Program of Study

Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3) with Infused ESOL and Reading Endorsements - Transfer Plan

College of Education

PKPED-TR

Program Leadership Information
Dr. Heather Duncan
Dean, College of Education
duncan.heather@spcollege.edu


Program Summary

This Program of Study is intended to assist in the transfer advising process. Students following a transfer plan (PKPED-TR) will graduate with an Associate of Arts degree from SPC. The following requirements include and are intended to prepare students for transfer into the Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3) with Infused ESOL and Reading Endorsements baccalaureate program at SPC or an equivalent in the State of Florida (CIP 44.0401).

You should always consult with your SPC advisor to determine if your anticipated program is limited access and to ensure the correct coursework is being taken (including any foreign language requirements), and see if additional requirements exist (e.g., minimum GPA). For institution specific information, click here to access the FloridaShines website.

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
  • the recommended order in which to take the program courses
  • suggested course when more than one option exists
  • which semester each course is typically offered
  • if the course has a prerequisite
  • courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click one of the following for the archived Academic Pathways. Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Graduation Requirements
Program Requirements
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
Credits 3

This course will satisfy 3 credits of the General Education electives requirement.

 
Introduction to Education (Active)
3
AA GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AA General Education Requirements
Credits 60
Communications - Core
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Must be completed within the first 24 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.

 
Composition I (Active)
3
Honors Composition I (Active)
3
Communications - Elective
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Must be completed within the first 36 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.

 
Composition II (Active)
3
Honors Composition II (Active)
3
Communications - Speech Elective
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of "C" required.

 
Introduction to Speech Communication (Active)
3
Honors Introduction to Speech Communication (Active)
3
Speaking for Professionals (Active)
3
Public Speaking (Active)
3
Honors Public Speaking (Active)
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Core - American Government
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Completing POS 2041 or POS 2041H will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.

 
American National Government (Active)
3
Honors American National Government (Active)
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Elective
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required. 
Completing INR 2002/H or WOH 2040 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement. 
Completing AMH 2020/H will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
Completing AMH 2010/H in Fall 2024 or thereafter will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.

 
History of the United States I (Active)
3
Honors History of the United States I (Active)
3
History of the United States II (Active)
3
Honors History of the US II (Active)
3
Introduction to Anthropology (Active)
3
Principles of Macroeconomics (Active)
3
Honors Macroeconomics (Active)
3
General Psychology (Active)
3
Honors General Psychology (Active)
3
Introduction to Economics (Active)
3
Principles of Microeconomics (Active)
3
Development of Western Civilization I (Active)
3
International Relations (Active)
3
Honors International Relations (Active)
3
State & Local Government (Active)
3
Introduction to Sociology (Active)
3
The Twentieth Century (Active)
3

*** Effective Fall 2024, SYG 2000 will no longer satisfy the General Education Social and Behavioral Science Core requirement. Students who have successfully completed SYG 2000 prior to Fall 2024 will satisfy the Social and Behavioral Science Core.

 
Humanities and Fine Arts - Core
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required. 
Completing ARH 1000, HUM 1020, or MUL 1010 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement.

 
Understanding Art (Active)
3
Introduction to Humanities (Active)
3
Music Appreciation (Active)
3
Introduction to Philosophy (Active)
3
Honors Introduction to Philosophy (Active)
3
Introduction to Theatre Arts (Active)
3
Humanities and Fine Arts - Elective
3

Complete an additional 3 credits from either Humanities and Fine Arts Core or Humanities and Fine Arts Elective course options.
Minimum grade of "C" required.
Completing REL 2300/H will also satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement.

 
Art History:Ancient to Gothic (Active)
3
Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary (Active)
3
Western Humanities:Ancient to Renaissance (Active)
3
Honors Western Humanities: Ancient to Renaissance (Active)
3
Western Humanities:Baroque to Contemporary (Active)
3
Introduction to Music History (Active)
3
World Religions (Active)
3
Honors World Religions (Active)
3
Mathematics - Core
3

Complete 3 credits.
Minimum grade of “C” required.
Must be completed within the first 12 credits of coursework toward the AA degree.

 
College Algebra (Active)
3
Trigonometry (Active)
3
Pre-Calculus Algebra (Active)
3
Pre-Calculus Algebra/Trigonometry (Active)
5
Applied Calculus I (Active)
3
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (Active)
5
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (Active)
5
Mathematical Thinking (Active)
3
Elementary Statistics (Active)
3
Honors Elementary Statistics (Active)
3
* MGF 1106 and MGF 1107 will no longer satisfy the General Education Math core requirement.  Effective catalog year 2024-2025, these courses have been replaced with MGF 1130.  Students who have successfully completed MGF 1106 or MGF 1107 prior to Fall 2024 will satisfy the Math core.
 
Mathematics - Elective
3

Complete an additional 3 credits from Mathematics Core course options

 
OR

Select 3 credits from any Mathematics course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG, or STA prefix course options.
Minimum grade of “C” required. 

 
Natural Sciences - Core
3

Complete 3 credits. 
Minimum grade of "C" required. 
Completing any course with an "L" or "C" in the number will also satisfy the Natural Sciences Laboratory requirement.

 
Introduction to Astronomy (Active)
3
Biological Sciences with Lab (Active)
3
Honors Biological Sciences with Lab (Active)
3
Biology I Cellular Processes (Active)
3
Honors Biology I Cellular Processes with Laboratory (Active)
4
Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Active)
3
General Chemistry I (Active)
3
Earth Science (Active)
3
Introduction to Environmental Science (Active)
3
Physical Geology (Active)
3
Introduction to Oceanography (Active)
3
General Physics I (Active)
3
Physics I (Active)
3
** Effective Fall 2024 and thereafter, students who successfully complete GLY 2010 or OCE 2001 will satisfy the Natural Sciences Core requirement. If completed before Fall 2024, the course will satisfy the Natural Sciences Elective requirement.
 
Natural Sciences - Elective
3

Complete an additional 3 credits from either Natural Sciences Core or Natural Sciences Elective course options. 
Minimum grade of "C" required. 
Completing any course with an "L" or "C" in the number will also satisfy the Natural Sciences Laboratory requirement.

 
The Solar System (Active)
3
Human Anatomy (Active)
3
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (Active)
4
Biological Issues (Active)
3
Biology II Organisms & Ecology (Active)
3
Human Anatomy & Physiology II (Active)
3
Field Biology of Florida with Lab (Active)
3
Introductory Chemistry (Active)
3
General Chemistry II (Active)
3
Organic Chemistry I (Active)
3
Organic Chemistry II (Active)
3
History of the Earth and Life (Active)
3
Science of Nutrition (Active)
3
Microbiology (Active)
3
Honors Microbiology with Laboratory (Active)
4
Introductory Meteorology (Active)
3
Biology of Marine Life (Active)
3
General Physics II (Active)
3
Physics II (Active)
3
Natural Sciences - Laboratory (Institutional Requirement)
 

Complete at least 1 course from the Natural Sciences coursework that includes a laboratory component. Natural Sciences Laboratory courses include any "C" or "L" course with the following prefixes: APB, AST, BCH, BOT, BSC, CHM, ESC, EVR, EVS, GLY, MCB, MET, OCB, OCE, PCB, PHY, PSC, or ZOO. 
Minimum grade of “C” required. 

 
Ethics (Institutional Requirement)
3

Complete 3 credits. 
Minimum grade of “C” required.

 
Introduction to Ethics (Active)
3
Honors Introduction to Ethics (Active)
3
Computer and Information Literacy Competency (Institutional Requirement)
0

No minimum credits required.
Competency may be demonstrated by completing the Computer Information and Literacy Exam (CGS 1070T) or by successful completion of one of the approved Computer/Information Literacy Competency courses. 

 
Basic Computer and Information Literacy (Active)
1
Computer Applications (Active)
3
Computer and Information Technology Concepts (Active)
3
Introduction to Educational Technology (Active)
3
Apple Macintosh Foundations (Active)
1
Enhanced World View (Institutional Requirement)
0

Complete at least one 3-credit course from the approved General Education Enhanced World View coursework. This requirement is intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy. Any college-level foreign language course, excluding American Sign Language, will meet this requirement.
Minimum grade of "C" required. 

 
Understanding Art (Active)
3
Introduction to Humanities (Active)
3
Humanities (East-West Synthesis) (Active)
3
International Relations (Active)
3
Honors International Relations (Active)
3
World Literature I (Ancient World Through Renaissance) (Active)
3
Honors World Literature I (Ancient World through Renaissance) (Active)
3
World Literature II (Renaissance to the Present) (Active)
3
Music Appreciation (Active)
3
World Religions (Active)
3
Honors World Religions (Active)
3
The Twentieth Century (Active)
3
Foreign Language
0

This degree program requires a minimum of two consecutive years of a foreign language in high school OR two semesters of a foreign language at the college level.

 
Basic American Sign Language with Lab (Active)
4
Intermediate American Sign Language with Lab (Active)
4
Elementary French I (Active)
4
Elementary French II (Active)
4
Elementary Spanish I (Active)
4
Elementary Spanish II (Active)
4
Civic Literacy (FL State Requirement)
0

Competency may be demonstrated by completing at least one course from the approved General Education Civic Literacy coursework (minimum grade of "C" required) AND satisfactory completion of an assessment (exam). Students completing AMH 2010/H in Fall 2024 or thereafter will satisfy the Civic Literacy course requirement.  This requirement is in compliance with Rule 6A-10.02413 of the Florida Administrative Code.

 
History of the United States I (Active)
3
Honors History of the United States I (Active)
3
History of the United States II (Active)
3
Honors History of the US II (Active)
3
American National Government (Active)
3
Honors American National Government (Active)
3
General Electives
24

Complete 24 credits to satisfy the 60-credit requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. The State Mandated Prerequisites listed above will satisfy 3 of the 24 credits. The college-level course (credits) used to satisfy the Computer and Information Literacy Requirement and Foreign Language Requirement will be counted as Elective credits. The college-level course (credits) used to satisfy the Enhanced World View requirement and Civic Literacy requirement will be counted as Elective credits UNLESS counted in another General Education Requirement.

 

 
Total: 60