Program Overview
Plan of Study in Secondary Education
The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for secondary education. Students are encouraged to complete their Associate in Arts degree with an emphasis in secondary education prior to transfer. Since secondary education is not a major at the baccalaureate level, students need to select a content area major and minor from among those disciplines taught in high school. Courses in the major and minor should be selected in consultation with an advisor. If you have chosen a transfer institution, consult them to make course selections Students also are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
Additional Program Information
Students planning to transfer to a university as an education major should complete the Illinois Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) at the beginning of their sophomore year at KCC, unless ACT or SAT scores will be substituted for teacher education program admission.
For minimum score requirements:
• www.il.nesinc.com - includes information about TAP test sites, registration and study guides; or
• ACT Plus Writing or SAT Scores
Among required courses in this curriculum, one course meets Illinois Articulation Initiative Major-Specific requirements for secondary-education majors. Visit www.itransfer.org or a KCC academic advisor for more information.
Use the Transfer Guide
Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org to see how your courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.
Program Requirements
Major courses
| EDUC 1713 | Intro to Public Education | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 1763 | Technology in Education | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 1833 | The Exceptional Learner/Child | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 2613 | Educational Psychology | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Communications
A minimum grade of C is required in ENGL 1613 and ENGL 1623.
Laboratory Science
| | Life Science Course | 4 Credits |
| | Physical Science Course | 4 Credits |
| | Laboratory Science Course | 4 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Mathematics
Choose one
| MATH 1704 | Contemporary Mathematics | 4 Credits |
| MATH 1713 | Finite Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| MATH 1774 | Statistics | 4 Credits |
| MATH 1834 | Calculus for Business & Social Science | 4 Credits |
| MATH 2515 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-5 |
Humanities
| | Humanities Courses | 9 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Three courses, with at least one from general humanities and at least one from the fine arts or interdisciplinary categories. View Humanities course options.
Social and behavioral science
Choose one
| ANTH 1713 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 Credits |
| GEOG 1513 | World Regional Geography | 3 Credits |
| HIST 2513 | History of the US to 1877 | 3 Credits |
| HIST 2523 | History of the U.S. 1877 to Present | 3 Credits |
| HIST 2533 | Latin American History | 3 Credits |
| SOCY 2513 | Sociology | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Electives
| | Electives | 10 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Choose courses from any transfer-level elective area. Appropriate electives have a a first digit of 1 or 2 and a second digit of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the KCC course number. A maximum of four (4) credit hours can come from physical
education activity courses, including PHED 1512. EDUC 2533 and EDUC 2513, which are recommended.
Total Credit Hours: 64
Suggested Course Sequence
Fall semester
| ENGL 1613 | English I | 3 Credits |
| PSYC 1813 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 1713 | Intro to Public Education | 3 Credits |
| | Laboratory Science Course | 4 Credits |
| | Humanities Course | 3 Credits |
Spring semester
| ENGL 1623 | English II | 3 Credits |
| SPCH 1553 | Introductory Speech | 3 Credits |
| PLSC 1513 | American Government | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 1833 | The Exceptional Learner/Child | 3 Credits |
| | Laboratory Science Course | 4 Credits |
Fall semester
| EDUC 2613 | Educational Psychology | 3 Credits |
| | Non-Western Culture Social Science Course | 3 Credits |
| | Humanities Course | 3 Credits |
| | Mathematics Elective | 3-5 Credits |
| | Electives | 4 Credits |
Spring semester
| EDUC 1763 | Technology in Education | 3 Credits |
| | Humanities Course | 3 Credits |
| | Laboratory Science Course | 4 Credits |
| | Electives | 6 Credits |
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