Mar 28, 2024  
Catawba Valley Community College 2021-2022 General Catalog 
    
Catawba Valley Community College 2021-2022 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation (A1010T)


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The Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses. Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use.

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) and the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) enables North Carolina community college graduates of two-year associate in arts programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and to Signatory Institutions of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to transfer with junior status.

Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with a junior status. Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions.

General Education Courses (Total of 45 SHC):


UNIVERSAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER COMPONENT

(All Universal General Education Transfer Component courses will transfer for equivalency credit.) 

English Composition (6 SHC)


Humanities/Fine Arts/Communications (9 SHC):


Select three (3) courses from the following list from two (2) different disciplines:

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC):


Students must select two (2) courses from at least two different disciplines:

Mathematics (3-4 SHC):


Select one (1) courses from the following list:

Natural/Physical Sciences (4 SHC):


Select four (4) SHC from the following list:

Additional General Education Hours (17/18 SHC):


Other General Education (3 SHC):


An additional 14-15 SHC of courses should be selected from the following lists:


An additional 14-15 SHC of courses should be selected from courses classified as General Education within the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement . Students should select these courses based on their intended major and transfer university.

Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

Other Required Hours (Total of 15 SHC):


Education (14 SHC)


Academic Transition (1 SHC)


Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 60/61


One semester hour of credit may be included in a 61 SHC Associate in Science program of study. The transfer of this hour is not guaranteed.

Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

Developmental Course Requirements:


Developmental coursework (both prerequisite and corequisite) will be required of students whose placement test measures indicate a need for greater proficiency in the areas of English and/or mathematics. Please refer to the Course Description section for prerequisite and corequisite course information.

Students who elect to take MAT 143 from above:


Students who elect to take MAT 152 from above:


Students who elect to take MAT 171 from above:


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