AAS Early Childhood Education NON Licensure to BS Birth to Kindergarten Education
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Transfer Guide
Gardner-Webb University
BS Birth to Kindergarten Education
Transfer Guide for AAS Early Childhood Education - NON-Licensure
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Delivery Method: Online
Program Admission Notes:
See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs. All transfer students are required to take Old and New Testament (REL 300 and REL 301).
First-year online students must be enrolled in UNI 111 University Life their first semester at the university if they transfer fewer than 15 credits from an institution other than a high school.
Entrance requirements to the Bachelor program include official transcripts from accredited institutions showing a GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. To receive credit for a course, a student must have earned a “C” 2.0 or better in that course.
Students transferring from accredited two-year institutions may transfer up to 76 credit hours. Students transferring from accredited four-year institutions may transfer up to 90 credit hours. Students transferring from a combination of two- and four-year institutions may transfer a maximum of 90 credit hours with no more than 76 of the 90 hours coming from two-year institutions. All transfer students must complete at least the final 30 credit hours with Gardner-Webb.
See the most recent course equivalencies through Gardner-Webb University Registrar Services.
Students who do not have transfer credit for ENG 101 will need to register for this course during their first semester.
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Contact:
admissions@gardner-webb.edu
704-406-4000
Revised: 12.8.25
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College Level Foreign Language Requirements:
No foreign language requirement for this program.
Major-Specific Course Recommendations:
Students are encouraged to build the Community College course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended major.
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North Carolina Community College Courses
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CREDIT
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Gardner-Webb University Courses
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CREDIT
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HOURS
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HOURS
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EDU 119 Intro to Early Childhood
Education
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4
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Elective
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4
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EDU 131 Child Family &
Community
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 144 Child Development I
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 145 Child Development II
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3
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BKE 290
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3
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EDU 146 Child Guidance
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3
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BKE 280
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3
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EDU 151 Creative Activities
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 153 Health, Safety, and
Nutrition 3
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 221 Children and
Exceptionalities
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3
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BKE 270
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3
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EDU 234 Infants, Toddlers, and
Twos
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3
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BKE 370
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3
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EDU 261 Early Childhood Admin I
& EDU 262 Early Childhood Admin II
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 262 Childcare Admin II
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3
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Elective
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3
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EDU 280 Language and Literacy
Activities
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3
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BKE 410
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3
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EDU 284 Early Childhood Capstone
Pract.
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4
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BKE 430
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4
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Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:
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. See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs.
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Recommended CC Course
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Credit Hours
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University Equivalent
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Credit Hours
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University Requirement Fulfilled
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ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
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3
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ENG/ENGL 101 English Composition I
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3
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General Education
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ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Discipline
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3
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ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II
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3
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General Education
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ART 111 or MUS 110
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3
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ART 307 or MUS 320
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3
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General Education
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HIS 132 Social Behavioral Science
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3
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HIS 319
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3
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General Education
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MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy
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3
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MTH 120
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3
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General Education
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PSY 150 General Psychology
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3
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PSYC 201 General Psychology
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3
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General Education
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SOC 213 Sociology of the Family
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3
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SOCI 203 Marriage and Family
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3
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Additional Information from Gardner-Webb University:
Remaining Bachelor Degree Requirements at University:
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Required Courses for Childhood Education
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CREDIT
HOURS
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BKE 260 Assessment and
Observation
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3
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BKE 300 Special Topics:
Technology in the BK Environment
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3
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BKE 360 Child, Family, and
Community: Building Supportive Relationships
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3
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BKE 380 Early Childhood
Curriculum
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3
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BKE 390 Kindergarten Curriculum
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3
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BKE 420 Math, Science, Social
Studies, and the Arts for Young Children
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4
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MTH 204 Mathematics for
Elementary Teachers I
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3
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Required
Professional Education Minor
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CREDIT HOURS
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EDU 250 Teaching in the 21st
Century Schools
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4
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EDU 350 Diverse Populations in
21st Century Schools
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4
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EDU 435 Facilitating Learning in
21st Century Schools
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4
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BKE 440 Professional
Administrative Seminar or EDU 450 Student Teaching
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12
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PSY 301 Child Psychology
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3
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PSY 303 Educational Psychology
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3
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