Requirements for Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree

• Core Curriculum Requirements  Credit(s): 42
   
  • ENGL 1301 - Composition I (formerly: Composition and Rhetoric  Credit(s): 3
  • ENGL 1302 - Composition II (formerly: CompositionAnd Literature  Credit(s): 3
  • GOVT 2305 - Federal Government  Credit(s): 3
  • GOVT 2306 - Texas Government  Credit(s): 3
  • American History (from OC Core ) Credit(s): 6
  • Language, Philosophy, and Culture (from OC Core ) Credit(s): 3
  • Math (from OC Core ) Credit(s): 3
  • Life and Science (from OC Core ) Credit(s): 8
  • Social/Behavioral Science (PSYC 2308  or PSYC 2314 ) Credit(s): 3
  • Creative Arts (from OC Core ) Credit(s): 3
  • Component Area Option Credit(s): 3
  • Component Area Option Credit(s): 1
  • Teacher Preparation Sequence Credit(s): 6
  • Content Area Teaching Field or Discipline Specific Requirements Credit(s): 8-12

Total Semester Credit Hours 60

To qualify for the associate in arts in teaching degree, students must also meet the following requirements:

• A minimum average of “C” (2.0) in all work. Transfer students must also have an average of “C” (2.0) in all work taken at Odessa College.
• Students must pass all three sections of the TSIA and have scores reported to Odessa College.
• Discharge of all financial obligations to Odessa College prior to graduation.