AAS Early Childhood Education NON Licensure to BS Elementary Education


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Transfer Guide

Gardner-Webb University

BS Elementary Education

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.

Contact:

admissions@gardner-webb.edu

704-406-4000

 

Revised: 12.8.25

 

 

 

 

 

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.

North Carolina Community College Courses 

CREDIT 

Gardner-Webb University Courses 

CREDIT 

 

HOURS 

 

HOURS 

 

3

 

3

EDU 119 Intro to Early Childhood Education

4

Elective

4

EDU 131 Child Family & Community

3

Elective

3

EDU 144 Child Development I

3

Elective

3

EDU 145 Child Development II

3

BKE 290

3

EDU 146 Child Guidance

3

BKE 280

3

EDU 151 Creative Activities

3

Elective

3

EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3

3

Elective

3

EDU 221 Children and Exceptionalities

3

BKE 270

3

EDU 234 Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

3

BKE 370

3

EDU 261 Early Childhood Admin I & EDU 262 Early Childhood Admin II

3

Elective

3

EDU 262 Childcare Admin II

3

Elective

3

EDU 280 Language and Literacy Activities

3

BKE 410

3

EDU 284 Early Childhood Capstone Pract.

4

BKE 430

4

 

 

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.

Recommended CC Course

Credit Hours

University Equivalent

Credit Hours

University Requirement Fulfilled

ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry

3

ENG/ENGL 101 English Composition I

3

General Education

ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Discipline

3

ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II

3

General Education

ART 111 or MUS 110

3

ART 307 or MUS 320

3

General Education

HIS 132 Social Behavioral Science

3

HIS 319

3

General Education

MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy

3

MTH 120

3

General Education

PSY 150 General Psychology

3

PSYC 201 General Psychology

3

General Education

SOC 213 Sociology of the Family

3

SOCI 203 Marriage and Family

3

 

 

 

Additional Information from Gardner-Webb University:

 

 

 

Remaining Bachelor Degree Requirements at University:

 

 

Required Courses for Childhood Education

CREDIT HOURS

EDU 251 Introduction to Effective Teaching and Learning

1

EDU 252 Applying Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning

1

EDU 302 Literacy Foundations

3

EDU 306 Literacy and the Language Arts for K-8

4

EDU 310 - Fine Arts Integration

1

EDU 312 Practicum in Literacy

3

EDU 375 Classroom Leadership Seminar for Elementary and Middle Grades

2

EDU 410 Introduction to Integrated Curriculum and Assessment

3

MTH 204 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 

3

MED 330 Math Methods in 21st Century Schools

3

MTH 205 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II

3

PED 311 Health Living for the Elementary Educator Seminar

1

SED 330 Science Methods in 21st Century Schools

3

SST 307 Social Studies Methods in 21st Century School

3

Required Courses for Professional Education Minor

CREDIT HOURS

EDU 250 Teaching in the 21st Century

4

EDU 350 Diverse Populations in 21st Century Schools

4

EDU 435 Facilitating Learning in the 21st Century Schools

4

EDU 450 Student Teaching

12

PSY 303 Educational Psychology

3

Additional Exceptional Children Concentration Hours

CREDIT HOURS

ECE 270 Critical Components of Special Education

3

ECE 370 Specially Designed Instruction for Exceptional Learners

4

ECE 380 Communications and Collaboration with stakeholders

3

ECE 425 Providing Instruction – Continuum of Alternative Exceptional Children Placements

4