E Courses (12 hours)

Select POLS 1101, one History and two additional courses.

ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics 3    
GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography 3    
HIST 1111 Survey of World History I 3    
HIST 1112 Survey of World History II 3    
HIST 2111 U.S. History Through 1877 3    
HIST 2112 History after 1877 3    
POLS 1101 American Government 3    
POLS 2101 Intro to Political Science 3    
PSYC 1101 General Psychology 3    
SOCI 1101 Introduction of Sociology 3    
SOCI 2031 Introduction to Anthropology 3    

Area F Courses (18 hours)

Must take EDUC 2110, EDUC 2120 and EDUC 2130. Must take TWO courses from MAJOR concentration and ONE from Minor concentration.

EDUC 2110 Invest Critical/Contemporary Issues 3    
EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspective 3    
EDUC 2130 Exploring Teaching and Learning 3    

Above the Core (1-3 hours)

**The Health & Wellness requirement may be fulfilled by taking one (2) two credit hours health or wellness course OR two (1) one credit hour health or wellness activity courses. Veterans of more than one year of active military service may be given credit for two courses of PE. ****Depending on your enrollment status you may be required to take ASU 1101 (1 credit hour) ASU 1101 is required for first-time college students or transfer students bringing in less than 12 transfer credit hours.

ASU 1101 First Year Experience/Pathway to Success 1    
HEDP 1161 Human Sexuality Online 2    
HEDP 1163 Personal Health 2    
HEDP 1164 Stress Management 2    
HEDP 1166 Drugs and Drug Abuse 2    
WELL 1161 Fitness I 2    
WELL 1162 Fitness II 2    

This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.