About This Degree

This curriculum* is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Education degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to complete a Bachelor’s degree.

NPC Faculty Mentor: Lindsey Vondenstein (Lindsey.Vondenstein@np.edu)  501-760.4233

Start Here / Finish There

Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

NPU Transfer Resources:   • Transfer 101  •  Transfer Checklists  •  Transfer FAQ

UCA Transfer Admission information and policies

Additional information for the UCA Teacher Education program:

• Students completing the AS in Education degree, as shown above, will have satisfied the UCA Lower-Division Core.
• Upon successful completion of the admission process (uca.edu/ocs/2plus2-for-teachers) students will be eligible for admission to the UCA College of Education.
• For complete information regarding admission to the UCA Teacher Education program, visit uca.edu/ocs/2plus2-for-teachers.

UCA Transfer Scholarship information and policies

_{^{*The curriculum prepares you for licensure/cewrtification in Arkansas.}}

General Education Core - 18 Credit Hours

• ORT 1000 - Student LMS Training 0 Credits
• ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits

• ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION - 9 CREDIT HOURS

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
• SPCH 1103 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking* 3 Credits

• MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS

• MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits

• FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES - 6 CREDIT HOURS

• Select one of the following courses:

• ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
• MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
• PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits

• Select one of the following courses:

• ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
• ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits
• ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
• ENG 2233 - American Literature II* 3 Credits

Section 2 - General Education and Foundation Core

• LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS

• BIOL 1114 - General Biology* 4 Credits
• ESCI 1104 - Earth Science* 4 Credits

• SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 CREDIT HOURS

• POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
• SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits

• SOCIAL STUDIES, BSE CORE COURSES - 25 CREDIT HOURS

• EDUC 2023 - Child Growth And Development 3 Credits
• EDUC 2243 - Intro to Education 3 Credits
• HIST 1143 - Arkansas History 3 Credits
• HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
• HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
• HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
• HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits

• DIRECTED ELECTIVES
  These courses have been specifically chosen for their relevance to this degree, however other courses may be chosen from the ACTS Transfer Course List.

• ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits

• Select one of the following courses:

• MUS 1451 - National Park College Singers I 1 Credits
• PE Any 1 CH - PE Course 1 Credits

60 Total Program Hours

_{^{* Denotes NPC courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)}}

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UCA