An associate degree in elementary education prepares students to take advantage of the growing teacher shortages in this state. Students complete their program in approximately two years. This program serves as the pre-professional block, required to be completed before applying to a School of Education. Graduates can choose to enter the workforce immediately as paraprofessionals or substitutes within local school systems or pursue a bachelor's degree in education or a related field. Since an associate degree may not satisfy the requirements for teaching licensure in public schools, many graduates use the degree as a stepping-stone to further education.
Program Specific Requirements
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- Students must submit a Criminal Background Check and be approved.
- Students must also have liability insurance through PAGE (instructions issued by the Program Coordinator) prior to placement in a school system for the required field experience (Each EDUC course requires 20 hours of field experience.)
Core IMPACTS: 42 Hours
Institutional Priority, Mathematics and Quantitative Skills, Political Science and U.S. History, Arts, Humanities, and Ethics, Communicating in Writing, Technology, Mathematics and Sciences, Social Sciences
Please see College Catalog for required curriculum
Field of Study: 18 Hours
Required courses (18 credit hours)
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- EDUC 2110
Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education
3 credits - EDUC 2120
Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity
3 credits - EDUC 2130
Exploring Teaching and Learning
3 credits - MATH 2008
Foundations of Numbers & Operations
3 credits - ISCI 2001
Life & Earth Science for Early Childhood Education
3 credits - ISCI 2002
Foundations of Physical Science
3 credits
- EDUC 2110
Total Semester Hours: 60
Students will also work 20 hours of field experience for each education course.
Most EGSC students transfer locally to Georgia Southern University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Other Elementary Education graduates have transferred to complete their degrees at:
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- Georgia State University
- University of Georgia
- Valdosta State University
- Augusta State University
Professor Amelia Simmons-Kendzierski
Associate Professor of Education and English
Email: ajsimmonsFREEOMNIUPDATE%C2%A0
Phone:  478-289-2183
Dr. Sandra Sharman
Professor of Education
Email: sharmanFREEOMNIUPDATE
Phone: 478-289-2073
