Jump-start your Teaching career with a fully asynchronous, online learning experience. Earn college credits recommended by the American Council of Education and transferable to our network of partner institutions.
PREPARE FOR YOUR TEACHING DEGREE
This pathway offers core courses needed for many teaching degree programs. We also recommend taking the prerequisites listed in our First Semester Bundle.
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER IN TEACHING
Starting on this pathway is a great step towards becoming a teacher. Pair these courses with hands-on experience to work towards your state certification.
All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
Earn transferable college credit in everything from History and Governance to Economics and Religion to jump-start your Teaching career.
American Government
3 Credits
Explore what the framers of the U.S. Constitution meant by "a more perfect union" and the result of their vision: the creation of democracy. Learn how the U.S. government is structured and operates, and examine its three branches that make up a system of checks and balances.
Western Civilization I
3 Credits
Gain a comprehensive overview of the development of early civilizations up to 1715. Topics discussed include the religious influence of Judaism and the Bible, the rise and fall of ancient Greece, the transformation of Rome from a republic to an empire, and others.
Western Civilization II
3 Credits
Gain a comprehensive overview of concepts, people, and events that shaped Western culture from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries, like the Enlightenment-era philosophies and the effects of the industrial revolution on Western society.
United States History I
3 Credits
This course discusses European exploration and colonization of the New World and the impact it had on Europe, Africa, and the young United States Also learn how events like the Industrial Revolution and Western movement changed the lives of Americans.
United States History II
3 Credits
Get an overview of the history of the U.S. and its effects on American society from Reconstruction to the post-9/11 era. This course discusses major themes in American history and evaluates the successes and failures of various Reconstruction plans.
Macroeconomics
3 Credits
Analyze the performance of the national economy and its links to the global economy, in addition to examining aspects of the economy from an aggregate perspective. You will also learn about the basic tools used by economists during this course.
Introduction to Religion
3 Credits
Gain a comprehensive overview of cultural-religious phenomena in a global world allowing you to become familiar with commonalities and differences among religious traditions, analyzing contexts, and comparing/contrasting varying points of view.
