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Associate of Arts in Elementary Teacher Education

The Associate of Arts degree with an Elementary Education Transfer Emphasis 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 Elementary Education teacher 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.

Student must develop a graduation plan with a Teacher Education Advisor that identifies the first 41 hours that are guaranteed to transfer to all teacher education programs at the following Colorado public four-year institutions of higher education: Adams State College (Interdisciplinary Studies); Colorado State University at Pueblo (Liberal Studies), Fort Lewis College (Interdisciplinary Studies), Mesa State College (Liberal Arts), Metropolitan State College of Denver (Behavioral Science and Human Development), University of Colorado at Boulder (History), University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (English, History/Social Studies, Modern Foreign Languages, Science, Mathematics), University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Downtown Denver (Individually Structured Major), University of Northern Colorado (Interdisciplinary Studies), Western State College (Interdisciplinary Studies).

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

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

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.

Graduation Requirements

• To graduate, students must apply for graduation (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation) and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC).
• After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.

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