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Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD) 2020-2021 Associate in Arts, Elementary Education (AAEE) Degree *FYC may be met with fewer than 6 credits if student has transfer credit from ASU, NAU or UAZ for a single course that meets FYC in full. Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation Governing Board Approval, March 24, 2020 Description The Maricopa County Community College District Associate in Arts, Elementary Education (AAEE) degree requires a minimum of 60 semester credits for the program of study. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 and grades of "C" or higher are required to earn the degree. The AAEE degree is governed by the MCCCD General Academic Policies for Transfer Degrees . The Associate in Arts, Elementary Education degree includes the following components: I. Required Courses II. Restricted Electives III. Arizona General Education Curriculum for Arts (AGEC-A) IV. MCCCD Additional Requirements (Oral Communication and Critical Reading) Purpose of the Degree The Associate in Arts, Elementary Education (AAEE) degree is designed for the student who plans to transfer to an Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Multicultural/Multilingual, or Special Education program at an Arizona public higher education institution and/or who plans to become a classroom instructional aide. Generally, the degree transfers as a block without loss of credit to Arizona's public universities, and in most cases, its required courses apply to graduation requirements for these Education majors. Degree Requirements The requirements for the Associate in Arts in Elementary Education follow. The following websites identify the courses that apply to the different General Education Core and Awareness Areas: AGEC-A and the AGEC matrix. Courses available for both Areas during a current or upcoming semester can also be found using the "Find a Class" tool on maricopa.edu and on each MCCCD college's website. Requirements Credits I. Required Courses......................................................................................................................... EDU221 Introduction to Education.............................................................................................. EDU222 Introducation to the Exceptional Learner...................................................................... EDU230 Cultural Diversity in Education.................................................................................... MAT256 Investigating Quantity: Number, Operations, and Numeration Systems..................... MAT257 Investigating Geometry, Probability, and Statistics..................................................... 17 (3) (3) (3) (4) (4) II. Restricted Electives.................................................................................................................... A total of 8 semester credits is required to satisfy the Electives for Arizona Professional Teacher Standards: 3 credits in an additional Education course and 5 credits in Content Area Electives, as outlined below. Courses must transfer to all public Arizona universities as elective credit, departmental elective, or equivalent to a university course as indicated in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide in effect when the course is taken. Courses identified as non-transferable in the Arizona Course Equivalency Guide cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Select one additional EDU course (other than EDU221, EDU222, EDU230 or EDU250)........ Recommended: EDU110 Education in Film EDU220 Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (ELL) EDU236 Classroom Relationships EDU/HUM/STO292 The Art of Storytelling 8 (3) 52