Aims Community College Academic Catalog 2026-2027 
    
    May 14, 2026  
Aims Community College Academic Catalog 2026-2027

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


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Associate of Arts
Degree Code: DWD-AA-ECE

The Early Childhood Teacher Education Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement is designed for the student who is planning to transfer to a participating public four-year Colorado college or university that offers this program within the minimum number of credits designated by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

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 toward any Degree with Designation.
  • Course substitutions 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 four-year institution, even if accepted toward your degree at Aims Community College, as each institution conducts its own evaluation of transfer coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to work with the receiving institution to determine which courses will transfer. If any credits do not transfer, more than 60 credits may be required to complete the four-year degree.

Degree Requirements - Early Childhood Teacher Education Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

General Education Requirements


Total Written Communication Credits: 6


Total Mathematics Credits: 4


Arts and Humanities (GT-AH)


Select one of the following:

Select one of the following:

Total Arts and Humanities Credits: 6


Total History Credits: 3


Social and Behavioral Sciences (GT-SS)


Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits: 6


Natural and Physical Sciences (GT-SC)


Note: Students must pass with a C or higher in both SCI 1055 and SCI 1056 to satisfy the GT Pathways Science requirement.

Total Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 8


Additional Required Courses


Note: If these credits are not required for the major at the receiving four-year institution, they will be applied to the bachelor’s degree as elective credit toward graduation. Students should consult the receiving institution to confirm how these courses apply to their degree program.

Total Additional Credits: 18


Electives


Students must complete an additional 9 credits as determined by the receiving four-year institution. For additional information, visit the CDHE website.

Total Elective Credits: 9


Total A.A. Degree Credits: 60


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