Program: A.A.T., Texas Teacher Certification: 8-12, Other EC-12 - San Antonio College

Apr 14, 2025

The AAT Degree Program with a concentration in Texas Teacher Certification: 8-12, Other EC-12, targets individuals who have a desire to enter the field of education as a teacher, school administrator, counselor, or some aspect of child/adolescent development. Students will be advised to transfer to a university to continue pursuit of a Baccalaureate Degree in a teacher certification field. The AAT is fully transferable to all Texas public universities which offer applicable Baccalaureate Degrees leading to initial teacher certification. Students should check with the San Antonio College Reading and Education Department, the Transfer Center, or the university to which they plan to transfer for additional information.

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Plan

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 60)

Communication: 9 Credit Hours

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

(10) Core

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

(10) Core

SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication

(11) Core

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hours

Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core

Natural Sciences: 7 Credit Hours

Select 2 from the Natural Sciences (30) Core
One must include a lab (4 credit hours).

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts: 9 Credit Hours

Select 1 course from any sophomore-level Literature (English) course from list below:
ENGL 2307 - Creative Writing (40) Core
ENGL 2308 - Creative Writing: Topics (40) Core
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I: Anglo Saxon through Neoclassical (40) Core
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II: Romanticism to the Present (40) Core
ENGL 2326 - Native American Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2327 - American Literature I: Precolonial through the Romantic Period (40) Core
ENGL 2328 - American Literature II: Realism to the Present (40) Core
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I: Antiquity through the Renaissance (40) Core
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II: Neoclassical to the Present (40) Core
ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2342 - Introduction to Literature and Literary Criticism (40) Core
ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2370 - Introduction to African-American Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2372 - The Literature of Mexico in Translation (40) Core
ENGL 2373 - The Bible as Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2375 - Literature for Children and Adolescents (40) Core
ENGL 2378 - Women’s Literature (40) Core
ENGL 2379 - Introduction to Science Fiction (40) Core
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core

Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

Social & Behavioral Sciences: 15 Credit Hours

GOVT 2301 - American/Texas: National and State (70) Core
GOVT 2302 - American Government: Problems and Policies (70) Core
Select 1 option - 6 credit hours from the History (60) Core
Select 1 from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Kinesiology/Dance: 2 Credit Hours

Select from the Kinesiology (90) Core

Additional Requirements: 15 Credit Hours

EDUC 1301 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
EDUC 2301 - Special Populations
Electives: Content Area Teaching Fields/Academic Disciplines - 9 Credit Hours

Note:

Students should check with the university to which they plan to transfer to ensure that appropriate courses are selected at SAC that will apply to the baccalaureate degree.