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St. Charles Community College Elementary Education + Early Childhood Certification Agreement

  • The Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree (A.A.T.) is a statewide program comprised of 42 credit hours of general education requirements. Students are required to complete the Teacher Education Core designed by the school curriculum. Some community colleges require 12+ credit hours to complete the Teacher Education Core.  Fontbonne University will recognize this degree as long as the final transcript reflects that the AAT Degree has been satisfied.  If the AAT Degree does not appear on the official final transcript, a course by course evaluation will be performed. 
  • Please be advised that not all requirements for this major are listed but only those which have an equivalent course at your institution.
  • Students who have graduated from a Missouri Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree and have completed the MO/GER 42 Block Requirements will have satisfied Fontbonne University General Education Requirements (42- Credit Hour Block).
  • Students who have not met the MO/GER 42 Block Requirements will have a course by course transcript evaluation performed. Students are encouraged to complete Fontbonne 42/Credit Hours of General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements listed.
  • Please note that some majors have specific General Education Requirements that meets both General Education and Major requirements. 
  • A maximum of 64 credit hours may be transferred from Saint Charles Community College. 

The following is a list of the required courses for the Elementary Education with Early Childhood Certification Major (Birth-3rd Grade) Degree at Fontbonne University and the equivalent courses offered at Saint Charles Community College.

Major: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Certification (Birth-3rd Grade)
Degree Offered:  Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

SAINT CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY

PSY 210 Human Growth & Development (preferred) (GER/MAJOR)

PSY 200 Developmental Psychology  (GER/MAJOR)

OR PSY 201 Child Psychology

 

EDU 220 Educational Technology  (GER/MAJOR)

CIS 103 Microcomputer Application for Education   (GER/MAJOR)

EDU 225 Literature for Children

EDU 240 Literature for Children and Adolescents  +

EDU 210 Introduction to Classroom Teaching

EDU 200 Intro to Classroom Teaching

EDU 211 Foundations of Education (GER/MAJOR)

EDU 234 Philosophical  Foundations of Education  (GER/MAJOR)

EDU 240 Educational Psychology

EDU 222 Educational Psychology

EDU 250 Education of Exceptional Learners

EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child

**PHE 103 Concepts: Health

HES 119 Essential Concepts of Health & Fitness

** ECO 100 Survey Economics

SSC 201 Economics

**ECO 110 OR ECO 120 Prin of Macroeconomics/Prin  of Microeconomics

BUS 202 OR Bus 203 Prin of Macroeconomics/Prin of Microeconomics

**GEO 100 Principles of Geography

GGY 100 Intro to Geography

OR  **GEO 101 Geography: The Eastern World

 

OR  **GEO 102 Geography: The Western World

 

POL 101 American Government  (GER/MAJOR)

GOV 101 U. S. & Missouri Constitutions  (GER/MAJOR)

BIO 150 General Biology w/Lab (GER/MAJOR)

BIO 108 Introduction to Life Science w/Lab (GER/MAJOR)

PHY 111/113 Introduction to Physical Science w/Lab (GER/MAJOR)

PHY 108 Introduction to Physical Science w/Lab  (GER/MAJOR)

One Course listed under History

Any History Course listed that meets the General Education Requirements

*Required for Elementary and Secondary Education           + =>

Rick Gwydir
Teacher Certification Coordinator
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-4515
rgwydir@fontbonne.edu
OR Dorothy Davis
Director of Transfer Recruitment
Admission Office
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-1475
ddavis@fontbonne.edu

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