Early Childhood Education AAS-T map for EWU
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Early Childhood Education Core
General Education Requirements
EWU has a Global Studies requirement. The following BBCC courses may be used to meet that requirement:
HIST 121: History of Mexico – 5 Credits
POLS&203: International Relations – 5 Credits
REL 201: World Religions – 5 Credits
SOC&201: Social Problems – 5 Credits
Total Credits Required: 93
Suggested Schedule and checklist
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Fall):
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Winter):
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Spring):
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
To Do:
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
- Set up your Bankmobile account
- Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
- Meet with your advisor
- Obtain WEA Liability Insurance
- Complete Tuberculin skin test
- Complete Department of Children, Youth, and Families background check
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Winter):
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Spring):
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED 122: Science & Math for Young Children
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- ENGL&102: English Composition II
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Fall):
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED 122: Science & Math for Young Children
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- ENGL&102: English Composition II
To Do:
- Make an education plan with your advisor
- Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Spring):
- ECED 122: Science & Math for Young Children
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- ENGL&102: English Composition II
- PSYC&100: General Psychology
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Fall):
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
- PSYC&100: General Psychology
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Winter):
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
- PSYC&100: General Psychology
To Do:
- Meet with your advisor
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Summer):
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Winter):
- ECED&190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Spring):
- CMST&220: Public Speaking OR CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication
- ECED&190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
To Do:
- Update your education plan with your advisor
- Apply to EWU
- Renew Tuberculin skin test
- Renew WEA Liability Insurance
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Fall):
- CMST&220: Public Speaking OR CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Spring):
- CMST&220: Public Speaking OR CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- MATH (any 100 level math course, excluding MAP courses
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Summer):
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology
To Do:
- Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Winter):
- ECED&190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- MATH (any 100 level math course, excluding MAP courses)
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Summer):
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Fall):
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
To Do:
- Order cap and gown
- Attend graduation
- Complete WEST-B Exam
Suggested Schedule with a Fall Quarter Start (Spring):
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
Suggested Schedule with a Winter Quarter Start (Fall):
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
Suggested Schedule with a Spring Quarter Start (Winter):
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- MATH (any 100 level math course, excluding MAP courses)
- Natural Science: Select with advisor
Early Childhood Ed (AS-T) Pre-Requisite Flow Chart
Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.
English Pathway
ENGL 99 English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENG&101: Composition I → ENG&102: Composition II
Psychology Pathway
PSYC&100: General Psychology → PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology
Math Pathway
DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH094: Intro to Algebra → MATH 098: Intermediate Algebra → MATH&107: Math in Society
Early Childhood Ed Pathway
ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Ed → ECED&122: Science & Math for Young Children (F, Sp) → ECED&160: Curriculum Development (F, W) → ECED&190: Observe & Assess (W, Sp)
Limited Availability Courses
ECED&132 (F, W), ECED&170 (F, W), ECED&180 (F, Sp), EDUC&150(F, Sp), EDUC&204 (W, Sp), HUM 220 (W, Sp)
KEY: F = Fall, W = Winter, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer
- Students must pass a Washington State Patrol OR a Washington Departments of Children, Youth, and Families background check prior to enrolling in ECED&120 Practicum.
- Students are also required to provide results of a Tuberculin skin test and obtain Washington Education Association liability insurance (if applicable), prior to enrolling in ECED&120 (Practicum)
Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer
This program cannot be completed entirely online. Courses are offered on-campus, online, or hybrid (part on-campus, part online).
- Cumulative GPA must be 2.8 or higher in order to transfer to EWU
- Earn a grade of 0.7 or higher in each course to use it toward your degree
- Work closely with your BBCC advisor and EWU
- CSS 100 & MAP 117 have specific sections for ECE students
93 Credits = 6 Quarters* if you take 15-17 credits each quarter
*Your specific route may take longer than 6 quarters depending on the number of credits you take each quarter and where you start in your math and English pathways.
The Early Childhood Education program prepares individuals for high demand jobs working with children as childcare providers, preschool teachers, assistant teachers, para educators, family educators, child care center administrators, and family advocates.
BBCC and EWU developed an articulation agreement to transfer the Associate in Applied Science Transfer (AAS-T) degree from BBCC into the Education program to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education with Preschool – Grade 3 teaching certification at EWU.
- ECED 122 (Fall and Spring)
- ECED&132 (Fall and Winter)
- ECED&160 (Fall and Winter)
- ECED&170 (Fall and Winter)
- ECED&180 (Fall and Spring)
- ECED&190 (Winter and Spring)
- EDUC&150 (Fall and Spring)
- EDUC&204 (Winter and Spring)
- HUM 220 (Winter and Spring)
Certificate Options
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
Total Credits: 12
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
Total Credits: 20
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- ECED&132: Infants/Toddler Care
Total Credits: 20
- CMST&220: Public Speaking OR CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- ECED&170: Environments – Young Child
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- ECED&190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
- MAP 117: Applied Math OR MATH&107: Math in Society
Total Credits: 54
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For BEdA Students
To learn more, select from:
Transition to College (new link)
- Attend your orientation and enroll in your 1st quarter classes
- GED & Placement assessments
- Enroll in a Beyond High School class:
- Identify intended pathway (college, military or employment)
- Update High School & Beyond Plan with your Ed Planner
- Meet with Outreach Staff
- Apply for Financial Aid with FASFA or WASFA application
- Research Scholarship/Grant Funding options
- WIOA partner funding applications
- Verify support access across campus
- Finish Graduation Plan
- Ensure placement completion
- Inquiry about college tuition waiver
- Finish High School & Beyond Plan
- Select college pathway course(s) with your Ed Planner
- Complete college course waiver [10 college credit max]
- Make certain funding is in place
- Finish High School credits
- You will complete these with your Ed Planner:
- Complete New Student Enrollment
- Apply for Graduation
- Get coupon to receive your graduation cap and tassel! And, checkout your graduation gown!
BEdA Pathway Course Options
- CMST& 210 – Interpersonal Communication OR CMST& 220 – Public Speaking (F, W, S)
- ENGL& 101 – English Composition I (F, W, S)
- Pre-Req: Placement exam or a grade of 2.0 or better in ENGL 099 or ENGL 094-BS/HU
- FAD 150 – Industrial First Aid and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Plus Bloodborne Pathogens (F, W, S)
- MAP 117: Applied Math for Workforce Programs (F, W, S)
- Pre-Req: Placement into MAP117/MATH 094 or completion of DVS 080
- PSYC& 100 – General Psychology OR SOC& 101 – Intro to Sociology (F, W, S)
- CSS 100 – College Success Skills (specific ECE section) (F, W, S)
- ECED& 105 – Intro to Early Child Education (F, W, S)
- ECED&170 – Environments-Young Child (F)
- EDUC& 150 – Child/Family/Community (F)
- MATH: Any 100 level math course, excluding MAP courses (F, W, S)