Associate in Arts Teacher Preparation (AATP) Degree (A1010T)

Program Description

The Associate in Arts Teacher Preparation (AATP) prepares students who plan to transfer to a four-year university, major in Education and move into public teaching either as an elementary or middle school teacher. The AATP is specifically for students interested in teaching in fields related to the Social Sciences and Humanities. The degree consists of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses. Students in this program develop a broad liberal arts foundation in writing, math, science, humanities, and social sciences. They also complete field-specific training through a set of foundational Education courses. The Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation is approved for transfer to all UNC System universities that have an undergraduate education major and independent colleges and universities that are signatories to the NCICU Associate in Arts and Associate in Science for Teacher Preparation Uniform Articulation Agreement.

Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with a junior status.

ICAA with constituent institutions that operate a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education program
UAA with constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina that operate a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Education program

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours required from 2 different subject areas)

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 111 - World Civilizations I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 112 - World Civilizations II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 131 - American History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 132 - American History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
POL 120 - American Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 150 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s) (recommended)
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s) (recommended)

Mathematics (3-4 credit hours required)

MAT 143 - Quantitative Literacy 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 152 - Statistical Methods I 4 Credit Hour(s) (recommended)
MAT 171 - Precalculus Algebra 4 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (4 credit hours required)

BIO 110 - Principles of Biology 4 Credit Hour(s) (recommended)
BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEL 111 - Geology 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 110 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit Hour(s) AND
PHY 110A - Conceptual Physics Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)

Other Required General Education Hours (3 credit hours required)

SOC 225 - Social Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 31-32 Credit Hour(s)

Additional General Education Hours

An additional 14 hours should be selected from courses classified as general educationwithin the CAA. Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, ifapplicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.