Teacher Assistant, Certificate of Achievement

Major Core Requirements: 30 Semester Hours

• EDUC 101 - Introduction to Education
• EDUC 108 - Teaching the Language Arts
• EDUC 240 - Students with Disabilities in Schools
• EDUC 251 - Education Internship and Seminar
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I

• or

• ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• PSYC 102 - Educational Psychology
• PSYC 210 - Adolescent Psychology
• COMM 101 - Principles of Communication

Total Required Hours: 30 Semester Hours

Note: If you plan to work in a Title I program, you will need to have 60 post-secondary credit hours or an associate’s degree.

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

The following schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students planning to transfer to a senior institution should check with that institution for specific transfer requirements

First Semester

• EDUC 101 - Introduction to Education
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• COMM 101 - Principles of Communication

Second Semester

• PSYC 102 - Educational Psychology
• PSYC 209 - Child Psychology

• or  PSYC 210 - Adolescent Psychology  

• EDUC 108 - Teaching the Language Arts
• EDUC 230 - Classroom Tools and Resources

Third Semester

• EDUC 251 - Education Internship and Seminar
• EDUC 240 - Students with Disabilities in Schools

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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