Riverland Community College, in partnership with Winona State University and Austin Public Schools, offers a seamless pathway to becoming an elementary school teacher. Students complete an AA degree at Riverland and transition to WSU’s online BS in Elementary Education program. With flexible learning, clinical experience, and a supportive environment, this program equips future educators with the skills and credentials needed to thrive in the classroom.
Location:
Austin
Program Starts:
Fall, Spring Course Plan:
Four Semesters Admissions: 507-433-0600 | admissions@riverland.edu
Call or e-mail our Admissions Information Center for more information. We'll help get you started.
Required Core Courses (2+ Credits)
HLTH1100
Health
2 CR
MnTC General Education Courses (29 Credits Required)
ENGL1101
Composition I (Goal 1 & 2) or ENGL1102 (Goal 1 & 2)
3 CR
ENGL1105
Composition II: Research (Goal 1 & 2; Prereq ENGL1101) or ENGL1107
3 CR
ENGL2260
Survey of Children's Literature (Goal 6 & 7) (Goal 6 & 7)
3 CR
MATH1110
College Algebra (Goal 2 & 4) (Goal 4) OR
3 CR
MATH2021
Fundamentals of Statistics or MATH2022
4 CR
MATH2203
Numbers and Number Systems for Elementary Education Majors
3 CR
HIST1001
United States History (Colonial to 1877) (Goal 5 & 7) OR
3 CR
HIST1002
United States History (1877 - Present) (Goal 5 & 7) (Goal 5 & 7)
3 CR
SCIE1100
Integrated Biology and Chemistry for Elementary Education Majors (Goals 2 & 3) (Goal 2 & 3)
4 CR
SCIE1200
Integrated Earth Science and Physics for Elementary Education Majors (Goals 3 & 10) (Goal 2 & 3)
4 CR
SPCH1100
Fundamentals of Speech (Goal 1 & 9) or SPCH1110 (Goal 1 & 9)
3 CR
MnTC General Education Elective Courses
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Goal 3 - Natural Sciences A minimum of nine credits, including two courses from the two different disciplines; for WSU purposes two different sciences are required from two different areas and each must include a lab.
1 CR
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Goal 5 - History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences Two courses from two different disciplines.
6 CR
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Goal 6 - Humanities and Fine Arts A minimum of nine credits, including two courses from two different disciplines. All languages count as one discipline.
6 CR
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Goal 8 - Global Perspective One course minimum
3 CR
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Goal 10 - People and the Environment One course minimum
3 CR
Electives
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A minimum of 60 total credits are required for the AA degree. For proper course selection, please contact the Riverland advisor for the program.
For in-depth information including outcomes, program fees, course descriptions, and more please
visit the
Elementary Education
program page at riverland.edu.
