Associate of Arts - Elementary Education Pre-Major

Associate of Arts

The Education Pre-major provides a foundation for students intending to teach at the K-9 level after completing a Wisconsin-approved teacher-certification bachelor’s degree program at a four-year institution.

Students interested in becoming a teacher-caregiver in child care centers, Head Start programs, school-age child care programs, and family day care homes should consider the Early Childhood Education Program.

 

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    Program Outline

    Course # Course Title Credits
    2089010100 Foundations of University Learning 1.00
    Description
    20801219 English Composition I 3.00
    Description

    Develops expository writing and critical thinking skills, including clarity, concision, concreteness, and completeness of expression, supported by reasoning, organization, and language conventions. Lecture.

    20801223 English Composition II 3.00
    Description

    Advances composition skills, emphasizing well-reasoned argumentative research papers. Lecture. Credits: 3. Prerequisite(s): 2080121900 English Composition I (D- or better) or 1080119500 W ritten Communication (B or better).

    20810201 Fundamentals of Speech 3.00
    Description

    Examines theory and process of communication, the role of speech in self- development, the art of persuasion, topic selection, the use of research-based evidence, and audience analysis. Includes organizing speech content, speech delivery, and critique via presentation of informative and persuasive speeches and development of effective extemporaneous speaking style. Students gain self-confidence, proficiency, and poise.

    N/A Humanities 12.00
    Description

    COURSE #

    COURSE TITLE

    CREDITS

    N/A

    One 801 Literature Course

    3

    N/A

    One 815 Art Course

    3

     

    Plus an additional 6 credits in art, journalism/writing, history, literature, music, philosophy, theatre/film, world language

    6

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    N/A Social Sciences 12.00
    Description

    COURSE #

    COURSE TITLE

    CREDITS

    20809252 

    Developmental Psychology

    3

    20809251 

    Intro to Psychology

    3

    20809254 

    Educational Psychology

    3

      Plus an additional 3 credits in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, sociology 3

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    N/A Mathematics & Natural Science 10.00
    Description

    COURSE #

    COURSE TITLE

    CREDITS

    20806215 

    Environmental Science

    3

    20804227 

    20804237 

    20804230

    20804250 

    Elementary Math Education I -OR-

    Elementary Math Education II -OR-

     Statistics  -OR-

    Quantitative Reasoning

    3-4

    N/A

    One 806 Physical Science Lab Course (Chemistry/Physics) 4-5 credits

    4-5

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    N/A Health/Wellness/Physical Education 1.00
    Description
    N/A Diversity/Ethnic Studies 0.00
    Description

    Courses that meet this requirement may also count toward Humanities or Social Science. These credits are not in addition to the 60 credits required for the degree.

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    N/A World Language 4.00
    Description

    May be met with one year high school, with a grade of “C” or better, or one semester in college.

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    N/A Electives 11.00
    Description

    12 credits in any college transfer course or Early Childhood Education program course. One credit of health and PE beyond the Health/Wellness/PE credit may be selected.

    May be 16 credits if students satisfy the world language requirement with one year of high school (C or better).

    At A Glance

    How You'll Learn

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    On Campus

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    Online Classes

    Term Start Dates

    Fall 2024: August 26 Spring 2025: January 13 Summer 2025: May 19

    Start dates represent the beginning of a new term. Certain programs or courses may not be available to start every term. Please view the course schedules for a list of upcoming classes or contact the Welcome Center at 715-365-4493.

    Program Tuition*

    $12,042

    Books & Supplies*

    $3,308

    *Total cost for degree completion is estimated by current course requirements, books, and supplies. Tuition and fees are set by the Wisconsin Technical College System and subject to change.

    Financial Aid Eligible

    You may experience these additional costs, not charged by Nicolet, estimated based on length of program.

    Transportation
    $1,150
    Food/Housing
    $1,144
    Personal Expenses
    $1,146

    What You'll Learn

    • Apply forms of effective communication in various contexts
    • Demonstrate quantitative reasoning
    • Demonstrate critical and/or creative thinking
    • Apply scientific methods
    • Demonstrate cultural awareness
    • Apply ethics to individual, social, environmental, and informational contexts

    Possible Bachelor's Degree Majors

    • Education (early childhood, elementary, secondary, physical)

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    Your application can be submitted online, it takes just a few minutes to complete.

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