Early Childhood Teacher Education AA Designated Degree Requirements

https://cdhe.colorado.gov/sites/highered/files/documents/Early%20Childhood%20Teacher%20Education%20UPDATED%2007.2021.pdf

Early Childhood Teacher Education Electives: https://cdhe.colorado.gov/sites/highered/files/documents/ECE%20Electives%20UPDATED%2009.29.21.pdf

Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements (33 credits)

(Written) Communication

ENG 121English Composition I: GT-CO1

3

ENG 122English Composition II: GT-CO2

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Mathematics

MAT 120Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Arts and Humanities

Choose two courses:

MUS 120Music Appreciation: GT-AH1

3

or

ART 110Art Appreciation: GT-AH1

3

or

THE 105Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1

3

and

LIT 115Intro to Literature I: GT-AH2

3

or

LIT 255Children's Literature: GT-AH2

3

Total Credit Hours:6

History

Choose one course:

HIS 121US History to Reconstruction: GT-HI1

3

or

HIS 122US History since Civil War: GT-HI1

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

GEO 105World Regional Geography: GT-SS2

3

PSY 101General Psychology I: GT-SS3

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Natural and Physical Sciences

SCI 155Integrated Science I w/Lab: GT-SC1

4

SCI 156Integrated Science II w/Lab: GT-SC1

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Students must successfully pass BOTH SCI 155 & SCI 156 with a C- or higher to satisfy the GT Pathways science requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 33

Additional Required Courses (18 credits)

Additional Required Courses

Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit toward graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

 

ECE 101Intro to Early Childhood Educ

3

ECE 102Intro to ECE Techniques

3

ECE 103Guidance Strategies Yng Child

3

ECE 220Curriculum Methods/Techniques

3

ECE 238ECE Child Growth & Development

3

ECE 256Working with Families and Communities

3

Total Credit Hours: 18

Electives (9 credits)

Electives

For specific information and a list of approved credits for each institution, please consult with the teacher education faculty advisor. Transferability depends on the receiving four-year institution.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 60-61