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Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Teacher Education

The Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Teacher Education is designed for the Community College student who wishes to transfer to a Colorado four-year public College or university to receive a Bachelor’s degree with an Early Childhood Teacher Education licensure. Students who complete the program at the Community College, receiving a "C" or better (B- or better in ENG 121) will be considered for admission at Colorado public institutions of higher education.

Students must develop a graduation plan with a Teacher Education Advisor and complete the 60 credit hours that are guaranteed to transfer to all Early Childhood Teacher Education programs at the following Colorado public four-year institutions of higher education: Adams State College (Interdisciplinary Studies); Colorado State University (Human Development), Fort Lewis College (Interdisciplinary Studies), Mesa State College (Liberal Arts), Metropolitan State College of Denver (Human Development), University of Northern Colorado (Interdisciplinary Studies).

To complete the A.A. graduation requirements, students who have completed the first 60 credit hours will apply to a specific teacher education program listed above.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

For more information about this transfer degree please refer to the Colorado Department of Higher Education website

Program Requirements


General Education Requirements							38 credit hours
Written Communication							(6 credit hours)
ENG 121	English Composition I (GT-CO1)							3
ENG 122	English Composition II (GT-CO1)							3
Oral Communication							(3 credit hours)
COM 115	Public Speaking							3
Mathematics		(6 credit hours)
MAT 120	Mathematics for Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) OR							4
MAT 121	College Algebra (GT-MA1)							4
	AND
MAT 135	Introduction to Statistics (GT-MA1)							3
	OR
MAT 155	Integrated Math I AND							3
MAT 156	Integrated Math II							3
Arts and Humanities			(6 credit hours)
	Students must choose two of the following courses:
ART 110	Art Appreciation (GT-AH1) OR							3
LIT 115	Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2) OR							3
LIT 255	Children's Literature OR							3
MUS 120	Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)							3
Natural and Physical Sciences				(8 credit hours)
SCI 155	Integrated Science I (GT-SC1)							4
	and
SCI 156	Integrated Science II (GT-SC1)							4
Social and Behavioral Sciences			(9 credit hours)
GEO 105	World Regional Geography (GT-SS2)							3
HIS 201	U.S. History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)							3
POS 111	American Government (GT-SS1)							3
Education Graduation Requirements						(16 credit hours)
ECE 101	Introduction to Early Childhood Education							3
ECE 102	Introduction to Early Childhood Lab Techniques							3
ECE 205	Nutrition, Health and Safety							3
ECE 238	Child Growth and Development							3
ECE 241	Administration: Human Relations for The Early Childhood Professions							3
ECE 188	Practicum OR
ECE 209	Observing Young Children OR
ECE 236	Child Growth/Development Lab							1
Elective Courses					(6 credit hours)
	Consult with an Advisor at the transfer institution to determine appropriate electives. If transfer institution is unknown, any ECE 200 level course and/or and GT course							6

Total

60 credit hours

All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to meet graduation requirements. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.

Arapahoe Community College

Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Teacher Education