Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway AS offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Science degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to four of the seven Minnesota State universities* enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.
*Universities offering this degree within the Minnesota State system include Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; and Winona State University.
Award Outcomes
Develop self-assessment habits as an early childhood professional.
Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and teaching practices.
Apply developmental theories and practices.
Implement assessment and curriculum cycle.
Cultivate family and community relationships.
Develop an environment that honors diversity.
Career Opportunities
Job opportunities are available in child care centers, special needs programs, in home care (nanny), family child care, school age care, recreational and parent/child programs. Upon completion of an articulated bachelor's degree, there are expanded opportunities in early childhood programs, as well as the ability to teach through third grade in public school systems when a license is granted.
Program Requirements
Technical Studies Required 30 Credits
| CDEV1000 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CDEV1010 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CDEV1020 | Observation and Assessment | 3 |
| CDEV1030 | Creative Activities and Environments | 3 |
| CDEV1520 | Guiding Children’s Behavior | 3 |
| CDEV1530 | Health, Safety and Nutrition | 3 |
| CDEV1725 | Practicum I | 3 |
| CDEV2000 | Children with Differing Abilities | 3 |
| CDEV2075 | Working with Diverse Families and Children | 3 |
| CDEV2500 | Introduction to Language and Literacy | 3 |
General Education Required 30 Credits
| BIOL2001 | Biology in Society | 4 |
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| PHYS2005 | College Physics I | 4 |
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| COMM2130 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL2121 | Writing and Research | 4 |
| MATH2200 | College Algebra | 4 |
| PHIL2100 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
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| PSYC2300 | General Psychology | 3 |
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| PSYC2310 | Psychology Throughout the Lifespan | 3 |
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| PSYC2320 | Psychology of Living in the 21st Century | 3 |
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| PSYC2330 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
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| SOCI2000 | Marriage and Family | 3 |
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| SOCI2200 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
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| Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 7 | 3 |
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| Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 6 or 8 | 3 |
General Education Elective 0 Credits
Technical Studies Elective 0 Credits
Total Associate in Applied Science Degree Credits 60
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
First Semester
| CDEV1000 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CDEV1010 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CDEV1020 | Observation and Assessment | 3 |
| CDEV1030 | Creative Activities and Environments | 3 |
| ENGL2121 | Writing and Research | 4 |
Fourth Semester
| CDEV1725 | Practicum I | 3 |
| CDEV2075 | Working with Diverse Families and Children | 3 |
| CDEV2500 | Introduction to Language and Literacy | 3 |
| Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 6 or 8 | 3 |
| Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 7 | 3 |
MnTC Goal Area 6 or MnTC Goal Area 8
A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu. The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 7
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
Graduation (60 Credits)
60 credits completed with a 2.8 GPA or better
Criminal Background Studies: Minnesota law requires that any person who provides services that involve direct contact with children, patients, and residents at a health or child care facility licensed by the State of Minnesota must have a background study conducted by the state. Individuals with specified felony convictions are prohibited from having direct contact with children, patients, and residents of licensed facilities. Anyone refusing to cooperate in the criminal background study cannot participate in coursework that requires direct contact with children, patients or residents. Students who are disqualified from having direct patient/resident/child contact will not be able to participate in coursework which includes a practical experience. Therefore, completion of coursework for the program major will not be possible without documentation of a cleared background study.
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice
4/3/2019 : BP BTEA / EP ETEA