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DWD-AA: Liberal Arts-Early Childhood Teacher Education (2 Years)


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(Associate of Arts Degree)

(DWD-AA-ECE)

This Associate of Arts degree with a designation in Early Childhood Education meets the requirements for the Early Childhood Education Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement, and is designed for the student who is planning to transfer to UNC or other Colorado universities.

Courses with a 3-character bracketed code (for example, “English Composition I [CO1]”), in which a student earns the final grade of “C” or better are guaranteed to transfer to every public Colorado college or university. 

  • Courses within any Degree with Designation must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.
  • Courses older than 10 years cannot count towards any Degree with Designation.
  • Course substitutions and/or waivers are not permitted for any Degree with Designation.

Please view the Colorado Department of Higher Education web site for participating institutions and any additional degree requirement details (Transfer Degrees | Colorado Department of Higher Education Home). Students should contact receiving institution for course transferability or additional requirements when selecting courses.

Not all out-of-state transfer work is guaranteed to transfer to a Colorado 4-year school, even if accepted towards your degree at Aims CC, as all institutions conduct their own review of transfer courses. It is the student’s responsibility to work with the 4-year school to determine which courses will transfer.  If any credits do not transfer, it could mean that more than 60 credits will be required to complete the 4-year degree.

Degree Requirements for the Early Childhood Education Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

General Education Requirements


Total (Written) Communication Credits: 6


Total Mathematics Credits: 4


Total Arts and Humanities Credits: 6


Total History Credits: 3


Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits: 6


Total Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 8


Additional Required Courses


Note: If these credits are not required for the major at a transferring 4-year institution, they will count as elective credits toward graduation. Please consult the receiving institution to confirm how these courses will be applied.

Total Additional Required Credits: 18


Electives


Nine credits are determined by the receiving four-year institution. For more details, visit the CDHE website.

Total Elective Credits: 9


Total Credits for A.A. Degree: 60


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