Education (AS)

Catalog: PVCC 2022-2023 College Catalog
Education (AS) Associate of Science Degree Code: 625 Transfer Program Purpose: This degree is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree program in education. Program Information: The world of modern education demands that its teachers and staff be knowledgeable both in their teaching field and in general education. Thus, this curriculum requires courses in the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and health and physical education in addition to general course work usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate teacher education curriculum. Students are urged to become familiar with the requirements of a major department in the college or university to which transfer is contemplated. Transfer Information: PVCC has guaranteed transfer agreements with top colleges and universities that guarantee admission to PVCC graduates who meet specific academic transfer criteria. Students are encouraged to check the mathematics requirement of the four-year institution to which transfer is planned to determine the proper mathematics courses to take at PVCC. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the associate of science in education degree. Students who wish to transfer to the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia should review the Education - UVA Track page. This track is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education and enter the teaching field. Although a course fulfills a requirement for a PVCC program, it is possible the course will not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who plan to transfer need to be aware of the four-year institution’s requirements. Graduation Requirements: Students entering all degree programs are required to take one Writing Intensive Course (WIC), which has a prerequisite of ENG 111 and ENG 112, in order to graduate. Approved WICs are specified with a “WI” section designation. Students in all degree programs are required to take at least one Civic Engagement (CE) course to graduate.
Required Courses
Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
SDV 100 - College Success Skills	Credits: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I	Credits: 3
ENG 112 - College Composition II	Credits: 3
ENG ___ - Literature Transfer Elective	Credits: 3
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877	Credits: 3
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865	Credits: 3
HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE or HIS 112 - World Civilizations Post-1500 CE	Credits: 3
MTH ___ - Math Elective	Credits: 3-5
BIO 101 - General Biology I or BIO 106 - Life Science	Credits: 4
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics	Credits: 3
HLT/PED ___ - Health or Physical Education Elective	Credits: 1
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking	Credits: 3
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology or PSY 235 - Child Psychology	Credits: 3
EDU 200 - Introduction to Teaching as a Profession	Credits: 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics or ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics	Credits: 3
CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry or PHY 100 - Elements of Physics or BIO 102 - General Biology II	Credits: 4
GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography	Credits: 3
GOL 105 - Physical Geology or GOL 106 - Historical Geology	Credits: 4
___ ___ - Humanities Elective	Credits: 3
___ ___ - Transfer Elective	Credits: 3
___ ___ - Transfer Elective	Credits: 3
Total minimum credits: 62 A list of courses that fulfills the requirements for Humanities, Mathematics, Science w/Laboratory and Social Science Electives can be found on the Transfer Course Electives page. Students should choose their Lab Science based on their intended transfer college or university and should check with their transfer advisor for the appropriate math courses and sequencing for your transfer institution. Transfer Electives: one course must be selected from the following options: ENG 225 ENG 245 ENG 246 ENG 250 ENG 255 or ENG 258 and the other can be selected from the Transfer Course Electives page.

Associate of Science Degree
Code: 625
Transfer Program

Purpose: This degree is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree program in education.

Program Information: The world of modern education demands that its teachers and staff be knowledgeable both in their teaching field and in general education. Thus, this curriculum requires courses in the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and health and physical education in addition to general course work usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate teacher education curriculum. Students are urged to become familiar with the requirements of a major department in the college or university to which transfer is contemplated.

Transfer Information: PVCC has guaranteed transfer agreements with top colleges and universities that guarantee admission to PVCC graduates who meet specific academic transfer criteria.

Students are encouraged to check the mathematics requirement of the four-year institution to which transfer is planned to determine the proper mathematics courses to take at PVCC. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the associate of science in education degree.

Students who wish to transfer to the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia should review the Education - UVA Track page. This track is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education and enter the teaching field.

Although a course fulfills a requirement for a PVCC program, it is possible the course will not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who plan to transfer need to be aware of the four-year institution’s requirements.

Graduation Requirements: Students entering all degree programs are required to take one Writing Intensive Course (WIC), which has a prerequisite of ENG 111 and ENG 112, in order to graduate. Approved WICs are specified with a “WI” section designation.

Students in all degree programs are required to take at least one Civic Engagement (CE) course to graduate.

Associate of Science Degree Code: 625 Transfer Program

Required Courses

Total minimum credits: 62

Associate of Science Degree
Code: 625
Transfer Program