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This program can prepare you for a career as a paraprofessional educator (teacher’s aidepdf) in regular and special education classes in elementary and secondary schools and in social service agencies. Cowley College program provides you with a strong foundation for a career in education through classroom work and observation in the field. Employment of paraprofessionals is expected to grow.
PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
(Associate of Arts Degree)
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE NAME
SEMESTER
1
2
3
4
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Basic Skills (12hours)
ENG2211 Composition I
     
MTH4420 College Algebra
     
ENG2212 Composition II  
   
COM2711 Public Speaking    
 
Computer Literacy (3 hours)
CAP1516

Computer Applications or Computer Literacy*

     
Humanities (9 hours) 3 Different Departments
  History Elective*  
    
LIT2511  Introduction to Literature    
 
ART2111
THE2730
MUS261
Art Appreciation or
Theatre Appreciation or
Music Appreciation
   
Social Sciences (9 hours) 3 Different Departments
PSY6711 General Psychology
     
SOC6811 Principles of Sociology    
 
GEG6120 Principles of Geography      
Laboratory Sciences (5 hours)
BIO4111 Principles of Biology  
   
Health & Physical Education (1 hour)
HPR6325 Lifetime Fitness    
 
GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS 39
12 
11 
10 
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
EDU5520 Introduction to Paraprofessionalism
        
EDU6211 Introduction to the Teaching Profession  
 
PHO6460 Ethics  
 
EDU6270 Children & Adolescent Literature    
 
EDU6281 Children with Special Needs    
 
GENERAL ELECTIVES
MTH4423 Elementary Statistics  
 
HPE6312 Personal Health and Community Hygiene      
BIO4118 Environmental Biology      
ELECTIVE HOURS 25
TOTAL HOURS 64
15 
18 
16 
15 

*See List of Electives that fulfill General Education Requirements.

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