Teacher Education, BAS-TE

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Admission into the BAS-TE program is merit based. Meeting the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission as the number of qualified applicants may exceed the number of available enrollment spaces. In order to be placed into the admissions pool, applicants must complete and submit the following:

BAS application materials
Proof of an earned associate degree or junior level status and transcripts approved by BAS administration from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Successful completion of:

English Composition I (5 units) with a 2.0 or better
A college-level math course for which intermediate algebra is a prerequisite and contains quantitative skills distribution
EDUC& 115 - Child Development (SS) or PSYC& 200 - Lifespan Psychology (SS)
ECED& 180 - Language/Literacy Development
A minimum of three additional units of education course work (ECED& 100 Child Care Basics) does not qualify for this requirement. Highly recommended courses include: EDUC& 130 - Guiding Behavior , ECED& 170 - Environments-Young Child ; ECED& 190 - Observation & Assessment ; EDUC& 204 - Exceptional Child ; EDUC& 205 - Introduction to Education with Field Experience

The following courses must be completed prior to a bachelor’s degree obtainment. Some courses can be included in the two-year degree or be completed during the bachelor’s program in addition to the required courses.
Students must complete a total of 55 units of General Education courses carrying the following distributions prior to graduation. Courses that cannot be included in an associate degree are bolded.