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


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(Associate of Arts Degree)

(DWD-AA-ELEM)

The Elementary Teacher Education Statewide Articulation Agreement includes courses for transfer to UNC and 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 Elementary Teacher Education Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

General Education Requirements


Total (Written) Communication Credits: 6


Total Mathematics Credits: 6


Arts and Humanities


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

Arts and Humanities


Total Arts and Humanities: 3


Social and Behavioral Sciences


Total Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3


Field of Study


Total Field of Study: 10


Total Additional Required Credits: 16


Electives


Nine credits are determined by the receiving four-year institution. Visit the CDHE website for more information.

Total Elective Credits: 9


Total Credits for A.A. Degree: 60


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