The Educational Assistant degree is designed for the student who desires to gain immediate entry to the field of elementary education as an Educational Assistant. The degree plan also enables the student to complete substantial lower-division general education courses required for the baccalaureate degree in education. If courses are carefully chosen, general education requirements of this degree should transfer to most Schools of Education; credits in the five optional areas of specialization may not transfer into baccalaureate-level teacher education programs, or may transfer for elective credit only.

General Education Requirements (35 credits)

Refer to the Clovis Community College qualifying New Mexico General Education Core courses on pages 45-49 of the CCC catalog. You are encouraged to take PSY 201 as part of your general education requirements.

Other CCC Requirements (13 credits)

CIS 120* Introduction to Applications Software ................................. 4

EDF 222 Structured Observation of Teaching...................................... 3

HPE Physical Education Activity.......................................................... 1

HPE 220 First Aid and CPR................................................................ 2

PSY 201 Child Psychology (Elementary Education emphasis) or

PSY 202 Adolescent Psychology (Secondary Education emphasis)........ 3

Areas of Specialization

• Bilingual Education

• Early Childhood Education

• Health and Physical Education

• Library Technology

• Special Education

SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I.......................................................... 4

SPAN 102* Beginning Spanish II....................................................... 4

BLED 201* Introduction to Bilingual Education .................................... 3

SPAN 201* Intermediate Spanish I.................................................... 3

ECE 132 Child Growth/Development and Learning............................... 3

ECE 133 Health, Safety, and Nutrition................................................ 2

ECE ELECTIVES............................................................................ 8-9

PSY 106 Human Growth and Development......................................... 3

HPE 121 Personal Health.................................................................. 3

HPE 145 History and Concepts in Physical Education............................ 3

HPE 210* Observation in Health and Physical Education ...................... 2

ECE/HPE 246 Teaching Children Games and Fitness............................ 2

HPE Physical Education Activity.......................................................... 1

LT 110 Introduction to Library Resources and Services for Paraprofessionals         3

LT 111  Developing Library Collections............................................... 3

LT 210* Introduction to Reference and Information Services............... 3

LT 211* Cataloging and Classification or

LT 220  Media Resources and Technologies ...................................... 3

SPED 201 Introduction to Special Education........................................ 3

SPED 203 Learning Disabilities: Assessment and Curriculum................ 3

EDF ELECTIVES............................................................................... 6

Select from EDF 219, EDF 220, or EDF 221

Total credits required for an Associate of Arts in

     Educational Assistant...................................................... 60-62

*Courses require prerequisites.