Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2023-2024 Catalog & Student Handbook Major: Secondary Teacher Education, AS

Secondary Teacher Education, AS

PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in education. Graduates have the intent to become a middle or high school English, history, social studies, or mathematics teacher.

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: SStudents 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. 

Required Courses

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit
ENG 111 - College Composition I

Prerequisite(s): EDE 10, co-enrollment in EDE 11, or other placement measures.   

3 credits

Mathematics (Choose 1):

MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning

Prerequisite(s): MDE 10, co-enrollment in MDE 54, or other placement methods.

3 credits

  or MTH 161 Precalculus I

  or MTH 263  Calculus I 

HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 or HIS 122  United States History Since 1865 3 credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II

Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or departmental approval.

3 credits
EDU 200 - Foundations of Education 3 credits

Mathematics (Choose 1): 

MTH 245 - Statistics l

Prerequisite(s): MTH 154  or MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better or other placement methods. 

3 credits

  or MTH 162  Precalculus II

  or MTH 264  Calculus II

Arts or Humanities Elective (Choose 1):

ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credits

  or ART 102 History Art: Renaissance to Modern  

  or CST 130 Introduction to Theatre  

  or CST 151 Film Appreciation I 

  or MUS 121 Music in Society 

  or MUS 226 World Music 

  or PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy 

  or PHI 111 Logic I 

  or PHI 220 Ethics 

  or REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion 

  or REL 230 Religions of the World 

EDU 207 - Human Growth and Development or PSY 230 Developmental Psychology  3 credits

Laboratory Science (Choose 1): 

BIO 101 - General Biology I or BIO 106 Life Sciences 4 credits
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking or CST 110  Introduction to Human Communication 3 credits
ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Additional Course Option: ECO 201  Principles of Macroeconomics NOTE: Students who take ECO 201 must also complete ECO 202.   3 credits

Literature Elective (Choose 1): 

ENG 245 - British Literature or ENG 246 American Literature or ENG 255 World Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

3 credits

Laboratory Science (Choose 1):

PHY 100 - Elements of Physics 4 credits

  or ENV 121 General Environmental Science I

  or CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry

  or CHM 111 General Chemistry I

  or PHY 201 General College Physics I

EDU 204 - Teaching in a Diverse Society

Prerequisite(s): EDU 200 

3 credits
EDU 250 - Foundations of Exceptional Education

Prerequisite(s): EDU 200 

3 credits

Transfer Electives: Choose 3 to 4 classes from the appropriate Advising Track for a total of 12-14 credits

 

Secondary English Advising Track

Choose 3 to 4 courses for a total of 12-14 credits.

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
ENG 245 - British Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

3 credits
ENG 246 - American Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

3 credits
ENG 211 - Creative Writing I

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or divisional approval.

3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credits
GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 credits
GEO 220 - World Regional Geography 3 credits
HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 112 - World Civilization Post-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 credits
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 credits
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 credits
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology

Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 111.

3 credits
REL 230 - Religions of the World 3 credits
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I 4 credits
ASL 102 - American Sign Language II

Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 or by placement. 

4 credits
ASL 201 - American Sign Language III

Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 or by placement. 

3 credits
ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV

Prerequisite(s): ASL 201 or by placement.

3 credits
FRE 101 - Beginning French I 4 credits
FRE 102 - Beginning French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 101  or two years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or three years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or four years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 credits
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits

Secondary History/Social Sciences Advising Track

Choose 3 to 4 courses for a total of 12-14 credits.

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 112 - World Civilization Post-1500 CE 3 credits
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 credits
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 credits
HIS 127 - Women in American History 3 credits
HIS 141 - African-American History I 3 credits
HIS 231 - Introduction to Latin American History II 3 credits
HIS 281 - History of Virginia I 3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credits
GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 credits
GEO 220 - World Regional Geography 3 credits
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 credits
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology

Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 111.

3 credits
REL 230 - Religions of the World 3 credits
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I 4 credits
ASL 102 - American Sign Language II

Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 or by placement. 

4 credits
ASL 201 - American Sign Language III

Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 or by placement. 

3 credits
ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV

Prerequisite(s): ASL 201 or by placement.

3 credits
FRE 101 - Beginning French I 4 credits
FRE 102 - Beginning French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 101  or two years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or three years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or four years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 credits
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits

Secondary Mathematics Advising Track

Choose 3 to 4 courses for a total of 12-14 credits.

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
MTH 245 - Statistics l

Prerequisite(s): MTH 154  or MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better or other placement methods. 

3 credits
MTH 161 - Precalculus l

Prerequisite(s): MDE 60 with co-enrollment in MDE 61 or other placement methods.

 

3 credits
MTH 162 - Precalculus ll

Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or other placement methods.

3 credits
MTH 263 - Calculus l

Prerequisite(s): MTH 162 or MTH 167 with a grade of C or better,or other placement methods. 

4 credits
MTH 264 - Calculus ll

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

4 credits
MTH 265 - Calculus lll

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 264: Calculus II or equivalent with a grade of C or better

 

4 credits
MTH 266 - Linear Algebra or MTH 267 Differential Equations 

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263 or equivalent with a grade of B or better or MTH 264 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

3 credits
MTH 288 - Discrete Mathematics

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263 , Calculus l with a grade of C or better or equivalent.

3 credits
CSC 221 - Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming 3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ASL 101 - American Sign Language I 4 credits
ASL 102 - American Sign Language II

Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 or by placement. 

4 credits
ASL 201 - American Sign Language III

Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 or by placement. 

3 credits
ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV

Prerequisite(s): ASL 201 or by placement.

3 credits
FRE 101 - Beginning French I 4 credits
FRE 102 - Beginning French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 101  or two years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or three years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II

Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or four years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 credits
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

3 credits

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 60-62

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete their ENG, MTH, and SDV requirements first.

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Some transfer institutions/majors require that students have a foreign language proficiency through the 102, 201 or 202 level. Students who took 3 years of the same foreign language in high school may be exempt from or place out of 101-102. Native/fluent speakers may enroll directly into SPA 102 or FRE 102. Please check with your faculty advisor to determine if your transfer institution requires a foreign language and/or if you wish to take a language other than American Sign Language, Spanish or French.

Students must complete a minimum of 60 credits to earn an associate degree.

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