The following curriculum is designed to prepare students for academic transfer to a baccalaureate program where they may complete requirements for a teaching degree with an emphasis in 4th grade through 8th grade (specializatons include mathematics, science, English arts and reading, and social studies).  At South Plains College you will complete your college core educational requirements, four education-specific courses, and most of the content-specific coursework for your 4th-8th grade contebnt certification exam.  Articulation agreeements and transfer guides that support the seamless transfer into university programs that have been established with Texas Tech University, Lubbock Christian University, Wayland Baptist University, and West Texas A&M University and Texas Women’s University. This curriculum satisfies all of the requirements for the Associate of Arts in Teaching degree. However, additional course work may be accepted by the transfer university. Consult faculty advisor for more information.

Program coordinator and advisor is Lori Satterwhite, Assistant Professor of Education and Dr. Elaine Ramzinski, Associate Professor of Education.

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree