Early Childhood Education | |
| A Teacher Education A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) | |
| Application Code 130 | | |
| For Curriculum Information Contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—410-772-4832 |
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| In our society, all children are required to attend school, and teachers are needed to educate the future citizens of our country. This curriculum is designed for students who are interested in transferring to an Early Childhood Education program at a four-year college or university outside of Maryland as well as students who are not eligible to complete the requirements of the A.A.T. degree. While this curriculum is designed to prepare students to pursue a bachelor’s degree program at the college or university level, students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. |
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| (General education core credits in excess of 36 will transfer as general electives or courses related to the major. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.) |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | | Credits |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL-122 College Composition II | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | Literature Core Course (see p. 51) | 3 |
| Fine Arts Core Course (see p. 51) | 3 |
| SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public | |
| Speaking | 3 |
| History | HIST-111 or HIST-112 | 3 |
| Social Sciences | PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Core | |
| Course (see p. 52) | 3 |
| Science | Science Core Courses-One | |
| Biological Science (BIOL) | |
| One Physical Science (CHEM, PHYS, | |
| GEOL, ASTR) | 8 |
| Mathematics | MATH-127 or MATH-128 | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging | |
| Issues Core Course (see p. 53) | 3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR | |
| Humanities | Humanities Elective (see p. 54) | 3 |
| Social Sciences | Social Sciences Electives (see p. 54) | 6 |
| Arts and Sciences | EDUC-111, EDUC-130, EDUC-200, | |
| and EDUC-201 | 12 |
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| Education requirements vary among transfer institutions and are currently being evaluated. It is essential to meet with your advisor regularly to be aware of program and certification changes. |
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| Students in the Teacher Education Transfer Program are required to submit scores from Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments to the Social Sciences Division prior to the completion of the 30th credit hour. The exam assesses basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Scores from Praxis I are used for admission to four-year Teacher Education programs and are required for Teacher Certification in Maryland and most other states. Maryland passing scores for Praxis I are currently 177 in Math, 177 in Reading, and 173 in Writing, or a total composite score of 527. |
