Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree
The Associate of Arts in Teaching degree (AAT) is a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board-approved collegiate degree program consisting of lower-division courses intended for transfer to baccalaureate programs that lead to initial Texas teacher certification. The ATT degree as defined by the Coordinating Board is fully transferable to all Texas public universities. Because the AAT fulfills the requirements of the field of study curriculum statutes and Coordinating Board rules, all Texas public universities must accept the ATT curricula if they offer the applicable baccalaureate degrees leading to initial teacher certification.
Students who complete the AAT will be required to meet any and all entrance requirements of the receiving university and the educator preparation program, including grade point averages and/or testing requirements.
While the AAT degree was designed for transfer purposes, for those student who decide to “stop out” after completing the AAT, this degree meets the No Child Left Behind requirements for paraprofessionals. In addition, completion of the AAT is much like that of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree in that it may qualify students for work that requires at least an associate’s degree.
Students are encouraged to complete the requirements of the AAT degree at San Jacinto College before transferring to another college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree. Listed below are the options within the AAT degree from which students may choose at San Jacinto College.
San Jacinto College Programs Leading to the Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree
Major Codes
These programs are designed for students who plan to complete an education degree at a four-year or upper-level college after leaving San Jacinto College. These programs lead to an associate of arts in teaching degree:
| Codes | Certification Level |
| 2TEACH-EC | EC-4 Early Childhood Degree Specialization Only |
| 2TEACH-G | EC-4, 4-8 & EC-12 General Certificate Option |
| 2TEACH-8-12 | 8-12 Certification with Teaching Field or Discipline Concentration |
| 2TEACH-AL | EC-12 All-Level Certificates |
Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree
San Jacinto College confers the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree upon students who meet the general and core requirements for graduation listed below.
- Meet entrance requirements for unconditional admission.
- Complete at least 61 semester credit hours of college-level (non-developmental) course work, including a maximum of two semester hours of physical education activity courses. Scholarship athletes may apply up to two hours of varsity sports towards free electives in addition to the basic physical education requirement. Students who graduate as health and physical education majors (ONLY) may apply a maximum of four semester credit hours in any physical education activity courses to their AA degree.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (C average) on all college-level course work completed at San Jacinto College. The Graduation GPA is displayed on the CAPP Graduation Check.
- Meet the provisions as described in the section titled Transfer of Credit when transfer credit is to be applied toward a degree.
- Have at least 24 semester hours of college-level credit earned at San Jacinto College, not including credit by examination.
- Complete two semester hours of physical education activity courses. Students who are excused from physical education because of military service or a medical waiver must take additional courses to replace the two hours toward the minimum required hours for the degree.
- Make formal application for graduation at the Registrar’s Office. (See Calendar for deadline dates).
- Complete the required transfer core curriculum and one of the degree options and related concentrations for the Associate of Arts in Teaching.*
- Satisfy the computer literacy requirements.*
* See samples of the Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Plans and various concentrations.