Transfer Guide JCCC AA to UCM BSE Elementary Education: Early Childhood Birth-Grade 3

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Johnson County Community College

The below courses are required for Elementary Education majors and can be fulfilled at JCCC as part of the AA degree requirements. If these courses are not taken at JCCC, they must be completed at UCM. The full list of JCCC AA degree requirements can be found in the JCCC catalog.

Students who transfer to UCM with an Associate of Arts degree are considered to have met all general education requirements at UCM, except for those specifically required by the major (see General Education Requirements below, if applicable).

AA General Education Requirements: 30 Semester Hours

MATH 165 Finite Mathematics (3) transfers as MATH 1620 - Introduction to Geometry and Decision Making for Educators GE (3)
POLS 124 American National Government (3) transfers as POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3)
HIST 140 U.S. History to 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3)
OR
HIST 141 U.S. History Since 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3)

AA Elective Options: 30 Semester Hours

The below courses are required for BSE Elementary Education majors and may be taken as part of the 30 required elective hours for the AA degree at JCCC. If these courses are not taken at JCCC, they must be completed at UCM.

EDUC 220 Survey of the Exceptional Child (3) transfers as EDSP 2100 - Education of the Exceptional Child (3) *
EDUC 121 Introduction to Teaching (3) transfers as EDFL 2100 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession (3) *
PSYC 225 Educational Psychology (3) transfers as EDFL 2240 - Educational Psychology GE (3) *
EDUC 285 Student Teaching: Early Childhood Education (3) transfers as FLDX 2150 - Introductory Field Experience (1) *
SOC 147 Social Work and Social Justice (3) OR SOC 180 Inequality and Diversity in the United States (3) OR EDUC 221 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for K-12 Educators transfers as ECEL 2110 - Diversity and Social Justice GE (3)
EDUC 131 Early Childhood Curriculum I (3) transfers as ECEL 2830 - Early Childhood Principles and Observation (3)
PSYC 215 Child Development (3) transfers as PSY 2220 - Child and Adolescent Psychological Development (3) *
OR
PSYC 218 Human Development (3) transfers as PSY 3220 - Life-Span Development (3) *

Minimum Total Hours Required for JCCC AA: 60 Semester Hours

*Must earn a 3.00 GPA or higher with no grade lower than a C in Professional Education courses.

UCM BSE Elementary Education: Early Childhood Birth-Grade 3

The below list of courses represents the requirements a student will have left to complete after transferring to UCM with an Associate of Arts degree. Any courses listed above not taken at JCCC must be completed as part of BSE requirements.

Major Requirements Clinical Pathway: 52 Semester Hours

Junior Block I: Methods for the Early Learner (preK-K): 8 Semester Hours

Junior Block II: Methods for the Young Learner (Grades 1-3): 8 Semester Hours

Senior Block I: Senior Experience: 14 Semester Hours

Non-Block Courses: 22 Semester Hours

Professional Education Requirements: 17 Semester Hours

Must earn a 3.00 GPA or higher with no grade lower than a C in Professional Education courses.

Student Teaching Semester: 12 Semester Hours

General Education Requirements: 3 Semester Hours

The following general education courses are required for the major and should be taken at UCM.

MATH 1820 - Introduction to Numbers and Operations for Educators GE (3)

Minimum Total Hours Required for BSE: 120 Semester Hours

This guide is based on the UCM 2021 Undergraduate Catalog and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Time to degree completion and course sequencing will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on planned placement in math, reading, and writing. See the current UCM Undergraduate Catalog and JCCC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

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