Education Program Transfer Agreement with 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 Education’s 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 |
|
|
AMTH 222 |
Basic Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II |
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 |
