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2025-2026 PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE New River Community College Transfer Programs

Associate of Science Degree Education, AS

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program

First Semester (Fall) ENG 111

College Composition I United States History to 1877

3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3

HIS 121

OR HIS 101

MTH 154

Quantitative Reasoning

OR MTH 161

SDV 100 EDU 200 HLT 110

College Success Skills Foundations of Education

Personal and Community Health

3 Total: 16

Second Semester (Spring) EDU 250

Foundations of Exceptional Education

ENG 112 MTH 155 HIS 122 MUS 121

College Composition II Statistical Reasoning

OR MTH 245

United States History Since 1865

Music in Society OR MUS 221 OR MUS 222 OR ART 101 OR ART 102 OR CST 130

3 Total: 15

Third Semester (Fall) ____ ____

English 200 Level Literature Requirement(s) (pg 88)

PSY 230

Developmental Psychology

OR EDU 207 General Biology I

BIO 101 EDU 204 GEO 220

Teaching in a Diverse Society World Regional Geography

OR EDU Social Science Requirement(s) (pg 84)

3 Total: 16

Fourth Semester (Spring) CST 100

Principles of Public Speaking

3 4

GOL 105 ____ ____

Physical Geology

EDU Transfer Requirement(s) (pg 84-85)

6-7 Total: 13 - 14 Total Minimum Credits: 60 - 61

NOTES: Students should confirm math requirement at 4-year transfer institution. ENG 250 may be preferred for elementary education majors. Students should confirm major requirements at 4-year transfer institutions. Students should confirm major requirements at 4-year institutions for GEO 220 or EDU Social Science Requirement(s). Students should confirm major requirements at 4-year transfer institutions and select a course to meet requirements. EDU 206, EDU 280, or an additional HIS course may be preferred by some 4-year institutions. Students in the teacher education program need to consult with their transfer institution concerning all requirements, including the VCLA & PRAXIS I exams for teacher certification. Students should take these exams prior to transfer. Most institutions require a 2.5 GPA for entry into junior level classes. General transfer information is available on NRCC’s website at http://www.nr.edu/transfer. Students planning to teach at the secondary level (6th - 12th) must major in the academic subject they plan to teach (i.e. English, Science) and should follow the NRCC transfer degree most applicable to that major.

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Check out NRCC’s online catalog for more details. http://catalog.nr.edu/