Early Childhood Education Program
Transfer Agreement Between USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College
USC Aiken and Aiken
Technical College (ATC) have a memorandum of understanding that allows early
childhood education majors to take two years of classes at Aiken Technical
College and transfer into the early childhood education program at USC
Aiken. Students that participate
in this 2 + 2 program and meet the entrance requirements for the USC Aiken
School of EducationŐs professional program can complete their BA in Early
Childhood Education in as little as 4 semesters at USC Aiken.
To transfer into the Early
Childhood Education Program at USC Aiken, transfer program participants must
successfully complete all course work required by ATC, have a 2.75 GPA, and
have passed all three parts of the Praxis I exam.
Courses to be taken at Aiken
Technical College are:
|
USC
Aiken Course Number |
ATC
Course Number |
ATC
Course Title |
ATC Credits |
|
AEDX 200 |
ECD
107 |
Exceptional
Children |
3 |
|
AHPR
256 |
ECD
135 |
Health,
Safety & Nutrition |
3 |
|
ECD
138 |
PE
for Young Child |
3 |
|
|
AEDC 210 |
ECD
106 |
Observation
of Young Children |
3 |
|
AEDR 218 |
ECD
131 |
Language
Arts |
3 |
|
AEDP 235 |
PSY
210 |
Educational
Psychology |
3 |
|
AEGL 101 |
ENG
101 |
English
Composition I |
3 |
|
AEGL 102 |
ENG
102 |
English
Composition II |
3 |
|
AMTH 108 |
MATH
110 |
College
Algebra |
3 |
|
ABIO 122 |
BIOL
102 |
Biological
Science II |
4 |
|
ACOM 241 |
SPC
205 |
Public
Speaking |
3 |
|
APSY 101 |
PSY
201 |
General
Psychology |
3 |
|
ASCY 101 |
SOC
101 |
Introduction
to Sociology |
3 |
|
AREL 103 |
REL
103 |
Comparative
Religion |
3 |
|
AMUS 173 |
MUS
105 |
Music
Appreciation |
3 |
|
AHST 101 or 102 |
HIS
101 or 102 |
Western
Civilization |
3 |
|
AHST 201 or 202 |
HIS
201 or 202 |
American
History |
3 |
|
Foreign Language 101 |
Foreign
Language I01 |
|
4 |
|
Foreign Language 102 |
Foreign
Language 102 |
|
4 |
|
English above 250 |
ENG
201, 202,205 or 206 |
|
3 |
|
AMTH 221 |
MATH
250 |
Elementary
Mathematics I |
3 |
|
AMTH 222 |
MATH
251 |
Elementary
Mathematics II |
3 |
|
Humanities |
HIS,
THE 101, PHI 101, REL, or ENG |
|
3 |
|
|
|
Total
Credits |
72 |
Once the Early
Childhood Education candidate transfers into the USC Aiken Early Childhood
Education program from ATC the following courses are to be taken:
|
Semester |
USCA
Course Number |
USCA
Course Title |
USCA
Course Credit |
|
Semester
1 |
AEDE
210 |
Trends
and Issues in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
|
AEDF
321 |
Dynamics
of American Public Education |
3 |
|
AGLY
201 or APHY 101 |
Integrated
Earth Science/Introduction to Physical Sciences I |
4 |
|
|
AEDC
242 |
Resources
for Teachers |
3 |
|
|
Semester
2 |
AEDR
420 |
Teaching
Reading in the Elementary School |
3 |
|
AEDR
420 P |
Practicum
in Reading |
1 |
|
|
AEDE
410 |
Family
Life in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
|
AEDE
540 |
The
Young Child (Behavior & Development in ECE) |
3 |
|
|
AEDE
542 |
Education
of the Young Child |
3 |
|
|
Semester
3 |
AEDE
435 |
Math
and Science Experiences in ECE |
3 |
|
AEDE
435P |
Practicum
in Teaching Math & Science in ECE |
1 |
|
|
AEDE
436 |
Social
Studies & Creative Arts in ECE |
3 |
|
|
AEDE
436P |
Practicum
in Social Studies & Creative Arts in ECE |
1 |
|
|
AEDE
544 |
Language
Development & Communicative Skills |
3 |
|
|
AEDE
544P |
Practicum
Language Development & Communicative Skills |
1 |
|
|
AEDR
421 |
Assessing
and Correcting Reading Difficulties |
3 |
|
|
Semester
4 |
AEDE
476 |
Senior
Seminar (coreq: AEDE 469) |
3 |
|
AEDE
469 |
Teaching
Internship |
12 |