Associate of Arts
Society · Culture · Education
Degrees and Certificates
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Elementary Education, -
Early Childhood Education, Certificate of Proficiency
Courses
COM 110: Interpersonal Communication
Credits 3.0This course will enhance students' understanding of interpersonal communication and help improve their ability to communicate effectively in diverse situations. Topics will include foundational elements of communication, perceptions, self-concepts, verbal and nonverbal behaviors, active listening, conflict resolution, feedback, and developing and maintaining personal and professional relationships.
COM 201: Public Speaking
Credits 3.0Study and practice of effective, audience-centered public speaking. Includes methodology of written and spoken communication.
CSL 101: College Success Strategies
Credits 3.0This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills to prepare them for academic success in higher education. The course introduces students to learning strategies that help them prepare for college, including time management, study skills, self-care, professional communication, and problem solving. This course guides a student's journey from understanding program expectations to planning for their future.
ECE 120: Children’s Social Development
Credits 3.0Students will gain knowledge in a study of positive guidance and discipline techniques that can be used to encourage children to develop self-discipline and responsibility for their own actions. Students learn the importance of assessing, understanding, and enhancing the development of communication skills of young children to help guide and develop a child's self-image. Students will learn how to translate information presented into related skills and procedures that support children’s social development.
ECE 210: Home, School, and Community Relations
Credits 3.0This course stresses the importance of family. Students will learn the specific attitudes, philosophies, and practical techniques that teachers in any setting can find useful in building relationships with families.
EDU 200: Introduction to Education
Credits 3.0This course explores the educational system in the United States, covering its historical foundations and current trends. Students will learn about teaching theories, the role of learners, and the connection between schools and communities, along with the responsibilities of educators. This course requires in-person observation in an elementary or high school setting which helps students assess their interest in teaching.
GEN 100: Beginning Genealogy
Credits 2.0Students will be learning how to create a family tree and learn about their family history. This course will also help students know where to search for family historical information, including dates, location, and events that surround their ancestor’s lives.
GEN 101: Genealogy Search
Credits 2.0This course will help students with genealogical and family history research and use it to grow their family tree. Students will have the opportunity to focus on an individual or on a small group of their ancestors. Students will gain a better understanding of events in their family history and explore personal and statistical details surrounding their family tree. Students will develop a secure knowledge of researching methodologies and genealogical proofs according to correct standards to definitively validate their research findings.
HIS 104: The Development of Europe to 1650
Credits 3.0Survey and development of western thought, culture, and political history from ancient times to 1650. This course of study includes the rise of the city in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the rise of Greece and Rome, the Byzantine Empire and the Middle Ages in western Europe, the Renaissance and Reformation, exploration and expansion, and the century of religious warfare.
HIS 131: U.S. History to 1877
Credits 3.0Colonial America and the United States from pre-Columbian era to 1877. This course of study includes units on discovery, colonization, the formation of the American Union, Constitutional principles, westward expansion, origins of north/south conflict, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Significant economic and social developments are placed in their historical context.
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
Credits 3.0A general survey of the important concepts in psychology with traditional theories and modern developments. It includes, but is not limited to, such topics as the history of psychology, the biological foundations of behavior, learning, memory, problem solving, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, motivation, emotions, personality, intelligence, gender and sexuality, and abnormal behavior.