Plan of Study in Secondary Education
The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for secondary education. Students are encouraged to complete their Associate in Arts degree with an emphasis in secondary education prior to transfer. Since secondary education is not a major at the baccalaureate level, students need to select a content area major and minor from among those disciplines taught in high school. Courses in the major and minor should be selected in consultation with an advisor. If you have chosen a transfer institution, consult them to make course selections. Students also are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
Among required courses in this curriculum, one course meets Illinois Articulation Initiative Major-Specific requirements for secondary-education majors. Visit www.itransfer.org or a KCC academic advisor for more information.
- Examine the roles and the importance of including students with disabilities, as appropriate, and all team members in planning individualized education programs (i.e, IEP, IFSP, Section 504 plan) for students with disabilities.
- Observe educators working with students in the Pk-12 classroom environment.
- Reflect on the classroom techniques and strategies used by local educators.
- Evaluate best practices and research-based materials against benchmarks within the disciplines.
- Research the tools and knowledge related to latest findings (e.g., research, practice, methodologies) and technologies in the disciplines.
- Examine how teaching and student learning is influenced by development (physical, social and emotional, cognitive, linguistic), past experiences, talents, prior knowledge, economic circumstances and diversity within the community.
Student Success
Program-specific courses
Communications
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
Mathematics
Choose one
Humanities
Three courses, with at least one from general humanities and at least one from the fine arts or interdisciplinary categories.
Social and behavioral science
Choose one
Electives
Choose courses from any transfer-level elective area. Appropriate electives have a first digit of 1 or 2 and a second digit of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the KCC course number. A maximum of four (4) credit hours can come from physical education activity courses, including PHED 1512. EDUC 2533 and EDUC 2513, which are recommended.
Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org to see how your courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.
Learn more about this program: Secondary Education Sample Transfer Plan, AA