Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway Associate of Science

Program Overview:

The Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway offers students 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 one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year statues. Students earning an Associate of Science degree may also directly enter the workforce.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Establish and maintain respectful, responsive, and reciprocal relationships with children and families.
• Promote children’s development, learning, and agency.
• Embed a culturally responsive lens to family and community relations and embrace human differences rather than ignore or fear them.
• Use developmentally effective and equitable approaches.
• Apply content knowledge to design and implement meaningful, engaging curriculum.
• Promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of children and families.
• Make informed professional decisions based on professional knowledge, ethics, an equity lens, reflection, collaboration, and outcomes.
• Successfully complete clinical experiences in a variety of settings.

Additional Information:

Notice of Minnesota Background Check Requirement Minnesota Statute 245C requires that students who have contact with individuals in licensed institutions complete an annual background study with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Individuals who do not pass the background check will not be allowed to participate in clinical activities. A list of disqualifying offenses is available at https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/245C.15. Information about completing the background study will be available from program faculty.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRANSFER PATHWAY AS

MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM (MnTC)/GENERAL REQUIREMENTSS (30 CREDITS)

GOAL 1: COMMUNICATION (11 CREDITS)

• COMM 1130 – Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
• ENGL 1117 – Reading and Writing Critically I (4 cr)
• ENGL 1118 – Reading and Writing Critically II (4 cr)

GOAL 3: NATURAL SCIENCES (3 CREDITS)

• BIOL 1101 – Elements of Biology (3 cr) ORSCIE 1100 – Integrated Biology and Chemistry (3 cr) ORSCIE 1200 – Integrated Earth Science and Physics (3 cr)

GOAL 4: MATHEMATICS/LOGICAL REASONING (4 CREDITS)

• MATH 1090 – Statway Statistics II (4 cr) ORMATH 2208 – Fundamentals of Statistics (4 cr)

GOAL 5: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (6 CREDITS)

• PSYC 2626 – Human Growth and Development (3 cr)
• SOC 2612 – Marriage and the Family Across the Life Span (3 cr)

GOAL 6: HUMANITIES AND THE FINE ARTS (3 CREDITS)

• HUM 1500 – Compassion Studies (3 cr) OR
• ENGL 2297 – Children’s Literature (3 cr)

GOAL 7: HUMAN DIVERSITY, RACE, POWER, AND JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES (3 CREDITS)

• SOC 2625 – Minority Group Relations (3 cr)

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)

• ECCE 1001 – Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education (3 cr)
• ECCE 1210 – Child Growth and Development (3cr)
• ECCE 1220 – Health, Safety and Wellness (3 cr)
• ECCE 1232 – Positive Guidance and Social Emotional Development (3cr)
• ECCE 1235 – Intentional Teaching Through Learning Environments (3 cr)
• ECCE 1320 – Observing and Assessing (3 cr)
• ECCE 1505 – Diverse Children and Family Relations (3 cr)
• ECCE 2250 – Foundations of Language and Literacy (3 cr)
• ECCE 2630 – Teaching Young Children with Exceptionality (3 cr)
• ECCE 2810 – Practicum (3 cr )

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 (16 CREDITS)COMM 1130, ECCE 1001, ECCE 1210, ECCE 1235, ENGL 1117
• Semester 2 (12 CREDITS)ECCE 1220, ECCE 1232, ECCE 2630, ENGL 1118, PSYC 2626
• Semester 3 (16 CREDITS)ECC E 1320, ECCE 1505, ECCE 2250, MATH 0990, SOC 2612
• Semester 4 (16 CREDITS)BIOL 1101 OR SCIE 1100 OR SCIE 1200, ECCE 2810, HUM 1500 OR ENGL 2297, MATH 1090 OR MATH 2208, SOC 2625

PART-TIME

• Semester 1 (10 CREDITS)ECCE 1001, ECCE 1210, ENGL 1117
• Semester 2 (10 CREDITS)ECCE 1220, ECCE 1232, ENGL 1118
• Semester 3 (10 CREDITS)ECCE 1235, ECCE 1505, MATH 0990
• Semester 4 (10 CREDITS)ECCE 2630, MATH 1090, SOC 2625
• Semester 5 (9 CREDITS)BIOL 1101 OR SCIE 1100, ECCE 1320, PSYC 262
• Semester 6 (9 CREDITS)ECCE 2250, ECCE 2810
• Semester 7 (6 CREDITS)HUM 1500 OR ENGL 2297, SOC 2612

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions