Des Moines Area Community College.

Dual Program Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education DMACC AA Courses

Students completing the AA degree are also satisfying UNI general education requirements. As part of the AA, students are to incorporate the following program courses:

  1. Two (2) Science classes, per UNI breakdown; UNI recommends 1 BIO/ENV and 1 physical science, but does not require this.

  2. Developmental Psychology (PSY121), required for Education Major at UNI

  3. Educational Psychology (PSY 281), required for Education Major at UNI

  4. Non-Western Cultures class (GLS 199), required for graduation from UNI.

  5. Children’s Literature (LIT 105), required for Education Major at UNI

  6. Math for Elementary Educators (MAT 118), required for Education Major at UNI
    (Must be a “C” or higher)

  7. The College Experience (SDV 100) is strongly recommended by DMACC (see DMACC catalog for guidelines) for first time, full time liberal arts students
  • UNI waives total number of hours they will accept in transfer credit so students can complete state endorsements through DMACC and acquire a total of 130 hours to graduate from the program.
  • If the AA is completed from DMACC, the PE requirement is waived. If the AA degree is not from DMACC, a degree audit must be completed to determine if any program requirements are unfulfilled, which will need to be completed before the student enters the program. NOTE: Having an AA from another community college is not a guarantee that you have met all requirements for the Elementary Education program.
  • UNI does not accept an AA degree from out of state as meeting the UNI Liberal Arts Core requirements

COMMUNICATIONS
9 credits

ENG 105 Composition I - 3 credits *EL/A
ENG 106 Composition II - 3 credits
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication - 3 credits *EL/A
SPC 126 Interpersonal & Small Grp Comm - 3 credits

 
SOCIAL SCIENCES
10 credits

PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology - 3 credits *SS
HIS 112 Western Civ: Ancient to Early Modern - 4 credits *SS
And 1 of the following: *SS
POL 111 American National Government (3) Or
POL 112 American State and Local Government (3) Or
ECN 120 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Or
ECN 130 Principles of Microeconomics (3) Or
GEO 111 Intro to Geography (3) Or
SOC 110 Intro to Sociology (3) Or
SOC 120 Marriage & Family (3)
 
MATH/SCIENCES
10-12 credits

MAT 118 Math for Elementary Educators 4 credits
And any 2 of the following:
BIO 156 Human Biology w/lab 3 credits *Sci Or
ENV 115 Environmental Science 3 credits *Sci
ENV 116 Environmental Science Lab 1 credit *Sci Or
BIO 112 General Biology I 4 credits *Sci Or
CHM 122 Introduction to General Chemistry 4 credits *Sci Or
CHM 105 Survey of Chemistry 3 credits *Sci Or
PHY 162 College Physics I 4 credits *Sci
 
 
NOTE: UNI requires 2 science classes. Although no longer required, they still
recommend students take 1 BIO/ENV and 1 physical science (CHM or PHY)
 
D. HUMANITIES 10 credits
HIS 113 Western Civ: Early Modern to Present 4 credits *SS
ART 101 Art Appreciation (3) Or
DRA 101 Intro to Theater (3) Or
MUS 100 Music Appreciation (3)
And 1 of the following:
LIT 101 Intro to Literature (3) Or
LIT 142 Major British Writers (3) Or
LIT 110 American Literature to Mid 1800’s (3) *EL/A Or
LIT 111 American Literature since Mid 1800’s (3) *EL/A Or
LIT 185 Contemporary Literature (3) Or
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3) Or
PHI 105 Ethical Problems (3) Or
REL 101 Survey of World Religions (3)
 
E. DISTRIBUTIVE 7-10 credits
PSY 121 Developmental Psychology 3 credits *SS &
And 7 credits from one or more of the endorsement lists Coach Note: anyone graduating high school in 1989 and after, MUST have had 2 years of a foreign language to graduate from UNI. If they need to fulfill this requirement, they must take their foreign language from DMACC.
 

F. ELECTIVES 14-21 credits

SDV 100 The College Experience 1 credit
GLS 199 Japan – A Changing Tradition 2 credits
PSY 281 Educational Psychology 3 credits
LIT 105 Children’s Literature 3 credits *EL/A
And 9 credits from endorsement list(s)
Elective Any DMACC class(es) 3-6 credits
Suggested Courses: EDU 213, EDU 245  

* classes that also count toward a specific endorsement or are required for select
endorsements
** recommended as of January 1997 for ALL first time/full time freshmen with DMACC
Students must have completed ENG 105, ENG 106, SPC 101 or 126 satisfactorily (C or higher) in order to apply to Teacher Ed.
 
Students must have completed their science classes prior to taking 820:140, the capstone class.
 
A GPA of 2.5 is required in order to enter the Elementary Education Program! This applies to the coursework completed at DMACC and any other colleges or universities.