Education Transfer Academy
The Education Transfer Academy gives you the opportunity to take general education classes toward your degree in education and earn college credit before you graduate from high school! You can take courses in education, humanities, social sciences, and communications.
The Education Transfer Academy is designed for high school students interested in earning their four-year degree in teaching degree. You can complete the Education Transfer Academy in high school, earn your associate degree at Hawkeye, and transfer to an accredited teaching program at the four-year college or university of your choice!
Career Opportunities
Your career opportunities may include, but are not limited to:
- Preschool and kindergarten teachers
- Elementary teachers
- Middle school teachers
- High school teachers
- Special education teachers
- Career and technical education teachers
Starting wages for these careers range from $36,000–$41,100* per year.
*Source: 2016 Iowa Wage Report, Iowa Workforce Development
Program Costs
- Your school district pays for your courses and provides the textbooks.
- You are responsible for transportation costs to the course locations.
- You are responsible for any supplies, field trips, and activities in and out of the classroom.
Who can participate?
- Any 9th–12th grade student who meets the requirements.
- Students who are able to travel to the course locations.
What can you do after you graduate from high school?
As a part of the Education Transfer Academy, you may receive up to 15 credits (approximately a $2,500 value) toward your college degree!
You can continue your education at Hawkeye by enrolling in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Liberal Arts Transfer Majors and transfer to an accredited teaching program at the four-year college or university of your choice.
Where are courses located?
Education Transfer Academy courses are located at your high school.
Course locations may vary; contact your guidance counselor for availability.
Education Transfer Academy Courses
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Exploring PK-12 Education
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This course is designed to give students the opportunity to gain insight into the teaching profession and examine what it means to be a PK-12 teacher. Students will critically evaluate teaching as their chosen or possible profession. An overview of the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful professionals will be investigated. Current and future trends in public education will be examined.
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Academic Service Learning Experience
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Students in this course develop and/or implement service learning projects to help the college's community including the surrounding local community under the supervision of college faculty and in cooperation with the staff of community organizations and agencies.
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| ENG-105 |
Composition I
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Composition I emphasizes fluency, thesis-driven organization, the use of supporting details, and research techniques. Writing is approached as a recursive process that includes prewriting strategies, drafting, revising, and editing. The course helps students shape writing to serve readers' needs and define a sense of purpose in their writing. It also gives students strategies for reading college-level material.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement scores or equivalent.
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| HIS-117 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval
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Western Civilization I traces the development of Western Civilization from prehistory to 1300 C.E., the end of the High Middle Ages. The role of the Humanities is emphasized. The course explores major political, social, economic, scientific, intellectual, cultural, and religious developments contributing to Western societies. These include the significant events and contributions of early Middle Eastern civilizations, classical and Hellenistic Greece, the Roman Empire, its successors, the rise of the Western Christian church, and Medieval Europe.
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Introduction to Sociology
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This course surveys the basic principles, concepts, and research findings of social life from small groups to societies. The course examines a range of sociological explanations for the various forms of social behaviors and establishes a basis for reflection and further study in the field.
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Introduction to Psychology
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This course provides an introduction to the study of behavior and mental processes with emphasis in such areas as learning, cognition, motivation, personality, behavioral disorder, therapy, and social influence. An understanding of the impact of both theoretical perspectives and experimental evidence on the formulation of the science of human behavior is also stressed. Psychological theories and principles are utilized to explain and predict behavior.
Lecture Hours: 48
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Fundamentals of Oral Communication
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This course introduces students to the oral communication process and how it affects human interaction There will be an emphasis on developing interpersonal, small group, and public speaking skills. Students will be involved in activities that provide opportunity for the understanding and improvement of their oral communication skills.
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