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Education - Teacher Assistant
Degree/ Certificate Requirements



 
For more information:
Edward Senu-Oke
Chair, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Phone:  (815) 280-6634
Office: J - 4002
E-mail:
esenuoke@jjc.edu
   


SS860
TEACHER ASSISTANT

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Career Program


DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Numerous professionally rewarding careers are available in the field of education. Teacher assistants support public or private school teachers in daily classroom activities. They provide assistance in regular classrooms, in special education classrooms, and in one-on-one situations with special needs students. Teacher assistants are being employed at all levels of education from early childhood through secondary education.

                                                                                               Semester Hours
General Education Requirements (must include the following) ...... 25
     ENG 101    Rhetoric
     ENG 102    Rhetoric
     MATH 123  Mathematic Structures/Concepts I for Elementary School Teachers
     SOC 101    Introduction to Sociology
     SPCH 101 Principles of Speech
Requirements for concentration in Teacher Assistant ........................ 30
     CIS 128      Computers for Educators
     EDUC 100 Introduction to Teaching
     EDUC 108 Teaching the Language Arts
     EDUC 240 The Exceptional Child
     EDUC 251 Clinical Experience and Seminar
     ENG 109    Children’s Literature
     PSYC 101  General Psychology
     PSYC 102  Educational Psychology
     PSYC 210  Child and Adolescent Development
     SOC 290    Cultural Diversity in America
General Electives (Select from the following) ........................................... 9
     ART 215    Art Education
     BIO 103     Health
     HEAL 109 Principles of Normal Nutrition
     LENF 104 Juvenile Delinquency
     MUS 104   Fundamentals of Music
     PSYC 205 Abnormal Psychology
     PSYC 270 Health Psychology I
     SOC 220   Sex, Gender and Power
     SOC 270   Marriage and the Family
     SOC 280   Sociology of Social Problems
Total Required Hours .................................................................................. 64

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A suggested guide for the student planning employment as a teacher
assistant after two years of college.

FIRST YEAR
First Semester                          Second Semester
CIS 128 ................................. 3 EDUC 240 ............................. 3
EDUC 100 ............................ 3 ENG 102 ................................ 3
ENG 101 ............................... 3 PSYC 210 .............................. 3
PSYC 101 ............................. 3 SOC 101 ................................ 3
Elective ................................. 3 Electives ................................. 5
Total:                                     15                                                 17

SECOND YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
EDUC 251 ............................ 3 EDUC 108 ............................. 3
PSYC 102 ............................. 3 ENG 109 .................................3
PSYC 205 ............................. 3 MATH 123 .............................. 4
SPCH 101 ............................ 3 SOC 290 .................................3
Electives ............................... 4 Electives ................................. 4
Total:                                     16                                                  16
 


 


SS870
TEACHER ASSISTANT

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

                                                                                         Semester Hours
Required Courses ............................................................................... 30
     CIS 128 Computers for Educators
     EDUC 100 Introduction to Teaching
     EDUC 108 Teaching the Language Arts
     EDUC 240 The Exceptional Child
     EDUC 251 Clinical Experience and Seminar
     ENG 101 Rhetoric
            or
     ENG 130 Technical Writing and Communication
     PSYC 101 General Psychology
     PSYC 102 Educational Psychology
     PSYC 210 Child and Adolescent Development
     SPCH 101 Principles of Speech
Total Required Hours .......................................................................... 30

Note: If you plan to work in a Title I program, you will need to get post-secondary credit hours or an associate’s degree.

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