Teacher Education, AS

PURPOSE:  This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in elementary education (kindergarten - 6th grade). Not intended for students who want to teach special education, physical education, health, art, theatre or music.

CREDENTIALS:  An Associate of Science (AS) degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: This program is aligned with the Transfer Virginia common curriculum for Education. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study. More information can also be found at www.brightpoint.edu/academics/transfer/ and by using the Transfer Virginia Portal  https://www.transfervirginia.org.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. Students who register in this program need to know which four-year college/university they plan to attend so they can select the most appropriate courses in areas where there are choices. Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Because transfer requirements will vary based upon the intended transfer institution, students must meet with their faculty advisor to develop a schedule that best suits their goals.

For EDU 200 and EDU 204, students are required to pay for a background check if required by the school division of their field placement.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

1. Communicate knowledge of the history of education in the United States.
2. Explain the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of an individual.
3. Create a lesson plan based on the curriculum of the 20-hour field internship in the K-12 classroom.
4. Describe key characteristics of exceptional students as identified by the IDEA categories of disability.
5. Apply knowledge of culturally-responsive instructional strategies and identify instructional materials, resources, and assessments for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in a 20-hour field internship in the K-12 classroom.