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Teacher Education

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An Associ­ate of Arts in Teach­ing is a special­ized aca­demic associ­ate degree pro­gram designed to trans­fer in its entirety to a bac­calaure­ate pro­gram that leads to initial Texas teacher cer­tifica­tion.

This Texas Higher Edu­cation Co­ordina­ting Board-app­roved col­legiate degree offers a struc­tured, two-year prog­ram to gain an initial under­stand­ing of theor­ies and met­hods in educa­tional instruc­tion.

Students should work with their advisor to tailor course selections to align with their chosen transfer university. The transfer plans on this page shows a tailored example for a university commonly chosen by Lee College students. However, students may choose to continue their education at any university. 

What will I learn?
  • ED15 AAT — Prepares potential teachers for early childhood to sixth grade that plan to transfer to UHCL, UH Main, or UH-Downtown. Students interested in other transfer schools should work directly with an advisor.
  • ED25 AAT — Prepares potential teachers for early childhood to sixth grade, as a Generalist, Bilingual Generalist, ESL Generalist, or Special Education Generalist.
  • ED35 AAT — Future teachers interested in 4th to 8th-grade teaching.
  • ED45 AAT — Students interested in pursuing an area of specialization applied to early childhood through grade 12 (Music, Physical Education, Art, etc.) or grades 8 through 12 (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Business, Languages, etc.).
What can I do with this course of study?
Early Childhood to 6th Grade (Early Childhood Specialization Only) - ED15 (AAT) transfer plan
Early Childhood to 6th Grade (Special Ed., ESL, Bilingual, Reading) - ED25 (AAT) transfer plan
Grade 4th to 8th Generalist - ED35 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th Art - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th English - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th History - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th Kinesiology - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th Life Science - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan
Grades 8th to 12th Math - ED45 (AAT) transfer plan