Academic Catalog - Early Childhood Teacher Education AA
Degree & Course Information
Students interested in Early Childhood Education with plans to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree would follow this recommended track. If you are planning to transfer on to a 4-year university after graduating at Otero, view the Otero Transfer Agreement. Each student should work closely with their Otero advisor and contact their transfer institution choices for more specific transfer information. Other transfer information can be found at The Colorado Dept. of Higher Education.
All courses required for this degree must be completed with a “C” or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.
Students should work closely with their advisor and contact their transfer institution choices for more specific transfer information.
The first year of an Early Childhood Teacher Education program will include math and English courses to meet general education requirements. The completion of introductory math and English courses in your first year is proven to greatly increase your likelihood of crossing the graduation stage, boosting your momentum along the academic pathway you select. Other general education courses on your pathway will cover topics in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences.
Program-specific courses may begin as soon as your first semester. These courses will become more advanced as you move along your degree pathway. Through this sequence of courses, your knowledge of early childhood education concepts and instructional methods will grow and deepen. Coursework will include Guidance Strategies for Young Children, Curriculum Methods and Techniques, Child Growth and Development, and Working Parents, Families, and Communities. After completing a 60- credit associate degree, your degree pathway can continue with guaranteed transfer to a college that offers bachelor’s degrees.
Early Childhood Teacher Education (60 credits)
Required Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements (33 Credit Hours) |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title | |
| (Written) Communication | 3 | ENG 1021 English Composition I |
| 3 | ENG 1022 English Composition II | |
| Mathematics | 4 | MAT 1240 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts |
| Arts & Humanities | 3 | MUS 1020 Music Appreciation (GT-AH1) OR ART 1110 Art Appreciation (GT-AH1) OR THE 1005 Theater Appreciation (GT-AH1) |
| 3 | LIT 1015 Introduction to Literature (GT-AH2) OR LIT 2055 Children’s Literature (GT-AH2) |
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| History | 3 | HIS 1210 U. S. History to Reconstruction OR HIS 1220 U.S. History Since Civil War |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | GEO 1005 World Regional Geography |
| 3 | PSY 1001 General Psychology | |
| Natural & Physical Sciences | 4 | SCI 1055 Integrated Science I with lab |
| 4 | SCI 1056* Integrated Science II with lab | |
*Additional Required Courses (18 Credit Hours) & Electives (9 Credit Hours) |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title |
| 3 | ECE 1011 Intro to Early Childhood Education2 |
| 3 | ECE 1045 Intro to ECE Techniques |
| 3 | ECE 1031 Guidance Strategies for Young Children |
| 3 | ECE 2621 Curriculum Methods and Techniques |
| 3 | ECE 2381 ECE Child Growth and Development |
| 3 | ECE 2101 Working with Parents, Families, and Communities |
| Electives – 9 credit hours determined by the receiving institution. Early Childhood Education – Electives by Receiving Institution | |
*Students must pass with a C- or higher in BOTH SCI 1055 &1056 to satisfy the GT Pathways science requirement.
²Students who complete the Child Development Associate certification though the CDA Council will receive course credit.
Please Note: If these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
Otero College is a part of a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement between Colorado community colleges and universities. These agreements allow you to graduate from a community college with a 60-credit Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree with designation; enroll with junior status at a university; and complete your bachelor’s degree. If you attend full-time and follow the structured schedule, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in 4 years.
The following Colorado public four-year institutions will accept your completed Early Childhood Teacher Education AA degree from Otero College.
Adams State University
[B.A. Early Childhood Education]
Colorado Mesa University
[B.A. Early Childhood Education – Early Childhood Special Education]
Colorado State University-Ft Collins
[B.S. Early Childhood Education]
Colorado State University-Pueblo
[B.S. Early Childhood Education]
Fort Lewis College
[B.A. Early Childhood Education]
Metropolitan State University of Denver
[B.A. Early Childhood Education]
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
[B.A. Inclusive Early Childhood Education]
University of Colorado Denver
[B.A. Education and Human Development – Early Childhood]
University of Northern Colorado
[B.A. Early Childhood Teacher Education (Birth-Grade 3)]