Descriptions

 

PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 

PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
South and Center Campuses

The Paraprofessional Education program is designed to provide students with the basic competencies, knowledge, and skills requisite to seek employment in local school districts as an educational paraprofessional. Principles of learning, human growth and development, and instructional strategies for working with special needs students are included. There is a practicum component that gives students the opportunity to directly apply classroom theory in a K-12 educational environment.

To participate in the practicum students must have a criminal background check and physical including a TB test. Student health care is not provided by the college or practicum site.

Students interested in combining the goal of an Associate Degree with further study to become a teacher are encouraged to work closely with an academic advisor or counselor to plan their courses. Teacher education programs are highly selective. Academic performance at Macomb (GPA) will be a significant factor in admission to a university program.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
(Minimum 62 Semester Hours)

A. Career Preparation and Related Courses

Course Course Title Suggested Sequence Sem Hrs
EDUC-1010 Paraprofessional Theory & Practice X . . . 4
AND     AND
ENGL-1180 Communications 1 X . . . 4
OR     OR
ENGL-1210 Composition 1 X . . . 3
AND     AND
PSYC-1010 Introductory Psychology X . . . 4
MATH-1280 Mathematics for Education 11 . X . . 4
MUSC-1400 Music for Teachers & Classroom Assistants . X . . 3
PHED-2070 Wellness - Focus Prevention/Intervention/Treatment of Disease, Illness & Injury . X . . 3
PSYC-2210 Child Growth & Development . X . . 3
PSYC-2310 Educational Psychology . X . . 3
ECHS-1520 The Exceptional Child . . X . 3
EDUC-1580 School-Age Care2 . . X . 3
ENGL-2640 Children's Literature . . X . 3
SPCH-1060 Speech Communication . . X . 3
  39-40

1MATH-1000 is a prerequisite for MATH-1280 but may be waived if student has a college mathematics course comparable to MATH-1000 or equivalent high school college prep course or an acceptable score on a placement exam.

2This course is cross-listed with ECHS-1580. Students in this program register for EDUC-1580. Students seeking the Early Childhood degree register for this course as ECHS-1580.

B. Arts and Sciences Component .........................................................minimum sem hrs 18

  • Group IA requirement is met by successfully completing ENGL-1180 or ENGL-1210
  • Group II requirement is met by successfully completing MATH-1280
  • Group III requirement is met by successfully completing PSYC-1010
  • Group IV requirement is met by successfully completing MUSC-1400
  • Group V requirement is met by successfully completing PHED-2070

C. Elective Courses........................................................................................22-25 sem hrs

Suggested Elective Courses:

Course Course Title Sem Hrs
BIOL-1000 General Biology 1 4
ECHS-1100 Early Childhood Development 4
ENGL-1190 OR ENGL-1220 Communications 2 OR Composition 2 4 OR 3
HIST-#### Any History course 3-4
MATH-1290 Mathematics for Education 2 3
MUSC-1260 Piano 1 2
POLS-1000 Introduction to American Politics 4
SOCY-1010 Principles of Sociology 4