2015-2016 Catalog

Early Childhood Ed Transfer Agreement, A.A.

Transfer Agreement

A Colorado community college student who is planning to become an early childhood educator will sign a graduation plan at the community college that identifies the first 54 hours guaranteed to transfer to all teacher education programs at the following Colorado public four-year colleges: Adams State College, Colorado State University (Human Development), Fort Lewis College, Colorado Mesa University, Metropolitan State College of Denver (Human Development), University of Northern Colorado (Interdisciplinary Studies). This program is designed for students who want to teach through 3rd grade with state certification, or through age 4 without certification.

Degree Requirements: 60 credits

General Education Requirements 35 credits

English and Communication

(6 credits – GT-CO1, GT-CO2)

ENG 121English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

ENG 122English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

Mathematics

(6 credits)

MAT 120Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

OR

MAT 121College Algebra: GT-MA1

4

 

AND

 

MAT 135Introduction to Statistics: (GT-MA1)

3

OR

MAT 155Integrated Math I

3

 

AND

MAT 156Integrated Math II

3

Arts and Humanities

(6 credits)

Select two courses:

ART 110Art Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

MUS 120Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

LIT 115Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 255Children's Literature

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(9 credits)

HIS 121US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)

3

POS 111American Government (GT-SS1)

3

GEO 105World Regional Geography (GT-SS2)

3

Natural and Physical Sciences

(8 Credits)

SCI 155Integrated Science I - Physics and Chemistry (GT-SC1)

4

SCI 156Integrated Science II - Earth and Life Science (GT-SC1)

4

Early Childhood Education Requirements: 19 credits

ECE 205Nutrition, Health, and Safety

3

ECE 241Administration: Human Relations of the Early Childhood Education

3

COM 115Public Speaking

3

ECE 238Child Growth and Development

3

 

OR

ECE 209Observing Young Children

1

OR

ECE 236Child Growth/Dev Lab

1

Electives: 6 credits

Electives determined by transfer institution. Please contact transfer institution early in the program.