Associate in Arts Teaching Degree/Secondary Science

Curriculum EDU.SCT.AAT (U213S)
(63 semester hours required)

Triton’s Education curriculum is designed to allow a student to achieve an Associate in Arts Teaching (AAT) degree. Students obtaining an AAT degree in Secondary Science should have equal status with university native students at the beginning of the junior year. Admission into the AAT degree program is dependent upon completion of AAT degree prerequisite courses with a grade of "C" or better in each course and an overall GPA of 2.5 or better in the prerequisite courses. Completion of these courses alone does not guarantee admission into the senior institution.

Degree Requirements:

  • Successful completion of the Illinois Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). It is recommended that students take the Basic Skills Test prior to their accumulation of 45 semester hours of credit. A student must pass the ITBS prior to being awarded an AAT degree. Official Illinois Test of Basic Skills test results must be submitted to the college prior to graduation.
  • Evidence of appropriate professional dispositions.
  • Students must complete a "C" or better in all coursework in the AAT Secondary Science Degree.

AAT Degree Prerequisite Courses:

General Education/Communications (nine semester credits)

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RHT 101◊

Freshman Rhetoric and Composition I

3

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RHT 102◊

Freshman Rhetoric and Composition II

3

 

SPE 101◊

Principles of Effective Speaking

3

Note: Grade of "C" or better is an IAI requirement for RHT 101◊ and RHT 102◊

Remaining General Education:

General Education/Humanities & Fine Arts1 (six semester credits)

(one course from Humanities and one course from Fine Arts)

General Education/Social & Behavioral Sciences1 (six semester credits)

(courses taken from at least two disciplines)

General Education/Mathematics (eight to 10 semester credits)

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MAT 131◊

Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5

 

 

and

 

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MAT 133◊

Calculus & Analytic Geometry II or

5

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MAT 170◊

Elementary Statistic

3

General Education/Physical & Life Sciences (nine semester credits)

(one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences, with one of the courses to include a lab)

(refer to NOTE under AAT Science Core Courses)

AAT Science Required Core Courses (8 semester credits)

NOTE: All four of the following core courses are required; however, BIS 150◊ and CHM 140◊ fulfill the Physical & Life Sciences general education requirement.

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BIS 150◊

Principles of Biology I

4

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CHM 140◊

General Chemistry I

5

 

PHS 100◊

Introduction to Earth Science

4

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PHY 106◊

General Physics (Mechanics)

4

Major Courses (13 semester credits)

In order to facilitate transfer, the following courses are necessary to complete the introductory Biology, Chemistry and Physics sequences:

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BIS 151◊

Principles of Biology II

4

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CHM 141◊

General Chemistry II

5

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PHY 107◊

General Physics (Electricity, Magnetism and Thermodynamics

4

Professional Education Courses (four semester credits)

 

EDU 203◊

Portfolio Development for Educators

1

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EDU 207◊

Introduction to Education

3

Total semester hours required for AAT in Secondary Science degree

63

Elective Option

These courses are in addition to the required hours for the AAT/Secondary Science degree. If additional hours will be accepted at your transfer school, choose one course from the following list, which best supports your area of concentration.

 

BIS 104◊

Issues in Modern Biology

4

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BIS 240◊

Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

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CHM 234◊

Organic Chemistry I

5

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PHY 108◊

General Physics (Waves, Optics Relativity & Quantum Mechanics)

4

See EDU course descriptions; MAT course descriptions and IAI codes.

1Human Diversity is required; student needs to take one course with an asterisk, from Humanities & Fine Arts or Social & Behavioral Sciences as noted in the Associate in Arts degree.

Chairperson: Mary Rinchiuso, Ext. 3022