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

AA General Education Requirements: 30 Semester Hours

The below courses are required for students pursuing a degree in Elementary Education and can be taken as part of the AA general education program at JCCC. If these courses are not taken at JCCC, they must be completed at UCM.

All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. Some majors require additional hours due to required coursework. See The General Education Program Requirements  for full listing of requirements at UCM. 

• MATH 165 Finite Mathematics transfers as  MATH 1620 - Introduction to Geometry and Decision Making for Educators GE (3)
• POLS 124 American National Government transfers as  POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3)

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• HIST 140 U.S. History to 1877 transfers as  HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3)

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• HIST 141 U.S. History Since 1877 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 transfers as  EDSP 2100 - Education of the Exceptional Child (3) *
• EDUC 121 Introduction to Teaching transfers as  EDFL 2100 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession (3) *
• PSYC 225 Educational Psychology transfers as  EDFL 2240 - Educational Psychology GE (3) *
• EDUC 285 Student Teaching: Early Childhood Education transfers as  FLDX 2150 - Introductory Field Experience (1) *
• EDUC 280 Observing and Interacting with Young Children transfers as  CFD 3250 - Organization and Administration of Programs for Young Children (3)
• SOC 147 Social Work and Social Justice transfers as  ECEL 2110 - Diversity and Social Justice GE (3)
• EDUC 131 Early Childhood Curriculum I transfers as  ECEL 2830 - Early Childhood Principles and Observation (3)

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• PSYC 215 Child Development transfers as  PSY 2220 - Child and Adolescent Psychological Development (3) *

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• PSYC 218 Human Development transfers as  PSY 3220 - Life-Span Development (3) *

Minimum Total Hours Required for JCCC AA: 60 Semester Hours

Major Requirements Clinical Pathway: 52 Semester Hours

Professional Education Requirements: 20 Semester Hours

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

• ECEL 4400 - Classroom Management and Interactions (3)
• EDFL 2250 - Introduction to English Language Learners and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (2)
• CFD 1220 - Child and Adolescent Development (3)

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

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

This guide is based on the UCM 2019 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.