2023-2024 Catalog

Elementary Teacher Education Transfer Major, A.A.

Program is designed for students wanting to complete the first 2 years of a bachelor's degree at the community college and transfer to a university to complete a BA with licensure in Elementary Teacher Education. Elementary Teacher careers require a bachelor's degree. The Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Elementary* Education prepares students to transfer as a junior to a four-year institution in Colorado in order to become an elementary teacher. Students interested in majoring in education need to identify the four-year college/university to which they plan to transfer. Each individual institution requires different curriculum electives for graduation. *There are no current statewide articulation agreements in secondary or K-12 education, but students can still effectively pursue these options. 

To complete the AA graduation requirements, students who have completed or are currently enrolled in courses that will total the first 41 credits will consult a specific teacher education program and be advised on the final 19 credits guaranteed to transfer.

Degree Requirements: 60 credits

General Education Requirements: 35 credits

English and Communication

(6 credits – GT-CO1, GT-CO2)

ENG 1021English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

ENG 1022English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

Some educator preparation programs require a B- in ENG 1021 as an admission requirement. However, a C- or better meets the general education GT-CO1 requirement

Mathematics

(6 credits - MA1)

 

MAT 1220Integrated Math I (GT-MA1)

3

MAT 1230 Integrated Math II (GT-MA1)

3

Completion of MAT 1220 & MAT 1230 with a C- or higher will satisfy the GT Pathways math requirement at some institutions but not all. At the receiving institution’s discretion, students may be asked to complete a GT-MA1 approved course.

MAT 1220 and MAT 1230 became approved GT Pathways courses, effective Summer 2020.

Arts and Humanities

LIT 2055 and one additional course (3 credits) from Arts and Humanities category 2 (AH2) for a total of 6 credits.
LIT 2055Children's Literature (GT-AH2)

3

 

AND

 

Category II (GT-AH2)

Select one gtPathways course.
HUM 1015World Mythology (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1021Humanities: Early Civilizations (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1022Humanities: Medieval-Modern (GT-AH2)

3

HUM 1023The Modern World (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 1015Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2001World Literature to 1600 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2002World Literature after 1600 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2005Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in U.S. Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2011American Literature to Civil War (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2012American Literature after Civil War (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2021British Literature to 1770 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2022British Literature since 1770 (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2025Introduction to Shakespeare (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2046Literature of Women (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2055Children's Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2058Latinx Literature (GT-AH2)

3

LIT 2059Survey of African American Literature (GT-AH2)

3

History

(3 credits - HI1)
HIS 1210US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)

3

OR

HIS 1220US History Since Civil War (GT-HI1)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(6 Credits)

GEO 1005World Regional Geography (GT-SS2)

3

OR

GEO 1006Human Geography (GT-SS2)

3

 

AND

 

PSC 1011American Government (GT-SS1)

3

Natural and Physical Science

(8 Credits – GT-SC1)

SCI 1055Integrated Science I - Physics and Chemistry (GT-SC1)

4

SCI 1056Integrated Science II - Earth and Life Science (GT-SC1)

4

Students must pass with a C- or higher BOTH SCI 1055 & SCI 1056 to satisfy the GT Pathways science requirement.

Additional Required Courses: 16 credits

ART 1110Art Appreciation: GT-AH1

3

OR

MUS 1020Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

OR

THE 1005Theatre Appreciation (GT-AH1)

3

 

PSY 2441Child Development (GT-SS3)

3

EDU 2211Introduction to Education

3

EDU 2341Multicultural Education

3

EDU 2611Teaching, Learning, and Technology

3

EDU 2088Practicum II

3

Or any other one-credit course

Electives: 9 credits

Electives: Nine credits determined by the receiving four-year institution. See CDHE website for additional information on required electives. (https://cdhe.colorado.gov/sites/highered/files/documents/Elementary%20Education%20STAA%20IHE%20elective%20credits%2009.19.22.pdf)