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Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway
Award:
Associate of Science
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
The Elementary 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 Elementary 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 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.
*This transfer pathway in Associate of Science in Elementary Education Foundations will transfer to the following majors:
- Bemidji State University: Elementary Education B.S.
- Metropolitan State University: Urban Elementary Education B.S.
- Minnesota State University, Mankato: Elementary Education B.S.
- Minnesota State University Moorhead: Elementary Inclusive B.S.
- Southwest Minnesota State University: Early Childhood Education B.S.
- St. Cloud State University: Elementary Education K-6, B.A
- Winona State University: Elementary Education K6, B.T.
Minneapolis College’s Education Program, the only two-year pre-professional teacher program in Minneapolis, prepares you not only how to teach, but how transform society through innovative teaching methods. Experienced instructors help you research and develop culturally relevant teaching methods for diverse school environments and prepare you for the special challenges of urban teaching. The A.S. degree in education is for students who plan to transfer. Students should meet with their advisor or Education faculty members early to ensure that coursework selection aligns with your transfer plans and your future licensure area.
Students planning to transfer outside of the Minnesota State System are advised to consult with their intended transfer institution to determine transferability of the courses in this curriculum.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
|
COURSE #
|
TITLE
|
CREDITS
|
GOAL AREA(S)
|
| AMIS 1350 |
American Indian Education: Past and Present |
3.00
|
5,7 |
|
ENGL 1110 or
ENGA 1110
|
College Composition |
3.00
|
1 |
| EDUC 1400 |
Technology for Educators |
2.00
|
|
| EDUC 1500 |
Introduction to Education and Reflective Practice |
3.00
|
|
| PHYS 1000 |
Survey of Physics |
4.00
|
3 |
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS:
|
15.00
|
|
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
|
COURSE #
|
TITLE
|
CREDITS
|
GOAL AREA(S)
|
| ECED 1215 |
Growth and Development for Educators |
3.00
|
|
|
BIOL 1136 and
BIOL 1137
|
Environmental Science and Lab |
4.00
|
3,10 |
| ENGL 1111 |
Research and Composition for Change |
3.00
|
1 |
| GEOG 1101 |
Human Geography |
3.00
|
5,8 |
| MATH 1140 |
Introductry to Statistics |
4.00
|
4 |
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS:
|
16.00
|
|
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
|
COURSE #
|
TITLE
|
CREDITS
|
GOAL AREA(S)
|
| EDUC 2350 |
Multicultural Approaches to Education |
3.00
|
|
| ARTS 1000 |
Learning Using the Creative Arts |
3.00
|
6 |
| CMST 1005 |
Public Speaking |
3.00
|
1 |
| PHIL 1171 |
Ethics |
3.00
|
6,9 |
| PSYC 2350 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology |
4.00
|
5,9 |
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS:
|
16.00
|
|
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
|
COURSE #
|
TITLE
|
CREDITS
|
GOAL AREA(S)
|
| EDUC 1235 |
Introduction to Culturally Competent Classroom Management |
2.00
|
6,7 |
| AMST 1132 |
Ethnic America |
3.00
|
|
| HLTH 2255 |
Effects of Drugs on Children and Adolescent Health |
3.00
|
|
| MATH 1162 |
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers |
4.00
|
4 |
| General Education Elective |
Choose any course from any of the MnTC goal areas. |
1.00
|
Varies |
|
|
TOTAL CREDITS:
|
13.00
|
|
General Education Coursework (40 credits): To complete the Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway A.S. degree, students are required to successfully complete 40 credits of general education coursework in so completing the MnTC requirements. The general education coursework and MnTC goal areas listed above will satisfy that requirement.
All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.