Description

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree with a focus in Early Childhood Education prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university to achieve additional professional goals in early childhood education and elementary education, which may require further education. 

Learning Outcomes

Arts & Letters

1. Interpret and engage in the Arts & Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life; and

2. Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues. 

Cultural Literacy

1. Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.  

Health

1. Explain the relationship between human behavior and health.

Mathematics

1. Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems; and

2. Recognize which mathematical concepts are applicable to a scenario, apply appropriate mathematics and technology in its analysis, and then accurately interpret, validate, and communicate the results.

Science or Computer Science

1. Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models and solutions and generate further questions;

2. Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner; and

3. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment. 

Social Science

1. Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior; and

2. Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Speech/Oral Communication

1. Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals;

2. Respond to the needs of diverse audiences and contexts; and

3. Build and manage relationships.

Writing and Information Literacy

1. Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for academic and, in some cases, professional audiences;

2. Recognize and articulate the need for information, and then locate, evaluate, and ethically utilize that information to communicate effectively; and
3. Demonstrate appropriate reasoning in response to complex issues.

Entrance Requirements

While this program has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met prior to enrollment.

Course Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
General Education/Foundational
Health:
Choose 3 credits 1		3
Mathematics:
Choose one course		4
Recommend: MTH 211, MTH 212, MTH 213
Oral Communication:
Choose one course		3-4
Writing:
WR 121	Academic Composition	4
WR 122	Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition	4
or WR 227	Technical Writing
General Education/Discipline studies
Cultural Literacy:
One course from the following categories must be designated as cultural literacy on the Discipline Studies list (credits count once).
Arts and Letters:
Choose three courses from at least two prefixes		9-12
Social Science:
Choose four courses from at least two prefixes		12-16
Science/Math/Computer Science:
Choose four courses from at least two prefixes including at least three laboratory courses in biological and/or physical science		12-20
Electives
Choose enough electives to reach 90 credits.		39
Recommend: ED 140, ED 150, ED 151, ED 152, ED 172, ED 173, ED 174, ED 216, ED 219, ED 250, ED 253, ED 265, ED 290, ENG 221, HHP 100, PSY 215
Total Credits		90-106

1	HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated.

Advising Notes

ED 216 Purpose, Structure and Function of Education in a Democracy, ED 219 Multicultural Issues in Education Settings and ED 253 Learning Across the Lifespan count toward the recommended courses for students pursuing the MAT at OSU-Cascades.

Students should check with each school to ensure that the latest transfer information is used when designing their program.

Meet with an education advisor early in your course of study if you are intending to transfer to Oregon State University-Cascades program in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS).

Students who are considering the Elementary Education Licensure program through OSU-C may be able to apply several course. Please connect with your advisor to explore options as well as additional classes, such as College Success courses, ED 243 Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children and LIB 100 Intro to Finding Information, which may be of benefit.

Performance Standards

• Academic Requirements:
  • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
  • Options for additional standards:
    • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Sample Plan

Sample Plan Grid

First Term		Credits
Elective		3-4
Health (3 credits with HHP or HHPA prefix) 1		3
Mathematics:		4
WR 121	Academic Composition	4
	Credits	14-15
Second Term
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science		3-5
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
Oral Communication:		3-4
WR 122 or WR 227	Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition Technical Writing	4
	Credits	16-21
Third Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters		3-4
Discipline Studies Social Science		3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science		3-5
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
	Credits	15-21
Fourth Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters		3-4
Discipline Studies Social Science		3-4
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
	Credits	15-20
Fifth Term
Discipline Studies Arts & Letters		3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science		3-5
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
	Credits	15-21
Sixth Term
Discipline Studies Social Science		3-4
Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science		3-5
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
Elective		3-4
	Credits	15-21
	Total Credits	90-119