Nine to twelve credit hours based on one of the following emphasis tracks: 1) Middle School: Emphasis Mathematics/Science track; 2) Middle School: Emphasis Language Arts/Social Studies Track; 3) P-4 Track.
Middle School: Emphasis in Mathematics/Science Track
10-12 hours
Mathematics:
3-5 hours
Three to five hours of mathematics must be selected from the following list:
Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.
No courss substitutions will be allowed. The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has approved this degree plan as listed. Furthermore, Arkansas four-year universities have agreed to "accept and apply all AAT courses toward the total semester credit hours required for the bachelor's degree in Middle School or P-4 Education" and to "admit qualified AAT students to the College of Education with junior status."
In addition to the course requirements listed, students must successfully pass the Parxis I exam and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.65. The Arkansas pass scores for the Praxis I exam are as follows: Reading=172, Writing=173, Math=171. Official scores must be received by the UACCM Registrar's Office prior to awarding the AAT degree. Students must check with the admitting four-year university for Praxis I requirements. Please see the Division Chair for Career and Technical Studies, Marilyn Thomas, with questions regarding the requirements for the AAT degree.
after uaccm
The sequence of courses in each track is designed to allow students ease of transfer into a teaching baccalaureate degree program for either middle school or P-4 school teachers offered at any of the public four-year universities in Arkansas.
This plan does not guarantee the the student will be admitted into a Teacher Education Program at a four-year university.