Education Support, A.A.S.

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(Code 1252)

This program prepares students to be qualified education paraprofessionals in Title I schools and other districts complying with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to substitute teach, and to work in a variety of other roles within a school district. The Education Support program offers students a solid foundation in general education courses as well as education-related courses. Numerous elective courses are available to tailor the program to each student’s specific interests. Students with a criminal record should consult with the Michigan Department of Education to verify that they are eligible to work in this field. Students are encouraged to meet with an MCC counselor prior to starting this program for help with the verification process.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 13.0101], graduates should be able to:

identify ethical and professional standards of conduct, including requirements of confidentiality.
demonstrate the skills necessary to engage effectively as a member of an instructional team.
demonstrate knowledge of the legal issues related to the education of children and youth with disabilities and their families.
demonstrate knowledge of positive guidance strategies.
articulate the effects of trauma and stress upon social and emotional development.
identify key strategies and supports the promote resiliency in children.
demonstrate skills of basic first aid and CPR.

Please Note:

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for all associate degree programs.

General Education Requirements

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - Success Skills for the 21st Century 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, choose one:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose one:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
ENVR 101 - Environmental Science (Lecture and Lab) 4 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Laboratory Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, choose one:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credit:
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 Credit:
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 Credit:
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Mathematics requirement but may have limited transferability.

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, both required:

POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Cultural Literacy, choose two from different disciplines, only one can be a foreign language:

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 215 - Art History-Primitive to High Renaissance 3 Credit:
ARTS 216 - Art History-French Revolution to Contemporary 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit:
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
PHIL 230 - Death & Dying 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Humanities & Fine Arts requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

AHEA 100 - Emergency Health Care 1 Credit:
CMIS 101 - Computer Literacy 3 Credit:
ECDV 160 - Children with Special Needs 3 Credit:
ECDV 161 - Adversity, Trauma, and Resiliency in Childhood 3 Credit:
ECDV 162 - Guiding Children’s Behavior 3 Credit:
EDUC 100 - Exploring Education: Teaching as a Profession 3 Credit:
PSYC 221 - Child Psychology 3 Credit:
Elective credits as needed (100 level or higher) - Suggested Electives: CRIM 230 3 Credit:, ENGL 235 3 Credit:, ENGL 236 3 Credit:, GNST 110 1 Credit:, SIGN 125 4 Credit:, SIGN 126 4 Credit:, SOCI 230 3 Credit:, ECDV 110 3 Credit:, and/or ECDV 120 3 Credit:.