| Required Courses | Formerly Called | Credits |
| Federal policies require individuals working as Instructional Aides in the K-12 system to hold an associate degree or an Instructional Aide Certificate. To earn the certificate, students need a total of 48 semester credits, which must include at least one offering from each of the categories "I" through "XI" listed below (this will total approximately 35-37 credits). The balance of courses may be selected from the fields of child development or social science. Please see Porterville College Catalog and consult with an academic advisor in the Counseling Center for appropriate course selections in those fields. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. |
| Group I-Education (choose one course) |
 EDUC P101-College Planning and Success Strategies | | 1 credits
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| EDUC P102-Personal and Career Exploration | | 2 credits
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| EDUC P103-Introduction to Teaching | | 3 credits
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| EDUC P107-Strategies for Academic Success | | 2 credits
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| INST P055A – Introduction to College and Career Planning | | 1 credit
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| INST P100A – Preparation for Professional Health Careers | | 1 credit
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| Group II-Writing (choose one course) |
| BSAD P132-Business Communications | | 4 credits
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| ENGL P050-College Writing | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P101A-Advanced Composition and Literature | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P111-Critical Thinking and Composition | | 3 credits
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| Group III-Communications (choose one course) |
| SPCH P101-Introduction to Public Speaking | | 3 credits
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| SPCH P102-Interpersonal Communication | | 3 credits
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| Group IV-Mathematics (choose one course) |
| Any college-level mathematics course numbered from P051-P055 and P101-P299 | | 4 credits
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| Group V-Biological and Physical Sciences (choose one course) |
| AGRI P106-Introduction to Soil Science | | 3 credits
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| AGRI P131-Introduction to Plant Science | | 3 credits
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| ANAT P110-Human Anatomy | | 4 credits
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| ANTH P101-Intro. to Physical Anthropology | | 3 credits
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| ASTR P101-Elementary Astronomy | | 4 credits
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| BIOL P105-Introductory Biology | | 5 credits
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| BIOL P106-Introductory Biology | | 5 credits
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| BIOL P110-Principles of Biology | | 4 credits
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| CHEM P101A-General Inorganic Chemistry | | 5 credits
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| CHEM P106-Introduction to Chemical Principles | | 4 credits
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| CHEM P108-Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry | | 4 credits
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| CHEM P202A-Organic Chemistry | | 5 credits
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| CHEM P202B-Organic Chemistry | | 5 credits
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| Earth Science P110 – Introduction to Earth Science | | 4 credits
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| GEOG P114-Physical Geography | | 3 credits
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| GEOL P110-Introduction to Geology | | 4 credits
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| MICR P106-Microbiology | | 5 credits
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| PHYS P102A-General College Physics | | 4 credits
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| PHYS P102B-General College Physics | | 4 credits
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| PHYS P104A-Physics for Scientists and Engineers | | 4 credits
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| PHYS P104B-Physics for Scientists and Engineers | | 4 credits
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| PHYS P204A-Physics for Scientists and Engineers | | 4 credits
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| PHSC P112-Physical Science | | 4 credits
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| PHYL P101-Introductory Physiology | | 5 credits
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| Group VI-History/Political Science(choose one course) |
| HIST P117-History of U.S. from Colonial Period to 1865 | | 3 credits
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| HIST P118-History of U.S. from 1865 to the Present | | 3 credits
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| POLS P101-American Government | | 3 credits
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| POLS P102-Introduction to Comparative Politics | | 3 credits
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| POLS P103-Introduction to International Politics | | 3 credits
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| POLS P105-Modern Politics | | 3 credits
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| POLS P106-State and Local Government | | 3 credits
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| Group VII-Social/Behavioral Science (choose one course) |
| ADMJ P111-Introduction to Behavioral/Correctional Science | | 3 credits
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| ADMJ P123-Constitutional Rights of the Accused | | 3 credits
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| AGRI P102-Agricultural Economics | | 3 credits
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| ANTH P102-Cultural Anthropology | | 3 credits
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| ANTH P105-North American Indians | | 3 credits
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| ANTH P107-Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | | 3 credits
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| CHDV P223 – Child Development | | 3 credits
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| ECON P101-Principles of Economics | | 3 credits
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| ECON P102-Principles of Economics | | 3 credits
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| GEOG P113-Cultural Geography | | 3 credits
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| GEOG P114-Physical Geography | | 3 credits
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| HIST P104-History of Western Civilization | | 3 credits
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| HIST P105-History of Western Civilization | | 3 credits
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| HIST P218-American West I (Pre-colonization to 1790) | | 3 credits
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| HIST P219-American West II (1790-1900) | | 3 credits
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| HMSV P120-Introduction to Social Welfare | | 3 credits
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| POLS P110-Modern Political Ideology | | 3 credits
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| PSYC P101A-General Psychology | | 3 credits
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| PSYC P110-Abnormal Psychology | | 3 credits
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| PSYC P223 – Child Development | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P101-Introduction to Sociology | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P102-Social Problems | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P120-African-American Experience | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P121-Mexican-American Experience | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P127-Women and Society | | 3 credits
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| Group VIII-Analytical Thinking (choose one course) |
| AGRI P104-Computer Applications in Agriculture | | 3 credits
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| INFS P001-Introduction to Computers | | 3 credits
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| INFS P100-Introduction to Information Systems | | 4 credits
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| Mathematics course numbered P101 through P299 | | 4 credits
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| PHIL P107-Introduction to Logic | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P110-Introduction to Ethics | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P111-Critical Thinking and Composition | | 3 credits
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| Group IX-Multicultural Studies (choose one course) |
| ANTH P105-North American Indians | | 3 credits
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| ANTH P107-Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | | 3 credits
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| CHDV P117-Cultural Diversity/Early Childhood Education | | 3 credits
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| EDUC P105-Understanding Cultural Diversity in U.S. Schools | | 2 credits
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| ENGL P112-Forms of Literature: Chicano Literature | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P113-Forms of Literature: Chicano Drama | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P117-Forms of Literature: American Indian Literature | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P120-Readings of American Indian in Contemporary Society | | 3 credits
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| HIST P108-History of Latin America | | 3 credits
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| HIST P119-The Mexican-American in U.S. Society | | 3 credits
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| HIST P120-World Beyond Europe (Africa and the Middle East) | | 3 credits
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| HIST P121-World Beyond Europe (East Asia) | | 3 credits
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| HIST P123-History of Mexico | | 3 credits
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| HMSV P105-Intro Counseling with Multicultural Populations | | 3 credits
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| SOSC P135-History of the Chicano | | 1 credit
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| SOCI P120-African-American Experience | | 3 credits
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| SOCI P121-Mexican-American Experience | | 3 credits
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| Group X-Health Education |
| HLED-P112-Health Education | | 3 credits
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| Group XI-Humanities (choose one course) |
| ART P101-Art Studio Fundamentals | | 3 credits
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| ART P102-Art Appreciation | | 3 credits
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| ART P110-Ancient Art History | | 3 credits
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| ART P111-Renaissance and Baroque Art History | | 3 credits
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| ART P112-Modern Art History | | 3 credits
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| DRMA P101-Introduction to Theater | | 3 credits
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| DRMA P102-Introduction to Contemporary Drama | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P101B-Advanced Composition and Literature | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P102-English Literature: Arthurian Legions through The Age of Reason | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P103-Shakespeare Survey | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P104-English Literature: Romantics to the present | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P113-Forms of Literature: Chicano Drama | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P114-Greek and Roman Mythology | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P115-Forms of Literature: Women Writers | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P116-Forms of Literature: The Short Story | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P118-The Bible as Literature | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P119-Forms of Literature: Poetry | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P130-Survey of American Literature | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P140-Creative Writing | | 3 credits
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| ENGL P141-Magazine Article Writing | | 3 credits
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| FREN P101-Elementary French | | 4 credits
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| HUM P114-Topics in Humanities | | 1-3 credits
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| MUSC P110-Exploring the World through Music | | 3 credits
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| MUSC P111-Introduction to Music | | 3 credits
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| MUSC P112-Introduction to Music | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P106-Introduction to Philosophy | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P108-Introduction to Philosophy of Religion | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P109-Problems in Philosophy | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P110-Introduction to Ethics | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P112-The Ethics of Living and Dying | | 3 credits
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| PHIL P113-Introduction to the World's Religions | | 3 credits
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| SPAN P101-Elementary Spanish | | 4 credits
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| SPAN P102-Elementary Spanish | | 4 credits
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| SPAN P103-Intermediate Spanish | | 4 credits
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| SPAN P104-Intermediate Spanish | | 4 credits
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| SPAN P105-Spanish for Bilingual Students | | 4 credits
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| SPAN P106-Spanish for Bilingual Students | | 4 credits
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| Total | | 35-37 credits
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| Additional Credits |
| Select as additional credits any transfer-level child development or social science course. Courses selected from any of the above groups may not be used to satisfy this requirement. | | 11-13 credits
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| Total - 48 credits |
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