Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education - Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree (Transfer)
Application Code 254
For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division – Room ST-149—443-518-1620.
Early Childhood Education is defined as grades PreK through three in the state of Maryland. This curriculum prepares students to transfer to an Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Special Education program at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland. The Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degree has been articulated with all of the transfer programs in early childhood education in the state of Maryland. Students who receive the A.A.T. degree must have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75, pass a required basic skills test,* and complete 45 hours of field experience.** Upon completion of the A.A.T. degree, students are eligible to be admitted as an early childhood education major at their Maryland transfer institution.
*Students in a Teacher Education transfer pattern must submit scores from a required basic skills test to the Social Sciences and Teacher Education division prior to the completion of the 30th credit hour. Scores from the basic skills tests are used for admission to four-year Teacher Education programs and are required for teacher certification in Maryland and most other states. Basic skills test options and Maryland passing scores are:
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Praxis I–177 in Math, 177 in Reading, 173 in Writing or total composite score of 527 OR
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SAT–composite score of 1100 in Math and Verbal (prior to 4/95, the SAT score equivalent is 1000) OR
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ACT–composite score of 24 OR
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GRE–composite score of 297 (prior to 9/1/11, the GRE score equivalent is 1000)
**Students are required to complete 15 hours of field experience for each of the following courses as part of the degree requirements: EDUC-111, EDUC-130, and EDUC-200.
General Education Core
Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.
Composition
Literature, Arts and Humanities
FINE-103 (3 credits) plus one Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR FINE-103 (3 credits) plus a World Language Sequence (8 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
Social Sciences
| HIST-111 | American History to 1877 | 3 credits |
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| HIST-112 | American History Since 1877 | 3 credits |
| PSYC-101 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
Science
Mathematics
Interdisciplinary
Required Courses Related to Major
Required Courses
| EDUC-111 | Child Growth and Development | 3 credits |
| EDUC-112 | Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education | 3 credits |
| EDUC-130 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 credits |
| EDUC-200 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 credits |
| EDUC-201 | Processes and Acquisition of Reading | 3 |
| GEOG-101 | Introduction to World Geography | 3 credits |
| MATH-127 | Concepts of Mathematics I | 4 credits |
| MATH-128 | Concepts of Mathematics II | 4 credits |
| PHYS-106 | Earth and Space Science | 4 credits |
| SOCI-101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 64-68
The Introduction to Special Education course required by Howard Community College is a necessary requirement of the College’s A.A.T. degree but is not sufficient to meet all special education or inclusion course requirements for four-year teacher education programs. Students may be required to take additional special education or inclusion courses as part of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and teacher education certification at four-year institutions.