A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- A.S.T. - K-5
- Credential class
- ceterms:AssociateDegree
- Total credits (published)
- 60
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 222062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_222062_c4491604
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Recommended Full-Time Schedule
0 items
First Year
0 items
Fall Term (12 semester credit hours)
4 items
- As published: “English Composition I (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Fundamentals of Communication (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Early United States History (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Introductory Statistics (3 hrs.)”3
Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)
6 items
- As published: “English Composition II (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Introduction to Art (3 hrs.)”or: MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music (3 hrs.)3
- As published: “Modern United States History (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Principles of Earth/Space (3 hrs.)”4
- As published: “Principles of Earth/Space Lab (1 hr.)”0
- As published: “Development of Exceptional Children (3hrs.)”or: EDUC 2220 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners/Special Education (3 hrs.)3
Second Year
0 items
Fall Term (16 semester credit hours)
6 items
- As published: “Concepts of Biology (3 hrs.)”4
- As published: “Concepts of Biology Lab (1 hr.)”0
- As published: “Number Concepts for Teachers (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Educational Psychology (3 hrs.)”or: PSYC 2130 - Lifespan Development Psychology (3 hrs.)3
- As published: “American Government (3 hrs.)”or: SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology (3 hrs.)3
- 1 English Literature elective (3 hrs.) (Select from the WS approved general education list)1Not resolved to a course
Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)
6 items
- As published: “World Regional Geography (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Geometry Concepts for Teachers (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Principles of Physical Science (3 hrs.)”4
- As published: “Principles of Physical Sci Lab (1 hr.)”0
- As published: “Introduction to Education (3 hrs.)”3
- 1 Humanities/Fine Arts elective (3 hrs.) (Select from the WS Approved General Education list)1Not resolved to a course
Program Degree Requirements - Teaching, A.S.T. - K-5
0 items
General Education Requirements (41 hours)
0 items
Communication (9 hours)
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)
3 items
- or: MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music3
- Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education elective1 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- Approved English Literature General Education elective1 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
History (6 hours)
2 items
- 3
- 3
Behavioral/ Social Sciences (6 hours)
2 items
- 3
- or: SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology3
Mathematics (3 hours)
1 item
- 3
Natural Science (8 hours)
4 items
- 4
- 0
- 4
- 0
Area of Emphasis Requirements (19 hours)
7 items
- 4
- 0
- 3
- 3
- 3
- or: EDUC 2220 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners/Special Education3
- or: PSYC 2130 - Lifespan Development Psychology3
Source. Walters State Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.ws.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=5205. Captured page pages/0235.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.