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Education, AS for Transfer to UCA BS in Middle Level Education (Language Arts & Math)


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The curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Education at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to complete a Bachelor of Science in Education in Middle Level Education (Language Arts & Mathematics) degree. Students should be aware that prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

Students completing the AS in Education degree requirements, as shown below, with a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA, will have satisfied the UCA Lower-Division Core requirements and will be admitted to the BSE in Middle Level Education (Language Arts + Math) degree program as a junior. A passing score on the Praxis I exam (or satisfactory scores on the ACT or SAT as per Arkansas Department of Education guidelines), is also required. See additional program requirements below.

This degree program requires a total of 122 semester credit hours, including at least 40 upper-division credit hours completed at UCA. Re

 

General Education Core - 35 Transferable Hours


60 Transferable Credit Hours


See the NPU Transfer Center Coordinator for degree and graduation information.

 

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UCA


EDUC 3322 Diverse Learners in Inclusive Settings 3 credits
EDUC 4210 Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning 2 credits
WRTG 3340 Writing Acquisition:  Theory and Practice 3 credits
ENGL 3320 Literature for the Middle Grades 3 credits
ENGL 3335 Language and Grammar Studies 3 credits
ENGL 4361 Literature for Adolescents 3 credits
MATH 3354 Concepts of Discrete Mathematics 3 credits
MATH 4314 Applications of Middle Level Mathematics 3 credits
MATH 4320 Concepts of Calculus 3 credits
MATH 4335 Concepts of Advanced Mathematics 3 credits
MSIT 3320 Introduction to Teaching at the Middle Level 3 credits
MSIT 4305 Classroom Management 3 credits
MSIT 4311 Internship I 3 credits
MSIT 4312 Strategies for Reading and Writing Assessment and Instruction 3 credits
MSIT 4321 Classroom Assessment (UD Core: I) 3 credits
MSIT 4325 Disciplinary Literacy (UD Core: C) 3 credits
MSIT 4328 Advanced Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Middle Level Content Specific Classrooms 3 credits
MSIT 4612 Internship II (UD Core: Z) 6 credits
MSIT 4613 Internship II (UD Core: Z) 6 credits

 

UCA Teacher Education Program Notes


  • In order to be eligible for admission to the UCA Teacher Education program, NPC students must earn a “C” or higher in all general education courses within the “English/Communication” and “Mathematics” categories, as well as in any of the professional education and content track courses taken at NPC.
  • Upon successful completion of the admission process as outlined here (uca.edu/teaching/mladmission and uca.edu/ocs/admission-requirements), students will be eligible for admission to the UCA College of Education.
  • UCA transfer course designations are either guaranteed by ACTS (acts.adhe.edu) or have been approved as a substitution by UCA. Unless otherwise noted, courses for which no UCA equivalent course is listed would transfer in as elective credit.
  • For more specific information about degree requirements within the junior and senior years at UCA, please review the UCA Undergraduate Bulletin (http://uca.edu/ubulletin) and consult your UCA academic advisor.

General Education Core Requirements


All state institutions of higher education in Arkansas have a 35-hour minimum general education core requirement with specified hours in each of seven academic areas.  English (6), Mathematics (3), Science (8), Fine Arts (3), Humanities (3), US History (3), and Social Sciences (9).

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