Requirements

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION MAJORS
In addition to specific course requirements, all education majors must meet the following requirements in order to graduate with an AAT. The details of these requirements are given in the pages linked above. (See table below.) All students are required to be familiar with and follow the published procedures. All procedures accommodate both traditional and distance students.  Please note that several of these requirements have due dates that must be met, especially at the beginning of each semester. Students who miss the published deadlines may not be able to continue in the class.

• purchase and maintenance of an online portfolio - see the Portfolio page

• student information / C&R form  - see Student Information on the Internship page

• participation in the department mentoring program as assigned - see the Mentoring page

• a 16-hour internship as assigned in all education courses, except TECA 1354 & EDUC 1325 - see the Internship & Campuses pages

• completion of performance monitoring requirements (grade/attendance reporting) - see the Monitoring page

• demonstrated improvement in reading & writing skills, speaking & listening skills, critical thinking, computer literacy, & diversity awareness

• exit interview with department faculty & completion of Exit Interview Form during the semester you anticipate graduating - see the Exit Interview page

EDUCATION MAJORS ARE SPECIAL!
Education courses are designed to be taken by education majors. They are not elective classes or even general core requirement classes. Unlike other community college students, education students have a major and begin the courses of their major in their freshman year, rather than in their junior year at their transfer institutions. That sets you, as an education major, apart from other community college students. You have a department and faculty at the community college level that are "yours" and you get a head start on your degree, but you also have greater responsibilities than other community college students. Essentially, you have two sets of everything to which you have to pay attention.

First, you have two websites that you must monitor - this Education Department website (particularly this "Requirements" page and the pages linked to it) and your course website or, if you are a traditional student, your course syllabus. All education majors are required to stay current with the information on the department website.

Second, you have two sets of announcements to which you must pay attention. All education majors must keep up with the announcements on the "Current News" page of the department website since that is where announcements relevant to all majors are posted. You will also need to keep up with the announcements relevant to your specific courses. In a traditional course, a professor may make those announcements verbally, in writing, or on the professor's website. In an online course, a professor will have a place on the course website where announcements will be posted. Make sure you know where/how course announcements are made.

Finally, you have two sets of requirements with which you need to comply. Course specific department are found in the syllabus for each course and - again - may be hard copy or online. Department department are found on this department site. It is critical that at the beginning of every semester you check this department site for the department requirements you must meet. This applies to ALL majors whether or not you are taking an education course during a given semester and to ALL students currently taking a course whether or not you registered through TJC or your local institution.

Remember:
You may not be taking an education course this semester but you are still an education major!