What is Education: Teacher Preparation?
Teachers make a difference every day in the lives of students. Educators shape the future by impacting students’ views, nurturing creativity, developing character, and giving students lenses with which to view the world. The Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) – Education: Educator Preparation Program prepares students who choose to enter the workforce as a teacher’s aide, full-time substitute, or instructional aide; or begin coursework toward a bachelor’s degree in education upon transfer from HCTC. HCTC can assist the student in transferring to regional universities.
What are my degree, diploma, or certificate options?
Associate in Applied Science Degree
- Education Teacher Preparation (61-62 total credit hours)
How do I get started?
- Apply to Hazard Community and Technical College
- Submit all ACT Scores OR Complete Placement Testing
- Submit all transcripts (including high school) to Admissions
- Meet with the Education Advisor to get registered
Educator Preparation Checklist
This program has a variety of pathways for transfer to a four-year university. Please make sure you are speaking with the AAS Education Program Advisor, the UCM, and the four-year university advisor to ensure the classes taken will counts toward your bachelor’s degree.
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing II | 3 |
| COM 181 | Basic Public Speaking | 3 |
| HIS 108 OR HIS 109 |
History of the US through 1865 OR History of the US Since 1865 |
3 |
| MAT 146 OR MAT 150 |
Contemporary College Mathematics*|** OR College Algebra^ Check transfer requirement for math |
3 |
| PSY 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
|
Natural Sciences GLY 101 Physical Geology* |
7 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Preferred Courses for Transfer POL 101 American Government GEO 152 Regional Geography of the World@ |
6 | |
| Arts and Humanities Preferred Courses for Transfer: HUM XXX* OR ENG 161 Intro to Literature** OR TBD^ |
3 |
*Morehead State Requirement
^Northern Kentucky University Requirement
**Western Kentucky University Requirement
@Counts as culture competence course
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 204 | Tech in Classroom (Digital Literacy) | 3 |
| EDU 201 | An Introduction to American Education | 3 |
| EDP 202 | Human Development and Learning | 3 |
| EDP 203 | Teaching Exceptional Learners in Regular Classrooms | 3 |
| Electives | 15 | |
|
Preferred Elective Courses for transfer. EDU 270 Elementary School Literature*^ (3) OR ART 208 Intro to Art Education (3)** OR |
*Morehead State Requirement
^Northern Kentucky University Requirement
**Western Kentucky University Requirement
This program has a variety of pathways for transfer to a four-year university. Please make sure you are speaking with the AAS Education Program Advisor, the UCM, and the four-year university advisor to ensure the classes taken will counts toward your bachelor’s degree.
Below is the suggested sequence that include requirements for Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Western Kentucky University.
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 181 | Basic Public Speaking | 3 |
| EDU 201 | An Introduction to American Education | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Writing I | 3 |
| Elective: FYE 105 Achieving Academic Sucess | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences | BIO 112 Intro to Biology BIO 113 Intro to Biology Lab |
4 |
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 204 | Tech in the Classroom (Digital Literacy) | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing II | 3 |
| HIS 108 Or HIS 109 | History of the US through 1865 OR History of the US Since 1865 | 3 |
| MAT 146 OR MAT 150 | Contemporary College Mathematics*|** OR College Algebra^ Check transfer requirement for math, if unsure, take MAT 150 |
3 |
| PSY 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective: MAT 205 Math for Elementary/Middle School Teachers (3) | 3 | |
|
Elective: |
3 | |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences Course POL 101 American Government (3) |
3 | |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences Course |
3 |
| Course Prefix | Course Title | Credit Hourse |
|---|---|---|
| EDP 203 | Teaching Exceptional Learners in Regular Classrooms | 3 |
| Elective: MAT 206 Math for Elementary/Middle School Teachers II (3 | 3 | |
|
Natural Sciences |
3-4 | |
|
Elective: |
3 |
@count as culture competence course and required for general education certification.
*Morehead State Requirement
^Northern Kentucky University Requirement
**Western Kentucky University Requirement
Length of Program
You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
The University Center of the Mountains (UCM)
Under Kentucky's 2+2 Teacher Prep Partnership, you can become a full-time teacher at your own pace. HCTC has several partnerships with public and private universities and state agencies to guarantee that your credits transfer. Working through the UCM gives students direct guidance to a selected university.
The UCM provides increased access to bachelor's and master's degree programs for traditional and non-traditional students by hosting select programs closer to home or connecting students to online programs. By offering local and flexible class options to Eastern Kentuckians, UCM's goal is to overcome geographic and financial challenges which have previously made it difficult to earn a post-secondary education. The AAS Education has transfer options and can assist in transfer guidance for a bachelor's degree in Education. Contact the UCM today!
