Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Early Childhood 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 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 four 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.
*Universities offering this degree within the Minnesota State system include Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; and Winona State University.
Award Outcomes
- Develop self-assessment habits as an early childhood professional
- Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and teaching practices
- Apply developmental theories and practices
- Implement assessment and curriculum cycle
- Cultivate family and community relationships
- Develop an environment that honors diversity