Roane State Community College

Students pursuing this program will receive an Associate of Science in Teaching-Secondary Education/ Mathematics.

The A.S.T. curriculum in Secondary Education/Mathematics is designed for students who wish to complete the first two years of a program toward teacher certification in Secondary Education/Mathematics for grades 6-12.  Upon completion of the degree, students should plan to transfer to a college or university offering such an endorsement.  Due to varying requirements of four-year institutions, students are encouraged to identify their four-year school by the end of the first year of enrollment at Roane State.  Courses selected to fulfill requirements should be carefully selected with an education advisor. 

Additional Degree Requirements:

1. Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average
2. Successful completion of Praxis Core Test or ACT score of 21 or higher (See action items below)
3. Satisfactory rating on an index of suitability (dispositions) for the teaching profession. (See note below)

Effective Fall 2020

1st Fall			Hours
ENGL	1010	Composition I	3
COLS	1010	Study, Organize, Succeed	3
EDU	101	Intro to Teaching	3
COMM	2025	Fundamentals of Communication	3
MATH	1910	Calculus I	4
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Sep	Attend Education Group Advising Session
	Oct	Meet with Success Coach or Advisor  Complete FAFSA for upcoming fall term
	Nov	Visit Transfer Institutions Register for next term
1st Spring			Hours
ENGL	1020	Composition II	3
MATH	1920	Calculus II	4
		Humanities Elective	3
		Social/Behavioral Science Elective	6
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Feb	Attend Education Group Advising Session Decide on Transfer Institution
	Mar	Meet with Success Coach or Advisor
	April	Register for next term
2nd Fall			Hours
		Literature Elective	3
		History Elective	3
		Natural Science Elective	4
MATH	2010	Introduction to Linear Algebra	3
		Humanities Elective	3
		TERM TOTAL	16
Action Items
	Sept	Attend Education Group Advising Session Complete Application to Graduate with Faculty Advisor
	Oct	Meet with Faculty Advisor
	Nov	Take Praxis Core (if needed) Apply for admission to Transfer Institution Register for next term
2nd Spring			Hours
		History Elective	3
		Natural Science Elective	4
MATH	2110	Calculus III	4
MATH	2120	Differential Equations	3
		TERM TOTAL	14
Action Items
	Feb	Attend Education Group Advising Session Praxis Core Workshop (if needed)  Re-Take Praxis Core (if needed)
	Mar	Take Exit Exam (ETS Proficiency Profile) Disposition Forms Due
		TOTAL HOURS	62

This is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway: www.tntransferpathway.org

All Elective courses should be carefully selected to meet requirements at transfer institution.

Students who intend to transfer to MTSU’s, ETSU’s, or UTK’s secondary education program should follow the Mathematics AA/AS TTP and not the AST TTP. ETSU and UTK recommend and MTSU requires that students take education courses after transfer. Students who intend to transfer to TTU or UTM should take EDU 101.

Students should confer with their advisor or representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take a 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be a non-Western culture course.

UM requires two of the following three courses to satisfy the social behavioral science requirement: Survey of World Regions, Intro to Cultural Geography, or American Government; UM also requires Intro to Biology and lab in place of PHYS 1040.

PHYS or CHEM are recommended for the Science courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTC should take either calculus-based Physics sequence. UTM requires an additional Chemistry sequence 1010/1020 and PHYS.

*History courses – students are advised to consult with his/her transfer institution to determine if a particular history course or sequence is required. 

DISPOSITIONS - One disposition must be completed by each of the following:

• K-12 teacher or principal
• RSCC education professor
• RSCC general education professor

Visit this link to complete the disposition form:  https://www.roanestate.edu/pages/edudisposition/studententry.asp

For further information: Social Science, Business and Education Department, 865-354-3000, x4582.

http://www.roanestate.edu/?11957-Tennessee-Transfer-Pathway-AST-Secondary-Education-Mathematics