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EDUC Degrees
Paraprofessional Educator (Associate in Applied Science Degree)
The paraprofessional educator degree prepares students for positions as teacher assistants and teacher aides. The degree will help current as well as future paraprofessionals meet the No Child Left Behind requirements for success in working with children in Title I programs.
Secondary Mathematics (Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree)
The Associate of Arts in teaching -- secondary mathematics degree provides the necessary initial preparation for transfer at the junior level into a teacher education program at a four-year college or university in Illinois. The components of this degree include: 62 credit hours in general education, professional education and mathematics courses, a minimum of 15 classroom observation hours at the different P-12 levels of schools and a passing score on the Illinois Basic Skills Test. Students in this degree program will also create and maintain an electronic portfolio that will contain artifacts that demonstrate completion of the standards at the level appropriate for transfer into a teacher education program.
Transfer Preparation for Education (Associate in Arts Degree or Associate in Science Degree)
The following courses are recommended if you choose to begin your college career at one Illinois school and later transfer to another and you want to make sure that the courses you take will count towards a degree at the new school.
