Social Sciences - Programs of StudyEarly 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†.
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 de-
signed 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 Associate of Arts in Teaching (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 require-
ments of the institution to which they intend to transfer.
| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit. |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 60) | |
| | Arts Core Course (see p. 60) | |
| | Literature Core Course (see p. 59) | 9-11 |
| Social Science | PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| | HIST-111 American History to 1877 | |
| | OR | |
| | HIST-112 American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| Science | Biological Science with lab (BIOL) | 4 |
| | Physical Science with lab (CHEM, PHYS, GEOL, | |
| | ASTR) | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-138 Statistics | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core | |
| | Course (see p. 61) | 1-3 |
| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| EDUC-111 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDUC-112 | Methods and Materials in Early Childhood | |
| | Education | 3 |
| EDUC-130 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDUC-200 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC-201 | Processes and Acquisition of Reading | 3 |
| MATH-127 | Concepts of Math I | 4 |
| MATH-128 | Concepts of Math II | 4 |
| Social Science | Social Sciences Electives (see p. 62) | 6 |
| | | 60-64 |
1 One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfi es the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfi es the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
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 certifi cation changes.
