Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway (AS)
60 Credits
The Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway AS offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Science degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated elementary education bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities.* The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.
*Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.
Minnesota State University, Mankato offers the Bachelor of Science program in Elementary Education on the Normandale Community College campus.
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Required Courses – 60 Credits
| ART 1101 | The Visual Arts | 3 cr |
| BIOL 1100 | Survey of Biology | 4 cr |
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 cr |
| Grade of B or higher is required | |
| EDUC 1101 | Introduction to Education | 4 cr |
| Grade of C or higher is required | |
| EDUC 2101 | Educational Technology | 3 cr |
| EDUC 2222 | Multicultural Education and Human Relations in Schools | 3 cr |
| EDUC 2223 | Foundations of Instruction | 2 cr |
| ENGC 1101 | College Writing | 4 cr |
| Grade of B or higher is required | |
| GEOG 1121 | World Regional Geography | 3 cr |
| HIST 1111 | United States History 1 | 4 cr |
| HLTH 1106 | Drug Use and Abuse | 3 cr |
| MATH 1055 | Elements of Mathematics 1 | 4 cr |
| MATH 1065 | Elements of Mathematics 2 | 4 cr |
| PHYS 1001 | Energy, Climate & Physics in Society | 3 cr |
| PHYS 1002 | Energy, Climate & Physics in Society Laboratory | 1 cr |
| PSYC 1109 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 cr |
| Grade of C or higher is required | |
| THTR 1151 | Acting 1 | 3 cr |
Complete one course from MnTC Goal 10 (3 Credits)
Complete additional course(s) to reach 60 credits total.
The department recommends the following courses:
Other Degree Requirements
- Complete required 30 field work hours
- Demonstrate expected standards in Professional Disposition
- Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 for college-level coursework (courses numbered 1000 and above) completed at Normandale.
- Earn a minimum of 20 college-level credits at Normandale.
Coursework in this degree program satisfies the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). Please see MnTC Degree Audit Report.
