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AA Education to BS Elementary Education Pathway

Earn your AA Education degree from GCC and transfer to Chaminade University to earn your English degree—your General Education/Core Curriculum will be waived.

Admission Requirements
  • AA Education from GCC
  • As part of the associate’s degree, students must take the following courses, completed with a C or better:
    • CD 110 Intro to Early Childhood Education
    • CD 221 Child Growth and Development

This program is an online program, students would transfer and complete this degree in an online, flexible format through the Chaminade Flex Program.

Courses required for BS Elementary Education degree completion at Chaminade:
  1. ED 222 Educational Technology (3)
  2. ED 413 Children’s Literature (3)
  3. ED 433 Developmentally Appropriate Practice I (3)
  4. ED 434 Developmentally Appropriate Practice II (3)
  5. ED 471 Language Arts: Curriculum & Methods (3)
  6. ED 473 Math Curriculum & Methods (3)
  7. ED 474 Curriculum Foundations (3)
  8. ED 479 Leadership & Guidance in Ed (3)
  9. ED 491A Seminar (2)
  10. ED 491B Seminar (1)
  11. ED 498A Fieldwork Experience (3)
  12. ED 498B Fieldwork Experience (3)
  13. 15 Credits of Upper Division Elective
  14. 12 Credits of Elective (any level)