The A.A. Degree in Elementary Teacher Education is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree at a transfer institution in preparation for a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Most students pursue this credential with the goal of becoming an elementary school or special education teacher.

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

🗸 Clarify and articulate career goals of becoming a teacher.

🗸 Demonstrate a basic grasp of the disciplines most commonly taught in elementary schools in California, including physical science, biology, art, and literature in a cultural or geographic context, world geography, United States history, and United States government.

🗸 Transfer into the traditional Liberal Studies major.

Career Opportunities:

🗸 Counselor

🗸 Curriculum Specialist

🗸 Day Care Administrator

🗸 Elementary School Administrator

🗸 Elementary School Teacher

🗸 Resource Teacher

🗸 Special Education Teacher

🗸 Speech Pathologist

🗸 Training Specialist

🗸 Tutor