Effective fall 2007, community colleges throughout Missouri
began offering the AAT degree for Education majors.
Completion of the AAT degree requires:
- 42 credit hours of General Education
- 12 hours of required Professional Education
- 8 hours of electives
- Passing all sections of the C-BASE with the state-mandated
minimum passing score
- Preparing a Mid-Preparation Education Portfolio (accomplished
by taking Edu 290)
- Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Students enrolling in the AAT program will submit to a criminal
background check; students who have been convicted of a felony
must appeal to the Missouri State Board of Education for a waiver
before enrolling in any course that includes direct contact with
K-12 students.
Four-year schools who officially register with the Missouri Department
of Higher Education (DHE) agree that they will accept the AAT degree
in transfer as equivalent to the first two years of their own program
and that AAT graduates will have no more credit hours to complete
than juniors native to the four-year institution.
General
Education Requirements:
| Statewide general education core |
42 credit hours |
General education credits should be carefully selected
with the help of an advisor whenever possible to meet degree requirements
and prerequisites, to prepare for the C-BASE, and to address level
and area of teacher preparation.
Electives may be selected from education electives, content areas
or any other courses. Electives should be carefully selected with
the help of an advisor to meet degree requirements, prerequisites,
preparation for the C-BASE, and planned level and area of teacher
preparation.
Each Missouri community college will offer EDU 250, Education
of Exceptional Learners (3 credits) using a common syllabus.
Other Requirements:
- Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Students must achieve a minimum score of 235 on each section
of the C-BASE.
- Total Credit Hours Required for AAT Degree 62 credit hours
We recognize that four-year transfer institutions may have additional
requirements including higher GPA or C-BASE scores. Students are
encouraged to work closely with an advisor from the receiving institution
so that they may understand and prepare to meet all entrance requirements. |
