No college-level foreign language is required.
Students are encouraged to build the North Carolina Community College (NCCC) course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended university and major.
| Recommended NCCC Course |
Credit
Hours |
University Equivalent
|
Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled |
University Requirement Fulfilled |
|
SPA 111: Elementary Spanish I
|
3
|
SPA 121: Basic Spanish for Teachers
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
MAT 141: Mathematical Concepts I
|
3
|
MAT 112: Contemporary Topics Math
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
BIO 155: Nutrition
|
3
|
NTR 213: Introductory Nutrition
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
EDU 144: Child Development I
|
3
|
HDF 202: Infant and Child Development
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
EDU 145: Child Development II
|
3
|
HDF 111: Human Dev Across Life Span
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
EDU 131 & EDU 131A: Child, Family, and Community & Lab
|
4
|
SWK 484: Social Services for Children
&
SWK 1XX
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
BIO 110: Principles of Biology
OR
BIO 111: General Biology I, CHM 151: General Chemistry I
|
4
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Natural Sciences
|
Suggested Course
|
In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below.
| Recommended NCCC Course |
Credit
Hours |
University Equivalent
|
Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled |
University Requirement Fulfilled |
|
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
|
3
|
ENG 101: Exploring Writing
|
English Composition
|
General Education
|
|
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc
|
3
|
ENG 102: Academic Research and Writing
|
English Composition
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
9
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
9
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
3
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Math
|
General Education
|
|
ACA 122: Transfer & Career Success
|
1
|
ELE 1XX
|
Academic Transition
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
7
|
University Equivalencies
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
1
|
University Equivalencies
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Elective
|
A concentration in either Birth Through Kindergarten Teacher Licensure or Early Care and Education is required for the Early Childhood Development and Education BS. Additional elective courses may be required to satisfy the 120 credit hour university requirement for a bachelor's degree.
To be admitted to Teacher Education, students must achieve a 3.0 overall GPA.