Paraeducator
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options:  Certificate of Completion (CC) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Certificate

48-53 credits

Note: Certificate is intended for those who currently have a minimum of one year of non-repeating college credits.

Professional-Technical (PT)

EDUC 102

Instructional Roles of Paraeducators

2

EDUC 102 addresses competencies 1–6 of the Washington State Competencies for paraeducators.

EDUC 112	Child Development	5
EDUC 119	Guiding Behavior	5
EDUC 121	Health, Nutrition, and Safety	3
EDUC 140	Cooperative Education	3-6

Must be in an approved practicum site. One quarter prior to enrolling in EDUC 140 students must complete a Washington State Patrol background check or present evidence of current documentation.

EDUC 144	Survey of Curriculum	3/5
	or
EDUC 145	Curriculum Development
EDUC 162	Child Abuse and Neglect	2
EDUC 210	Human Exceptionalities	5
EDUC 230	Teaching Learning/Behavior Disorders	5
EDUC 253	Methods in Literacy Development	5
EDUC 255	Methods in Science, Math, and Technology	5

Related Instruction (RI)

WRIT 101

Principles of Writing

5

Associate of Applied Science	90 credits
All courses and requirements listed for certificate	48-53 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

Only EDUC 140 may be repeated for credit applied to degree.

EDUC 110	Introduction to Education	5
EDUC 113	Language Development and Acquisition	5
EDUC 126	Child, Family, and Society	5
EDUC 235	Methods for Inclusion	5
EDUC 240	Cooperative Education	3–6

Related Instruction (RI)

BUSN 135	Business Mathematics	5
	or
C SCI 100	Survey of Computing
	or
MATH 107	Math—A Practical Art
	or
MATH 180	Foundations of Arithmetic
Science	One course from the standard distribution list	5
Social Science	One course from the standard distribution list.	5

(ANTHR 202, SOC 110 or SOC 200 recommended.) 

Related Instruction Electives

Select courses from the following to complete a minimum of 90 credits.

ASL 101	American Sign Language I	5
EDUC 250	Nurturing Care for Infants and Toddlers	3
EDUC 251	Methods in Music	3
EDUC 252	Methods for School-Age Care	3
EDUC 256	Perceptual Motor Development	2
EDUC 258	Methods in Art	3

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for try-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than two years to complete program.

...Coursework is highly interactive and includes field-based internships.

...Some classes are offered in self-paced, lab setting.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/education