Teaching, A.S.T. - Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3) (TTP)

Degree: Associate of Science in Teaching
Major: Teaching
Area of Emphasis: Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3)

For more information, contact the Social Science and Education division at 615-230-3231.

This pathway is for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. Students pursuing careers in early childhood education with a 4-year bachelor’s degree may follow the career of a preschool teacher as well as a teacher in grades K-3.

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit, Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: Due to the transferability to a four-year institution, there are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.

All students graduating with an Associate of Science in Teaching degree from VSCC are required to take the PRAXIS Exam and the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/graduation/exit-exams.

Additional AST Degree Requirements:

Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average.
Minimum ACT cumulative score of 21 (SAT 1020) or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core). MTSU requires a minimum ACT score of 22.
Submission of three Disposition Assessment Forms with satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession to the Social Science & Education Division.

Note: Students transferring to a public university in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.

CIP Code: (08)13.0101.00

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
ENGL 2110 - ^Early American Literature Credits: (3)
OR ENGL 2120 - ^Modern American Literature Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)
History Credits: (6)
Mathematics Credits: (3) ¹
Natural Sciences Credits: (8) (Any General Education BIOL courses)
PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (21)

ECED 1310 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: (3)
ECED 2320 - Infant, Toddler, Child Development Credits: (3)
ECED 2340 - Family Dynamics and Community Involvement Credits: (3)
ECED 2360 - Development of Exceptional Children Credits: (3) ²
EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3) ³
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3) ⁴

Additional Degree Requirements

Attainment of 2.75 cumulative GPA; successful completion of Praxis Core exams or ACT Composite Score of 22, and satisfactory ratings on three disposition assessments.

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (62)

Footnotes

¹For transfer to APSU, ETSU, UM, UTC and UTK, Math 1530 is required. At UTM and TSU, Math 1130: College Algebra is required.
²Neither University of Memphis nor UT Knoxville has Development of Exceptional Children in its Pre-K-3 curriculum and students transferring to the University of Memphis or UT Knoxville will have to take one other course, which must be approved by a course substitution.
³ Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville should take an intermediate foreign language instead of Math 1410; University of Memphis does not require completion of Math 1410.
⁴ Students who plan to transfer to ETSU should take EDUC 2210 instead of Math 1420.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule.

See your advisor to create a degree plan. DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

ECED 1310 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
Mathematics Credits: (3)¹
PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
Natural Science (Any General Education BIOL course) Credits: (4)
EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3) ³

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

ECED 2320 - Infant, Toddler, Child Development Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Natural Science (Any General Education BIOL course) Credits: (4)
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
ECED 2340 - Family Dynamics and Community Involvement Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

ECED 2360 - Development of Exceptional Children Credits: (3) ²
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
ENGL 2110 - ^Early American Literature Credits: (3)
OR ENGL 2120 - ^Modern American Literature Credits: (3)
SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3) ⁴