Where Learning Begins
The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree is transferable to Texas public universities and lays the initial foundation of courses needed for a Texas teacher certification. This degree pathway is for students who want to teach early childhood through 6th grade. Students will gain knowledge across multiple disciplines so that those certified under EC-6 will have the skills to teach reading, writing, math, science, and history.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Job Entry Requirements. The College informs all students in this program who may have a criminal background that a criminal history could keep graduates from being licensed by the state of Texas. Students with any questions about their background and licensure may speak with the program’s department chair. This is in accordance with Texas House Bill 1508 amendments to Texas Occupations Code Sec 53.152.
Learning & Career Pathway
San Jacinto College works with many Houston-area and Texas universities that offer bachelor’s degrees to help you reach your goals. The Transfer Plans (MAPS) tab above shows a few options for our closest transfer partners. If you know where you want to transfer and your intended major, use that plan to choose the right courses at San Jac.
Students who complete the AAT will be required to meet all entrance requirements of the transferring university and the educator preparation program, including grade point averages and/or testing requirements.
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing this transfer associate degree will be able to:
- Communicate with various audiences including classmates, peers, school personnel, and teachers on topics relevant to public education and teaching in written, oral, and visual formats
- Analyze educational philosophies and the impact of culture on teaching
- Discover, record, and analyze numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed instructional decisions
- Collaborate with classmates and peers to create or reflect on educational experiences for PK-12 students
- Examine the benefits and challenges within the teaching profession and make decisions regarding personal career goals
- Apply federal and state education law and regulations to explain real world situations related to education
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a business or organization.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the college have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated by the college. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
There are no additional admission requirements for the Associate of Arts in Teaching; you only need to complete your application to the College, as noted in “College Admission” above, and follow the enrollment steps.
Plan of Study
1TEACH-EC6
Texas Direct – by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – “provides seamless transfer degree pathways between two- and four-year institutions. Students who complete the Texas Core Curriculum and Field of Study at any public two-year institution automatically qualify to receive an associate degree – the Texas Direct Transfer Degree. They are also qualified to transfer their courses as a block applied directly to their selected major.”
The Texas Direct Education EC-6 Field of Study is embedded in the Teaching Early Childhood to 6th Grade, AAT. A student completing the degree will also have completed the field of study, the state required core curriculum, and all lower division course requirements. State regulations ensure transfer to your chosen public university with junior status.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods (Statistics) | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| American History | 3 | |
| EDUC 1100 | Learning Framework | 1 |
| EDUC 1301 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession | 3 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ENGL 1302 or ENGL 2311 | Composition II or Technical and Business Writing | 3 |
| Creative Arts (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| American History | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| EDUC 2301 | Introduction to Special Populations | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| Life and Physical Science (Natural Science) lecture & lab | 4 | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (Humanities) | 3 | |
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) | 3 |
| MATH 1350 | Mathematics for Teachers I (Fundamentals of Mathematics I) | 3 |
| Directed Electives (see list below) 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| Life and Physical Science (Natural Science) lecture & lab | 4 | |
| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics) | 3 |
| Component Area Option (see Directed Electives list for potential courses) 2 | 3 | |
| MATH 1351 | Mathematics for Teachers II (Fundamentals of Mathematics II) | 3 |
| Directed Electives (see list below) 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
- 1
One of the listed MATH courses is preferred to satisfy the Mathematics core curriculum requirement; a different core course may be used as needed.
- 2
See the "Texas Direct" section below for information regarding Directed Electives.
Texas Direct, Education EC-6 Field of Study
Directed Electives
In addition to the courses specified in the transfer path and the core curriculum for the Teaching Early Childhood to 6th Grade, AAT, students complete an additional six hours. Any of the academic courses in the list below satisfy the requirement for the Teaching Early Childhood to 6th Grade, AAT. To facilitate transfer, students are advised to complete the academic courses listed below for the university to which they plan to transfer. If the preferred university is not listed, please contact a San Jacinto College advisor and an advisor at the preferred university.
| University | Course |
|---|---|
| Angelo State University | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 2301 |
| Lamar University | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| Midwestern State University | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 1301; HIST 1302; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101; MUSI 1306; TECA 1354 |
| Prairie View A&M University | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| Sam Houston State University | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; ECON 2301; HIST 2301; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101; GEOL 1303; GEOL 1103; MUSI 1306; TECA 1354; ARTS 1301; TECA 1303 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| Sul Ross State University | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| Tarleton State University | ECON 2301; TECA 1354 |
| Texas A&M International University | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101 |
| Texas A&M University | HIST 2301; TECA 1311 |
| Texas A&M University-Commerce | ENGL 1302; TECA 1354 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | HIST 2301; TECA 1354; ARTS 1301 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101; GEOL 1303; GEOL 1103 |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 2301 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3SCH) |
| Texas Southern University | MUSI 1306; ARTS 1301 |
| Texas State University | ENGL 1302; HIST 2301; TECA 1354 |
| Texas Tech University | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 2301 |
| Texas Woman's University | HIST 2301; TECA 1311 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | HIST 2301; TECA 1354 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 2301 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | TECA 1354 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | BIOL 1308, ARTS 1301 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | HIST 2301 GEOL 1303; GEOL 1103 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | MUSI 1306; ARTS 1301 |
| University of Houston | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | TECA 1354; TECA 1303 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108 |
| University of Houston-Victoria | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; ECON 2301; ENGL 1302; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101; MUSI 1306; ARTS 1301; GEOL 1303; GEOL 1103 |
| University of North Texas | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; ECON 2301; HIST 2301; GEOL 1301; GEOL 1101; MUSI 1306; TECA 1354; ARTS 1301; GEOL 1303; GEOL 1103; TECA 1303 |
| The University of North Texas at Dallas | BIOL 1308; BIOL 1108; HIST 2301 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH) |
If you do not see your transfer school, please follow the Plan of Study. For more information, contact an Admissions Advisor. Please speak to an advisor at San Jacinto College and the transfer institution to ensure this Transfer Plan is accurate and complete. For a list of all MAPs, students may go to Transfer Plans A-Z. Students may filter for specific universities, disciplines, or degrees, and print individual MAPs.
Teaching, Early Childhood to 6th Grade
UHCL, Teaching EC6, BS Full-time
UHCL, Teaching EC6, BS Part-time
UH Downtown, Teacher Education, BA Full-time
UH Downtown, Teacher Education, BA Part-time