Recommended Sequence of Courses
Program of Study: Elementary Teacher Education (AA-T)Course Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: Child DevelopmentThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: lmaloney@santarosa.eduA full-time student seeking to complete an Associate's Degree in two years should expect to take an average of 15 units per semester.
Term Effective: Summer 2025A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
ENGLC1000 or complete any combination COLLEGE COMPOSITION4.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026ENGL100B (Inactive) OR
ENGL50
YESYESYESYES
CDEVC1000*CHILD GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT3.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026YESYESYESYES
EDUC55*INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING3.50Fall 2026Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
PHSC21*EARTH SCIENCE4.00Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Total Semester Units:14.50
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
ENGLC1002*LITERATURE & COMPOSITION3.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026ENGLC1000 OR
EMLS10
YESYESYES
BIO10 or complete any combination INTRO PRIN BIOLOGY4.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026MATH150A (Inactive)YESYESYES
HIST1.1*WORLD HISTORY TO 15003.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYES
MATH74*NUMBER SYSTEMS4.00Fall 2026MATH156 (Inactive) OR
MATH161 (Inactive) OR
MATH154 (Inactive)
Total Semester Units:14.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
COMMC1000*INTRO TO PUBLIC SPEAKING3.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026YESYESYESYES
PHIL5 or complete any combination CRITICAL THINK/WRITE3.00Spring 2026, Fall 2026ENGLC1000 OR
EMLS10
YESYES
CHEM42 or complete any combination INTRO GEN CHEM4.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026MATH154 (Inactive)Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YESYESYESYES
POLSC1000*INTRO TO U.S. GOVERNMENT3.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026YESYESYESYES
Total Semester Units:13.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
MUSC7 or complete any combination MUSIC APPRECIATION3.00Spring 2026, Fall 2026YES
HISTC1001*UNITED STATES TO 18773.00Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026YESYESYESYES
GEOG3*WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY3.00Spring 2026, Fall 2026Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYES
PHYS11CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS4.00Spring 2026MATH151 (Inactive) OR
MATH150 (Inactive) OR
MATH150B (Inactive)
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYES
Total Semester Units:13.00
Recommended course sequence units total:54.50
Minimum units to meet major requirements:54.50
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face