Associate of Arts in Teaching

With the increasing demand for student success in the classroom, the need is greater than ever for highly qualified and well-educated pre-kindergarten through 12^th grade teachers. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree program at South Plains College offers course work for the first two years of study in preparation for a teaching career. The award-winning AAT program, approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, consists of lower division courses intended to seamlessly transfer to a Texas Teacher Certification program in any university.

The AAT program has entered into articulation agreements with Texas Tech University, Lubbock Christian University, Wayland University, and has developed education-specific transfer guides for these, as well as West Texas A & M University and Texas Women’s University. SPC advisors will work with AAT students to select and complete the classes needed to fulfill the AAT degree requirements as well as university-recommended courses for the various content and grade-level certifications. SPC offers personalized attention to students before and during the transfer process to these, or any, university in order to ensure success.

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The Program

The AAT degree program offers students an Associate of Arts degree in Teaching (AAT), which is the first half of a bachelor's degree required for teacher certification in Texas. Students who complete this 60+ credit hour academic program will take following courses education and content-specific courses:

State-stipulated core curriculum classes (required for any academic major)

Introductory education courses, each of which includes 16 hours of classroom observations in area schools

Content-specific courses for your desired certification area(s)

AAT Specializations

Students are able to specialize in ESL, Bilingual education, and Special Education once they transfer to their preferred university.

*NOTE: Students who wish to teach music, art, agriculture, Spanish, business, computer science, family consumer sciences, and kinesiology are encouraged to pursue an Associate of Arts (AA) or an Associate of Science (AS) degree from SPC in your selected area of study, rather than pursuing an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree from SPC. You will minor in education at your preferred transfer university.

If you are interested in pursuing an AAT degree at SPC, please contact one of the education advisors listed below or schedule an appointment with a general advisor:

**WE RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS DO NOT SELF-ADVISE.**