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A.S., Teacher Education

(60 credits)

Intended for articulation to several schools including:
A.S. to Augsburg College: Elementary Education Major with Middle School Specialty or Preprimary License; Special Education Major (Minneapolis)
A.S. to Bemidji State: K-8 Elementary Teacher License (Online and Minneapolis)
A.S. to Metropolitan State: Elementary or Early Childhood Education; Secondary English, Life Sciences, Mathematics, or Social Studies Education (St. Paul)
A.S. to University of Wisconsin: Early Childhood Education (River Falls)
A.S. or A.A. w/ Emphasis to Winona State: K-6 with Middle Level English, Math, Science, or Social Studies; Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis (Rochester)

Purpose: Teacher Education at Inver Hills Community College prepares students to transfer and obtain a four-year Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in Education and recommendation for teacher licensure. The college has the only two-year education program in the St. Paul area with a curriculum that examines professional knowledge, engages in reflection and values diverse urban experiences.

The Teacher Education A.S. degree offers three distinct curricular tracks: Elementary, Middle School/Secondary and Early Childhood. The TESOL certificate (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) provides Education students, school paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers with the knowledge and skills to work effectively with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) student populations.

Teacher Education: Elementary (Track 1)

Intended for articulation to Augsburg College

PreK - 6 Pre-Professional Coursework (30 credits)

(Teacher Education course descriptions)

EDU 1191 Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching, 3cr
EDU 1192 Urban Education: Grades K-8, 3cr
EDU 1141 Learning Technology for Urban Education, 3cr
EDU 1143 Multicultural Education/Human Relations, 3cr
EDU 2011 Teaching Reading Comprehension, 2cr
EDU 2012 Essentials of Effective Instruction or
EDU 2013 Instructional Strategies That Work, 2cr
ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills, 4cr
MATH 1105 Math for Elementary Education I, 3cr
MATH 1118 College Algebra I, 4cr
HSER 1113 Introduction to Chemical Dependency or
HLTH 1130 Drug Use/Abuse, 3cr

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30 credits)

Goal 1: Completed in Elementary Education coursework
Goal 2: COMM 1110, 3cr
Goal 3-4: BIOL 1120 Exploring Biology or
PHYS 1030 Descriptive Physics¹, 4cr Goal 5: HIST 1114, 1115 or 1130 (consult specialty areas), 2-4cr Goal 6: ART 1120 or THTR 1152², 3cr Goal 7-10: GEOG 1100¹, 3cr Liberal Arts electives*(consult specialty areas), 13-15cr

* Consult with counselor for selections appropriate to the intended transfer institution.
1. BIOL 1120 and PHYS 1030 when combined with GEOG 1100 satisfy an Elem K-6 requirement.
2. ART 1120 and THTR 1152 combined satisfy an Elem K-6 requirement.

Students intending to transfer to an Elementary Education program may need to choose a specialty area. Follow the recommended listing of courses below to satisfy the Liberal Arts Distribution for transfer to Augsburg.

K-6 + 5-8 Communication Arts Specialty (10 credits)

ENG 1140 Introduction to Literature, 4cr
COMM 1100 Interpersonal Communication or
COMM 2240 Intercultural Communication, 3cr
COMM 2230 Small Group Communication, 3cr

K-6 + 5-8 Math Specialty (14 credits)

MATH 1103 Introduction to Statistics, 4cr
MATH 1127 Pre-Calculus, 5cr
MATH 1133 Calculus I, 5cr

K-6 + 5-8 Science Specialty (26 credits)

BIOL 1120 Exploring Biology, 4cr
PHYS 1041 Introductory Physics I (Algebra and Trig Based), 4cr
PHYS 1042 Introductory Physics II (Algebra and Trig Based), 4cr
CHEM 1061 Principles of Chemistry I, 5cr
CHEM 1062 Principles of Chemistry II, 5cr
GEOL 1101 Physical Geology, 4cr

K-6 + 5-8 Social Studies Specialty (15-16 credits)

ECON 1106 Principles of Microeconomics, 3cr
GEOG 1115 Human Geography, 3cr
POLS 1111 American Government, 3cr
HIST 1115 History of the United States I or
HIST 1122 History of the United States Since 1945 or
HIST 2120 Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Age of Business, 3cr
ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology or
PSYC 1101 General Psychology or
SOC 1100 Introduction to Sociology, 3-4cr

Teacher Education: Middle School/Secondary (Track 2)

Intended for articulation to Metropolitan State University

Grades 5-12 Pre-Professional Coursework (30 credits)

EDU 1191 Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching, 3cr
EDU 1193 Urban Education: Grades 6-12, 3cr
EDU 1141 Learning Technology for Urban Education, 3cr
EDU 1143 Multicultural Education/Human Relations, 3cr
EDU 2012 Essentials of Effective Instruction or
EDU 2013 Instructional Strategies That Work, 2cr
ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills, 4cr
COMM 1110 Public Speaking, 3cr
COMM 2230 Small Group Communication or
COMM 1100 Interpersonal Communication or
COMM 2240 Intercultural Communication, 3cr
PSYC 1215 Child and Adolescent Psychology, 3cr
HSER 1113 Introduction to Chemical Dependency or
HLTH 1130 Drug Use/Abuse, 3cr

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30 credits)

Goal 1: Completed in Secondary Education Coursework
Goal 2: Completed in Secondary Education Coursework
Goal 3-4: Math or Science with Lab (consult specialty areas), 3cr
Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Science (consult specialty areas), 3cr
Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature (consult specialty areas), 3cr
Goals 7-10: Any course (consult specialty areas), 3cr
Liberal Arts electives* (consult specialty areas), 18cr

*Consult with counselor for selections appropriate to the intended transfer major.

Students intending to transfer to a Middle School or Secondary Ed major need to choose a specialty area. Follow the recommended listing of courses below to satisfy the Liberal Arts Distribution for transfer to Metropolitan State University.

Grades 5-8 + 9-12 Communication Arts Specialty (14-16 credits)

ENG 1111 Research Writing in the Disciplines or
ENG 1112 Creative Writing, 2-3cr
ENG 1170 Introduction to British Authors or
ENG 1171 Introduction to American Authors, 4cr
ENG 2253 Shakespeare, 3cr
COMM 1100 Interpersonal Communication or
COMM 2240 Intercultural Communication, 3cr
THTR 1152 Beginning Acting or
THTR 1153 Advanced Acting, 2-3cr

Grades 5-8 + 9-12 Mathematics Specialty (19-21 credits)

MATH 1103 Introduction to Statistics, 4cr
MATH 1127 Pre-Calculus or
MATH 1118 and 1119 College Algebra I and II, 5-7cr
MATH 1133 Calculus I, 5cr
MATH 1134 Calculus II, 5cr

Grades 5-8 + 9-12 Life Science Specialty (24-27 credits)

MATH 1118 College Algebra I, 4cr
BIOL 1154 General Biology: From Cell to Organism, 4cr
BIOL 1155 General Biology: From Organism to Ecosphere, 5cr
CHEM 1061 Principles of Chemistry I, 5cr
PHYS 1020 Descriptive Astronomy or
PHYS 1030 Descriptive Physics, 3-4cr
BIOL 2205 Microbiology or
BIOL 2303 Genetics or
BIOL 2305 Principles of Microbiology, 3-5cr

Grades 5-8 + 9-12 Social Science Specialty (21 credits)

HIST 1114 History of the United States I or
HIST 1115 History of the United States II, 4cr
HIST 1106 World Civilizations I or
HIST 1107 World Civilizations II, 4cr
ECON 1105 Principles of Macroeconomics, 3cr
GEOG 1112 Physical Geography, 4cr
GEOG 1115 Human Geography, 3cr
POLS 1111 American Government, 3cr

Teacher Education: Early Childhood (Track 3)

Intended for articulation to Metropolitan State University

Early Childhood Birth to Grade 3 Coursework (30 credits)

EDU 1191 Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching, 3cr
EDU 1195 Urban Education: Early Childhood Birth to Grade 3, 3cr
EDU 1141 Learning Technology for Urban Education, 3cr
EDU 1143 Multicultural Education/Human Relations, 3cr
EDU 2010 Teaching Emergent Readers, 2cr
EDU 2805 Introduction to Children’s Literature, 3cr
EDU 1133 Children's Health, Nutrition, Safety, Physical
Development and the Effects of Drugs, 3cr
EDU 1128 Guidance, Communication, and Development of Young Children, 3cr
EDU 1132 Creative Activities for the Young Child, 2cr
EDU 1136 Infant and Toddler Development, 2cr
PSYC 1215 Child and Adolescent Psychology, 3cr

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30 credits)

ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills
COMM 1110 Public Speaking, 3cr
Goal 3-4: Any math or lab science course*, 3cr
Goal 5: Completed in Early Childhood coursework
Goal 6: Any course*, 3cr
Goals 7-10: Any course*, 3cr
Liberal Arts electives*, 14cr

* Consult with counselor for appropriate selections for the intended transfer institution.
1. Includes MnTC courses, world language courses, CJS 1150, 1152, 1154, 1156, 1158, INTS 1000, 1101, MUSC 1105, STSK 1101, and THTR 1161.

For more information call an admissions representative at 651/450-3000 or send us your question.