A.A. with Designation in Early Childhood Ed
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 121 | English Composition I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
Mathematics
(6 or 7 credits)
| MAT 120 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 | 4 |
| OR | |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra: GT-MA1 | 4 |
| AND | |
| MAT 135 | Introduction to Statistics: (GT-MA1) | 3 |
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| OR | |
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| MAT 155 | Integrated Math I | 3 |
| AND | |
| MAT 156 | Integrated Math II | 3 |
Arts and Humanities
(6 credits)
Select two courses:
| ART 110 | Art Appreciation (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Music Appreciation (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| LIT 255 | Children's Literature | 3 |
History
(3 credits)
| HIS 121 | US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
(6 credits)
| POS 111 | American Government (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| GEO 105 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
Natural and Physical Sciences
(8 Credits)
| SCI 155 | Integrated Science I - Physics and Chemistry (GT-SC1) | 4 |
| SCI 156 | Integrated Science II - Earth and Life Science (GT-SC1) | 4 |
Note: students MUST successfully pass BOTH SCI 155 and SCI 156 to satisfy the gtPathways science requirement.
Early Childhood Education Requirements: 19 credits
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECE 101 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECE 102 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 |
| ECE 205 | ECE Nutrition, Health, and Safety | 3 |
| ECE 238 | ECE Child Growth & Development | 3 |
| ECE 241 | Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | 3 |
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| ECE 188 | Practicum: Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| OR | |
| ECE 209 | Observing Young Children | 1 |
| OR | |
| ECE 236 | Child Growth/Dev Lab | 1 |
Electives: 6 credits
Electives determined by transfer institution. Please contact transfer institution early in the program.