Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Palo Alto College

Nov 21, 2024

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Palo Alto College 2009-2010 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Education: 8-12 Specialization, A.A.T.

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The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) is a new degree offering that allows students to choose to enter the education field without having to select a four-year university immediately. All four-year public universities are required to accept this degree as fully transferable into a bachelor’s degree program leading to initial teacher certification. There are three main degree offerings which include 60-66 semester hours of coursework. Students interested in EC-4, 4-8, Special Education and Bilingual Education will select the Generalist degree plan (major code 3587); and students who are interested in teaching at the 8th grade-12th grade level should follow the 8-12 degree plan (major code 3586). For Teacher’s Aide, see Education Aide.

This program is a THECB-approved Field of Study.

Related Degrees and Certificates

Education: EC-6 Generalist (Bilingual, ESL, Generalist, 4-8 Generalist, EC-12 Special Education), A.A.T.

Education Aide, A.A.S.

Associate of Arts in Teaching (3586)

Communication (9 Hours)

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core

Mathematics (3 Hours)

MATH 1314 - College Algebra

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

Kinesiology/Dance (2 Hours)

Two hours required from the Kinesiology (90) Core

Additional Requirements (15 Hours)

EDUC 1301 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
EDUC 2301 - Special Populations
Select 3 courses from your content area

Transfer Degree Note:

Courses from the Additional Requirements area may not be used to satisfy Core Curriculum requirements.

Total Hours 60

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