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Guided Pathways

Educational Paraprofessional/Instructional Assistant, AS S0375

Program: S0375
Looking for guidance? A counselor can help.This Guided Pathways for Success (GPS) is a suggested sequence of coursework needed for program completion. It is not an official educational plan. Schedule an appointment with a counselor or advisor as soon as possible to create an individualized Mountie Academic Plan (MAP) specific to your goals and needs.
Suggested Sequence of CourseworkIndicates Courses Offered Online
Fall Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
EDUC 10 Introduction to Education 3.0
CHLD 1 Child, Family, Community 3.0
ENGL 1A Freshman Composition 4.0
CHLD 10 Child Growth & Lifespan Dev 3.0
CHLD 11 (or) Child & Adolescent Development
PSYC 14 (or) Developmental Psychology
PSYC 15 (or) Intro to Child Psychology
Total:   13.0
Winter Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
SPCH 1A Public Speaking 4.0
SPCH 2 (or) Survey Communication Studies
Total:   4.0
Spring Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ARTS Area C-1 Arts Course 3.0
AA/S MATH Meet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req 3.0
AA/S KINES Phys Ed (KIN) Activity Course 0.5
AA/S HUM Area C-2 Humanities Course 3.0
CHLD 51 Early Literacy in Child Dev 3.0
CHLD 64 (or) Health, Safety & Nutrition
ENGL 81 (or) Language Acquisition
KIN 3 (or) First Aid and CPR
LIT 40 (or) Children's Literature
Total:   12.5
Summer Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S USHIS Area D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course 3.0
Total:   3.0
Fall Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
EDUC 16 Aspects and Issues in Teaching 3.0
CHLD 68 Intro Child With Special Needs 3.0
AA/S SCNCE Area B-1 or B-2 Science Course 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
Total:   12.0
SPAN or any world language (Area C1)
Winter Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
Total:   6.0
Spring Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
Total:   12.0
Educational Paraprof./Instr. Assist. AS S0375 Submit petition to Admissions & Records Take any 12 degree applicable units (electives)
Program Notes

Degree requirements include reading competency. This requirement is met by attaining eligibility for READ 100 or by completing READ 90.  Complete the online Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) at https://www.mtsac.edu/assessment/aq/   

62.5
Total number of Units
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$46
Per Unit
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