Education

AS = Associate of Science

The Associate of Science in Education is a two-year degree that prepares students for admission into a four-year K-6 and 4-8 teacher education program or to work in schools as paraprofessionals.

Campuses Offered At

= Beebe

= Heber Springs

Offered Online

Education Program Card

Program Outcomes

Understand the foundation of the education system in the United States and the state of Arkansas.
Fulfill ethics in teaching and federal and state laws regarding education.
Develop and demonstrate the knowledge, pedagogical skills and professional dispositions necessary to help all students learn.
Comprehend environmental and hereditary effects on cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social-linguistic development of typically and atypically developing children from conception to middle childhood within and outside the United States.
Observe and evaluate children's development and recognize developmental delays.
Create strategies to differentiate instruction to meet all student's learning needs.
Comply with laws pertaining to disabled children and special accommodations that education facilities are required to make according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Obtain a sound liberal arts education to transition into a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Program.
Apply the skills and knowledge acquired through observations, classroom activities, class discussions and text to a real-world classroom setting.

Related Careers

Day care, kindergarten, elementary, mid-level, high school and special education instructor

Costs & Fees

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Transfer Options

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
University of Central Arkansas
Harding University
University of Arkansas Monticello

From Class to Career

"This allowed me to stay close to home while pursuing my dream to be a teacher. They say nothing prepares you for teaching. This is true. However, ASU-Beebe prepared me for many aspects of teaching." - Bailey Pendergrass | Grade 5 Mathematics