Para Professional Pathway: Associate of Arts
JCC offers you this custom degree for Educational Paraprofessionals to:
- Be relevant to your job needs and skill development
- Prepare you for the Basic Skills option
- Keep your options open for future work toward higher degrees
- Be achievable by your deadline of January 2006
The Para Professional Pathway leads you to an Associate of Arts by concentrating on courses that will help you in the
field of education, and that are most often offered after your school day ends, on the weekends, and on the Internet.
While the Associate of Arts degree offers many options, we believe these will be most helpful to you as you work toward meeting the Title 1
federal requirements. If you have other college credits, or other preferences for courses, work with a JCC Academic Advisor to plan the
degree that works best for you.
Click below for further information.
Steps to Success
Getting Started.
- Apply to JCC, or if you have attended before, update your information with us.
- Have Official Transcripts from any other colleges you have attended sent to JCC Admissions.
- If you have no previous college credits, complete a JCC Course Placement Assessment.
- File for Financial Aid and turn in a Certification Form.
- Register for Summer classes.
Deciding What to Do.
JCC Academic Advisors will assist you in exploring your options. Mary Ann Rainey (517-796-8454) is the advisor coordinating services
to Paraprofessionals. She is working closely with full-time JCC faculty member and Education Coordinator, Mary Belknap, to organize
the ParaPro Pathway.
Keeping Up.
Just want to take the Basic Skills Test? To prepare, take the English and Mathematics classes during the next few semesters.
Another option, rather than take courses, is to work with Susan Berendes-Wood in the Center for Student Success, Walker Hall.
Use PLATO, a computer-aided learning tool, for a small per-semester fee and unlimited access during staffed times. Call 517-787-0800
extension 8303.
JCC offers free personal tutoring. Visit the Center for Student Success in the Library of Walker Hall. Our faculty encourage students to
see them during office hours for extra help.
Paying For It All.
Work closely with Financial Aid to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and certification form each year.
Be sure to apply for JCC scholarships, and ask about community scholarship information.
JCC offers an easy payment plan. Be sure to ask the Cashier about FACTS Tuition Management.
You will find your locally supported, state-funded community colleges to have competitive tuition and fees, full-time professional faculty,
and array of services to help you achieve your educational goals.
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A Custom Degree for Educational Paraprofessionals
Minimum credits: 60
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Minimum JCC credits: 12
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Subject
Areas
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Number
of Credits Required
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Recommended
Choices
|
More
Options, Some Notes
|
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English
|
6
credits
(2
courses)
|
ENG 131 (3
credits):
Writing Experiences
ENG 132 (3
cr.): Writing
Experiences
|
|
|
Mathematics
|
3
credits
(1
course)
|
MTH 131 (4
cr.):
Intermediate Algebra
|
Fulfilling
this will likely call for MTH 110 and MTH 120 as pre-requisites.
Taking MTH 120 will give you 4 elective credits
|
|
Science
|
8
credits
(2
courses, each with a lab)
|
NSC 131 (4
cr.):
Contemporary Science
(plus 1 more course from list in the next column)
|
Choose 1 more course from -
BIO
131 (4
cr.): General
Biology
GEL
160 (4
cr.): Intro
to Geology
PHY
131 (4
cr.): Our
Physical World
CEM
121 (4
cr.):
Chemistry of Life
|
|
Humanities
|
9
credits
(3
courses)
|
ART 112 (3
cr.): Art
History: Renaissance to Present
ENG 236 (3
cr.): Women
in a Changing Society (offered in the Winter semesters)
ENG 254 (3
cr.): Children's
Literature
|
You could choose your 3 courses instead from -
ART
111 (3
cr.): Art
History: Prehistoric to 1400
ENG
210 (3
cr.): Introduction
to Film (offered
in the Winter semesters)
ENG
249 (3
cr.): African-American
Literature
HIS
231 (3
cr.):
American History to Civil War
HIS
232 (3
cr.):
American History since Civil War
PHL
231 (3
cr.):
Introduction to Philosophy
THR
116 (3
cr.):
Introduction to Theatre
HUM
131 (3 cr.): Cultural Connections
|
|
Social
Science
|
9
credits
(3
courses)
|
PSY 140 (4cr.):
Introduction to Psychology
SOC 251 (3 cr.):
Modern Social Problems
SOC 231 (3
cr.):
Principles of Sociology
|
You could also choose 2 of your courses from this list, but
do take PSY 140 -
ANT
131 (3
cr.):
Cultural Anthropology
SOC
152 (3
cr.):
Social Psychology
SOC
235 (3
cr.):
Minority Groups in America
SOC
236 (3
cr.): Women
in a Changing Society (offered
in the Winter semesters)
PLS
141 (3
cr.):
American National Government
PSY
252 (3
cr.):
Developmental Psychology
HIS
231 (3
cr.):
American History to Civil War
HIS
232 (3
cr.):
American History since Civil War
GEO
131 (3
cr.):
Physical Geography
GEO
132 (3
cr.): World Regions
|
|
Health
& Physical Fitness
|
1
credit
(1
course)
|
HPF 277 (2
cr.):
Stress Management
|
You could choose your 1 course instead from -
HPF
160 (1
cr.):
Wellness
HPF
221 (3
cr.):
Jazz Techniques
HPF
278 (2
cr.):
Stress Management for Parents
|
|
Electives
|
About
24 credits*
(about
8 courses)
|
CIS 101 and lab (3
cr.):
Information Technology Education
MUS 133 (3 cr.):
Music Education
SPH 231 (3
cr.):
Communication Fundamentals
EDU 221 (3
cr.):
Exploring Teaching
ART 131 (3
cr.):
Art Education
(offered Fall semesters)
EMS 110 (2
cr.):
CPR & First Aid
|
More Choices for Electives -
CIS
100 (1
cr.):
Introduction to Information Technology Education
CIS
083 (1
cr.):
Windows Workshop
CIS
050 (1
cr.):
Internet
SEC
109 (1
cr.)
or SEC 131 (3
cr.):
Keyboarding
SPN
131 (4
cr.):
Elementary Spanish
SPN
132 (4
cr.):
Elementary Spanish II
SPH
240 (3
cr.):
Interpersonal Communication
EDU
130 (3
cr.):
Emergent Literacy
EDU
144 (3
cr.):
Early Childhood Education
EDU
132 (3
cr.):
Working with Exceptional Children
PSY
245 (3
cr.):
Infancy Childhood
PSY
256 (3
cr.):
Educational Psychology
PSY
290(3
cr.):
Human Sexuality
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|
*
Take enough elective credits to bring your total of all credits to
60.
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NEED HELP?
Check out the following contacts.
General Information, Appointment for Advising,
Questions
Mary Ann Rainey
(517) 796-8454
maryann_rainey@jccmi.edu
Transcripts
Steve Bloomfield
(517) 796-8533
stephen_bloomfield@jccmi.edu
Financial Aid
Linda Hoard
(517) 787-0800 ext. 8115
linda_hoard@jccmi.edu
Teacher Education Program, Kindergarten - 12
Coordinator Mary Belknap
(517) 796-8575 (or you may call (517) 796-8581)
mary_belknap@jccmi.edu
Early Childhood Development Education, Pre K - 2
Coordinator Lori Gardner
(517) 524-7340
lori_a_gardner@jccmi.edu
Michigan Basic Skills Teacher Test Support
Susan Berendes-Wood
(517) 787-0800 ext 8303
susan_berendes_wood@jccmi.edu
Center for Student Success
(517) 796-8415
JCC Admissions
(517) 796-8425
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