Apr 27, 2024

2023-2024 Catalog & Student Handbook

Special Education (A.S.T.) TTP

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Special Education
Associate of Science in Teaching

Students should check with the university to which they intend to transfer in case there are additional requirements needed for admittance to the Special Education Program. Students transferring to UTK need to be formally admitted to the program during semester four.

The Associate of Science in Teaching degree has been implemented throughout the Tennessee Board of Regents system to facilitate entry of transfer students from community colleges into university teacher education programs. A common curriculum applicable to all community colleges and acceptable to most Tennessee public universities is prescribed.

Admission, retention, and graduation requirements are the same as those published in the Graduation Requirements section of this catalog with the additional requirement that students who qualify for the A.S.T. must satisfy the following:

Attainment of a cumulative 2.75 grade point average
Successful completion of the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators (or a composite score of 21 or greater on the enhanced ACT or a combined verbal and mathematical score of 1020 or greater on the re-centered SAT)
Achievement of satisfactory rating on an index of suitability for the teaching profession
Achievement of “C” or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 and in each of the Education (EDU) courses in the curriculum

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

One of the following:
ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr
And one of the following:
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 3 sem hrs cr
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 3 sem hrs cr
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 3 sem hrs cr
And one of the following Literature classes:
ENGL 2045 - Introduction to Literature 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr
POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr

History (6 credit hours)

OPTION 1:
HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr
OPTION 2
Two of the following, taken in any order:
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr
Note: Students transferring to UTK or UTC should choose Option 2.

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr
And one of the following:
BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 sem hrs cr

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)

EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr
GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology 4 sem hrs cr
MATH 1410 - Number Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr
NOTE:

If intending to transfer to UTK, students should replace MATH 1410 and GEOL 1030 with the Intermediate Spanish sequence (SPAN 2010 , SPAN 2020 ), along with a one-credit-hour elective.

Semester Hours Credit: 60*

*All special education majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience .

Recommended Full-Time Schedule (Fall or Spring Start)

The following is a recommended full-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (16 credit hours)

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr OR MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music
BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr OR BIOL 1110 - General Biology I
EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (16 credit hours)

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr
PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr
MATH 1410 - Number Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr (UTK transfers - take SPAN 2010 instead)

Semester Three (16 credit hours)

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
Literature 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr (UTK/UTC transfers - take non-U.S. History instead)
GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology 4 sem hrs cr (UTK transfers - take SPAN 2020 & an Elective (1 sem hr cr) instead)

Semester Four (12 credit hours)

EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr (UTK/UTC transfers - take non-U.S. History instead)
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr

Recommended Part-Time Schedule (Fall and Spring Start)

The following is a recommended part-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

Semester One (9 credit hours)

EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (6 credit hours)

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (10 credit hours)

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr OR BIOL 1110 - General Biology I
POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (7 credit hours)

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (9 credit hours)

EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
Literature 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr (UTK/UTC transfers - take non-U.S. History instead)

Semester Six (9 credit hours)

EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr (UTK/UTC transfers - take non-U.S. History instead)
MATH 1410 - Number Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr (UTK transfers - take SPAN 2010 instead)

Semester Seven (10 credit hours)

GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers 3 sem hrs cr
GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology 4 sem hrs cr (UTK transfers - take SPAN 2020 & an Elective (1 sem hr cr) instead)

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