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Education, Elementary - Associate in Arts (680)

Associate in Arts (680)

To teach in Illinois public schools (grades 1-6), teachers must be licensed by the state of Illinois. Community college students are strongly encouraged to complete an Associate in Arts degree prior to transfer. Since admission is competitive, completion of the recommended course does not guarantee admission. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scare), dependent on the transfer school requirements, is required for program admission.

Information regarding Illinois standards for Professional Educator License is available on the Illinois State Board of Education Website at www.isbe.net.

A Test of Academic Proficiency (reading, writing/grammar and math) is usually required for program admission. Check with our advisor or Education faculty about approved options.


General education and major field requirements vary significantly by intended transfer institution. Students who have already chosen the university to which they plan to transfer should consult that institution's catalog or department advisor and an SVCC academic advisor in planning their program. Individualized articulation sheets for some universities are available in Academic Advising.

Click here for career information: https://www.svcc.edu/academics/programs/individual/680.html

Criminal History Check Policy

Illinois law requires Illinois school boards to conduct a criminal background investigation on applicants for employment. This law also prohibits the employment of a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any one or more of a number of offenses. At present, offenses include first degree murder; any Class X felony; juvenile pimping; soliciting for a juvenile prostitute; exploitation of a child; obscenity; child pornography; harmful material; criminal sexual assault; aggravated criminal sexual assault; offenses set forth in the Cannabis Control Act; and crimes defined in the Illinois Controlled Substance Act. Employment must be denied whether the offenses and/or conviction occurred inside or outside the state of Illinois.

Students who perform classroom observations through coursework at Sauk Valley Community College may be required by the selected school/site to undergo a criminal background check prior to placement. Students may be denied at any observation site based on the results of that check.

Students who feel their criminal background may exclude them from observation or employment should seek counseling with SVCC faculty or advising staff early in their program to determine how it may affect their participation and eligibility.

Program Contacts at Sauk Valley Community College
Academic Advising, 815/835-6354
Janis Jones, Assistant Professor of Education, 815/835-6410
Amanda Eichman, Professor of English and Education, 815/835-6319

Follow this link for career information.


Total Hours Required - 64-66 Hours

Suggested Program

First Semester - 17 Hours

  • ART119 - Survey of Western Art ( 3 Semester Hours)

    A survey of the history of art forms and aesthetic intentions of various cultures, designed as a humanities elective or requirement for the non-art major. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): F2 900 Semester hour(s) 3 semester hours Lecture/Lab Hours 3 lec/week

    OR

    MUS201 - Music Appreciation ( 3 Semester Hours)

    A course where the novice can learn, without going into music history, the basic mechanics of all types of music ranging from classical to rock. The course emphasizes what to listen for and to identify factors that influence music (politics, religion, technology, philosophy, etc.). Examples of various arts are used to clarify fundamental concepts for those who have no experience in the field of music. (Open to all students) Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): F1 900 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

       
    • EDU102 - Computer Education for Teacher ( 3 Semester Hours)

      This course is designed to meet the needs of education majors. This course will introduce students to the fundamentals and skills necessary to effectively integrate computers into teaching. This course is designed for the student with minimal computer experience. Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

    • EDU105 - Preparing for Careers in Educa ( 1 Semester Hours)

      This course is required for students pursuing Associate in Arts in Teaching degrees and highly recommended for all students seeking teacher certification in the State of Illinois. This course should be taken during the first semester of college course work as an education major. The course introduces the student to certification standards and the course sequence required for education majors. In addition, students are introduced to cognitive skills needed for teaching, classroom motivation and management skills, portfolios, and strategies for securing entry-level employment in the teaching profession. 1 lec/week Semester hour(s): 1 Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lab/week

    • ENG101 - Composition I ( 3 Semester Hours)

      A basic course in essay writing with emphasis on exposition, ENG 101 stresses knowledge and application of the rhetorical modes. ENG 101 presupposes competence in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Prerequisite: ACT standard score in English of 22 or above; required scores on the current English placement test, or grade of C or higher in ELA 099. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C1 900 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

    • FYE101 - First Year Experience ( 1 Semester Hours)

      This course is designed to facilitate the self-development of the student, and introduce students to the expectations of the college community. This course reviews the academic skills that promote success during their college career. Topics will include, but not limited to, identifying campus/community resources, test-taking strategies, career exploration/decision making, problem solving, literacy, and critical thinking. Students will also learn strategies for taking personal responsibility for their academic and career choices. (Students in good standing (GPA of 2.0 or higher), who have accumulated 16 semester hours or more prior to enrolling as a degree seeking student at Sauk are not required to take this class). Semester hour(s): 1 Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lec/week

    • GEO122 - World Regional Geography ( 3 Semester Hours)

      A systems approach to the study of the cultural and economic organizations of human activity throughout the world. Emphasis is placed upon perception and utilization of environment with special attention given to types of production, circulation patterns and settlement patterns throughout the world. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S4 900N Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

    • MAT110 - Math for Elementary Teachers I ( 3 Semester Hours)

      The emphasis of this course is placed on mathematical reasoning and problem-solving as it pertains to modern elementary/middle school mathematics. Topics include: basic problem solving, whole numbers and elementary number theory, fractions, ratios and percents, rational numbers, and real numbers. Prerequisite: MAT 076 with a grade of C or higher or one year of high school geometry with a grade of C or higher and MAT 081 with a grade of C or higher, or two years of high school algebra with grades of C or higher or appropriate placement score. Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lec, 2 lab/week

    Second Semester - 15-16 Hours

    • Humanities/Fine Arts 3 Semester hour(s)
    • Earth Science (GSC) 3-4 Semester hour(s)
    • EDU220 - Students/Disabilities School ( 3 Semester Hours)

      An introductory overview of the field of special education in which students will be introduced to the various disability categories that occur in the population including an overview of characteristics of individuals with disabilities and the diversity of the population of people with disabilities. Services and methodologies will be examined, including federal and state requirements for eligibility. Students will be encouraged to develop critical thinking skills in regards to current controversies in the field. ECE 913 Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): ECE 913 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

    • ENG103 - Composition II ( 3 Semester Hours)

      An advanced course in essay writing with emphasis on formal research, ENG 103 serves to develop a proficiency in the collection and selection of data as applied to the completion of a formal research paper. In addition, students receive instruction in logic and reasoning, including the fundamentals of argumentative and persuasive writing. Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in ENG 101 or its equivalent or consent of instructor. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C1 901R Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

    • MAT111 - Math for Elementary Teacher II ( 3 Semester Hours)

      This course is a continuation of MAT 110 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I. Topics include: real numbers, introductory probability and statistics, geometry measurement, coordinate geometry and transformations. Prerequisite: MAT 110 with a grade of C or higher. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 903 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lec, 2 lab/week

    Third Semester - 17-18 Hours

    • Physical Science 4 Semester hour(s)
    • Personal Development 1 Semester hour
    • EDU210 - Diversity in Education ( 3 Semester Hours)

      This course is designed to introduce preservice teachers to the basic principles and foundations of educating for diversity. The course will explore schooling in and for a global society. Emphasis will be on material evaluation and selection, curricular design, and the relationship between diversity, classroom procedure, and educational policy. Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

      OR

      *ELECTIVES 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
         
      • HIS221 - American History to 1865 ( 3 Semester Hours)

        Students will examine the first interactions of Native American cultures, European conquerors, and enslaved Africans. They will compare the Spanish, French, and English experiences in North America, and explore the events in the English colonies that led to revolution and independence. They will examine the constitution issues, political clashes, and social changes of the Federalist, Jefferson and Jacksonian periods. Students will explore westward expansion, immigration in the north, and the southern slave economy. They will consider the events of the decade of crisis that led to civil war, and look closely at the war and its major consequences. (Students cannot earn credit for both the HIS 223 and 224 sequence and the HIS 221 and 222 sequence.) Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S2 900 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

        OR

        HIS222 - American History Since 1865 ( 3 Semester Hours)

        Students will examine American history from the Reconstruction Era to the present. They will gain an understanding of historical periods and events such as the Industrial Revolution, the Gilded Age, the Great Depression, the two World Wars, the Cold War, The Age of Affluence, and the Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality. (Students cannot earn credit for both the HIS 223 and 224 sequence and the HIS 221 and 222 sequence.) Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S2 901 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

           
        • MAT121 - College Algebra ( 4 Semester Hours)

          This course assumes proficiency with material in MAT 081. Topics extended to the college level include: real numbers, exponents and radicals, polynomials and factoring, fractional expressions, equations and inequalities, functions and their graphs, conic sections, and systems of equations and inequalities. New topics include: zeros of polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, matrices, sequences, and the Binomial Theorem. This course requires a graphing calculator. Prerequisite: Either High School Math 3 with grades of C or higher, or both a geometry prerequisite (either MAT 076 with grade of C or higher or one year of high school geometry with grades of C or higher) and an algebra prerequisite (either MAT 081 with a grade of C or higher or two years of high school algebra with grades of C or higher or appropriate placement score). Semester hour(s): 4 Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lec/week

          OR

          MAT240 - Elementary Statistics ( 3 Semester Hours)

          An introduction to basic concepts in statistical methods including measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, probability, theoretical and empirical distribution, estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear regression and correlation. Prerequisite: MAT 081 with a grade of ""C"" or higher or two years of high school algebra with grades of C or higher, Math 3 with a C or higher, or appropriate placement scores. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): M1 902 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

             
          • PSC163 - Am Government & Politics ( 3 Semester Hours)

            Students will examine American constitutional foundations and democratic values, explore the role of public opinion and the character of the political process, and understand the role of the media and interest groups in policy-making. Students will gain an understanding of how the major branches of the federal government work, and improve skills in evaluating and analyzing current public policy issues. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S5 900 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

          Fourth Semester - 15 Hours

          • Life Science 4 Semester hour(s)
          • Humanities 3 Semester hour(s)
          • Personal Development 1 Semester hour
          • COM131 - Intro to Oral Communication ( 3 Semester Hours)

            This course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. This course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking, and speaking. 3 Semester hour(s) Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): C2 900 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

          • ECO211 - Principles of Macroeconomics ( 3 Semester Hours)

            A survey of macro-economic theory with emphasis on resource allocation in a mixed-enterprise economy. Concentration is on the operation of the market mechanism. The role of government and labor, national income determination and accounting, monetary and fiscal policy and the neoclassical synthesis. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S3 901 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3/lec week

            OR

            ECO212 - Principles of Microeconomics ( 3 Semester Hours)

            A continuation of ECO 211 with emphasis on micro-economic theory. Concentration is on supply and demand, the theory of the firm, monopoly and imperfect competition, international trade and finance, economic problems of underdeveloped nations and contemporary problems of economic growth and stability in a mixed enterprise economy. ECO 211 is recommended. Prerequisite: ECO 211 recommended. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI): S3 902 Semester hour(s): 3 Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lec/week

               
            • EDU276 - Clinical Experience Elem Ed ( 1 Semester Hours)

              This 20-clock- hour experience is offered to help meet the practicum requirement for elementary education in Illinois. Interns will observe students in a public elementary school under the guidance of a cooperating teacher. Emphasis will be on teaching techniques, classroom dynamics and the effects of student developmental status on behavior and learning. A journal noting these factors will be kept by each intern. 1 Semester hour Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.5 lab/week Notes: This class contains an observation component and requires an Illinois State Police and FBI background check in order to complete requirements for course credit.

            Footnotes

            • *Suggested electives include: EDU 221, 224, 275, PED 220,PSY 103