Associate of General Studies Special Needs Educational Assistant Degree (AGS) • 64-65 Credits

The Associate of General Studies Early Special Needs Educational Assistant degree will be conferred on those who successfully complete 64-65 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Graduates will complete 31-32 credits of general education requirements.

The degree is designed for those who wish to continue their personal development through the equivalent of two years of post-high school education and may be planning to transfer to a four-year college or university.

The objectives of the degree is to: (1) offer a distinct and innovative degree alternative, (2) provide tangible recognition to the concept that education is a lifelong process, (3) enable a student to pursue a special occupational field that has both lower division and upper division options, and/or (4) meet specific work-related mandates while completing more general education courses to transfer to a four-year college or university.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS • 31-32 Cr.

English • 6 cr.

• ENL 101 College Composition I • 3 cr.
• ENL 102 College Composition II • 3 cr.
• or
• ENL 109 Technical Writing • 3 cr.

Mathematics • 3-4 cr.

• MAT 105 Mathematics for General Education • 3 cr.
• or
• MAT 112 Algebra II: Intermediate • 3 cr.
• or
• MAT 121 Intermediate Algebra • 4 cr.(or a course for which MAT 121 is a prerequisite)

Discipline Studies:

Arts and Humanities • 6 cr.

Courses must be selected from the following list and from at least two disciplines:

• ART 101 Understanding Art • 3 cr.
• ART 115 Art History I • 3 cr.
• ART 116 Art History II • 3 cr.
• ENL 220 World Literature I • 3 cr.
• ENL 221 World Literature II • 3 cr.
• ENL 224 English Literature I • 3 cr.
• ENL 225 English Literature II • 3 cr.
• HUM 150 Humanities in the Western World I • 3 cr.
• HUM 151 Humanities in the Western World II • 3 cr.
• MUS 150 Music Appreciation • 3 cr.
• PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy • 3 cr.
• PHL 105 Introduction to Ethics • 3 cr.
• SPT 130 Introduction to Theatre • 3 cr.

Physical and Biological Sciences • 4 cr.

• BIO 100 Biology Concepts • 4 cr.
• BIO 105 Environmental Biology • 4 cr.
• BIO 160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I • 4 cr.
• BIO 181 General Biology I • 4 cr.
• BIO 182 General Biology II • 4 cr.
• CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry • 4 cr.
• CHM 151 General Chemistry I • 4 cr.
• CHM 152 General Chemistry II • 4 cr.
• GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I - Physical • 4 cr.
• GLG 102 Introduction to Geology II - Historical • 4 cr.
• PHY 113 General Physics I • 4 cr.
• PHY 114 General Physics II • 4 cr.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (from two disciplines) • 6 cr.

• ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology • 3 cr.
• BUS 140 Principles of Economics - Macro • 3 cr.
• BUS 141 Principles of Economics - Micro • 3 cr.
• GEO 110 World Regional Geography • 3 cr.
• HIS 105 U.S. History to 1877 • 3 cr.
• HIS 106 U.S. History since 1877 • 3 cr.
• HIS 155 Western Civilization to 1700 • 3 cr.
• HIS 156 Western Civilization since 1700 • 3 cr.
• POS 110 American Government • 3 cr.
• PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology • 3 cr.
• PSY 200 Psychology of Adjustment • 3 cr.
• PSY 240 Developmental Psychology • 3 cr.
• SOC 120 General Sociology • 3 cr.
• SOC 121 Social Problems in America • 3 cr.
• SOC 130 Racial, Ethnic & Gender Relations in Modern Society • 3 cr.
• SOC 225 Sociology of the Family • 3 cr.

Additional courses that will meet AGS Early Childhooddiscipline studies requirement • 6 cr. (minimum)

Includes additional courses listed in any of the discipline studies or from the following list:

Foreign Language

• FRE 101 Elementary French I • 4 cr.
• FRE 102 Elementary French II • 4 cr.
• GER 101 Elementary German I • 4 cr.
• GER 102 Elementary German II • 4 cr.
• SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I • 4 cr.
• SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II • 4 cr.

Computer Science

• CIS 100 Introduction to Computer Science • 3 cr.

Verbal Communication

• SPT 120 Public Speaking • 3 cr.

CORE REQUIREMENTS • 21 cr.

• ECD 136 Understanding How Children Learn • 1 cr.
• ECD 222 Young Children with Special Needs • 3 cr.
• ECD 200 Introduction to Early Childhood Education • 3 cr.
• or
• EDU 200 Introduction to Education • 3 cr.
• ECD 250 Child Development I • 3 cr.
• EDU 198 Internship (Occupational/Physical Therapy) • 1 cr.
• EDU 198 Internship (Speech Therapy) • 1 cr.
• EDU 202 Occupational/Physical Therapy Educational Assistant • 3 cr.
• EDU 203 Speech Therapy Educational Assistant • 3 cr.
• LAN 160 Beginning American Sign Language • 3 cr.

REQUIRED ELECTIVES • 12 cr.

In addition, 12 unduplicated credits must be selected from ECD/EDU/EMT/LAN/SPA courses as electives.