Roane State Community College

Students who follow this academic plan will receive an Associate of Science in Teaching(AST)Secondary Education/English. 

The A.S.T. curriculum in Secondary Education/English is designed for students who wish to complete the first two years of a program toward teacher certification in Secondary Education/English for grades 6-12.  Upon completion of the degree, students should plan to transfer to a college or university offering such an endorsement.  Due to varying requirements of four-year institutions, students are encouraged to identify their four-year school by the end of the first year of enrollment at Roane State.  Courses selected to fulfill requirements should be carefully selected with an education advisor. 

1st Fall			Hours
ENGL	1010	Composition I	3
COLS	1010	Study, Organize, Succeed	3
EDUC	2000	Introduction to Education1	3
COMM	2025	Fundamentals of Communication	3
MATH	1530	Introductory Statistics (Recommended) OR MATH Elective2	3
		TERM TOTAL	15
Action Items
	Sep	Attend EDUC Group Advising Session
	Oct	Meet with Success Coach or Advisor  Complete FAFSA for upcoming fall term
	Nov	Visit colleges or universities  Register for next term
1st Spring			Hours
ENGL	1020	Composition II	3
EDUC	2210	Educational Psychology (Recommended) OR EDUC 2220-Introduction to the Exceptional Learner/ Special Education1	3
		Humanities Elective	3
		Social/Behavioral Science Elective	3
		Natural Science Elective	4
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Feb	Attend Education Group Advising Session
	Mar	Meet with Success Coach or Advisor
	April	Decide on Transfer Institution  Register for next term
2nd Fall			Hours
		Literature Elective3	3
PSYC	1030	Intro to Psychology	3
		Foreign Language Elective	3
		History Elective4	3
		Natural Science Elective	4
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Sept	Attend EDUC Group Advising Session Complete Application to Graduate with Faculty Advisor
	Oct	Meet with Faculty Advisor
	Nov	Apply for admission to transfer institution  Take Praxis Core (if needed) Register for next term
2nd Spring			Hours
		Literature Elective3	6
		Foreign Language Elective	3
		History Elective4	3
MUS	1030	Introduction to Music (Recommended) OR ART 1035  Introduction to Art	3
		Elective	1
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Feb	Attend EDUC Group Advising Session Praxis Core Workshop (if needed) Re-Take Praxis Core (if needed) Take Exit Exam (ETS Proficiency Profile)
	Mar	Contact transfer institution about registration/financial aid
		TOTAL HOURS	63

This program is a TN Transfer Pathway.

¹ Students who intend to transfer to MTSU’s, TSU’s, ETSU’s, or UTK’s secondary education program should follow the English AA/AS TTP and not the AST TTP. ETSU and UTK recommend and MTSU requires that students take education courses after transfer.

² Students who intend to transfer to UTC should make MATH 1530: Introductory Statistics.

³ Students should confer with their advisor or representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended literature courses. A sequence is recommended.

⁴ Students should confer with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be U.S. History.

All Elective courses should be carefully selected to meet requirements at transfer institution.

Students who intend to take the Praxis exam should take MATH 1420 to prepare.

Additional Degree Requirements

Students earning an AST degree must meet the following additional degree requirements

• Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
• ACT composite of 21 (or SAT score of 1080) or higher or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core) for admission to the university's College of Education.
• Satisfactory rating on an index of suitability for the teaching profession (dispositions).
• Students transferring to a public unversity in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.

For further information: Social Science, Business and Education Department, 865-354-3000, x4582.