ECE Associate in Applied Science-Transfer Program Guide**

The AAST Degree is a direct transfer degree into the WVC BAS-Teaching Program.

Required Courses:
Offered at Wenatchee and Omak campuses

Prerequisites: computer literacy skills and qualifying test assessment scores for placement in ENGL& 101 and MATH& 171 or higher.*

To be eligible for either of the associate degrees or the certificate, students must earn at least a "C" grade (2.0) in all ECE core courses and a cumulative 2.0 grade point average.

The WVC ECE program has an agreement with Eastern Washington University (EWU) to transfer the associate of applied science-transfer (AAS-T) degree directly into the EWU Bachelor of Arts in Children's Studies program. Students wishing to pursue this pathway should work closely with the program adviser, Hilary Martinez, who will help with course choices and the preparations for transfer. For more information, contact her at 509.682.6633. Information about the EWU program can be found at www.ewu.edu/CSBSSW/Programs/Childrens-Studies.xml.

First Year - Fall Quarter		Credits
ECED& 105	Intro to Early Childhood Education	5
ECED& 120	Practicum: Nurturing Relationships	2
ECED& 107	Health, Safety and Nutrition	5
	Total Credits	12
First Year - Winter Quarter
ENGL& 101*	Composition: General	5
EDUC& 115	Child Development	5
EDUC& 130	Guiding Behavior	3
	Total Credits	13
First Year - Spring Quarter
CMST& 220	Public Speaking	5
Natural Science	Natural Science  (must be a lab course, see course catalog)	5
ECED& 190	Observation and Assessment	3
	Total Credits	13
First Year - Summer Quarter
HIST 230	Plateau History (Diversity)	5
ECED& 180	Language and Literacy Development	3
ECED& 170	Environments	3
	Total Credits	11
Second Year - Fall Quarter
MATH& 171*	Math for Elementary Educators I	5
ECED& 160	Curriculum Development	5
EDUC& 150	Child, Family and Community	3
	Total Credits	13
Second Year - Winter Quarter
ECED 221	Visual and Performing Arts	5
MATH& 173	Math for Elementary Educators III	5
HUMN  HUMN&	Humanities Course	5
	Total Credits	15
Second Year - Spring Quarter
EDUC& 204	Exceptional Child	5
ECED 220	STEM and ECE	5
ECED 290	ECE Practicum/Capstone	4
	Total Credits	14
	Total Credits for Degree	91

 

*Placement score required.

**Associate in Applied Science Transfer Degree: the AAS-T is built upon the technical courses required for job preparation but also includes a college-level general education component, common in structure for all such degrees. The distinguishing characteristic of the AAS-T is a minimum of 20 credits of general education courses drawn from the same list as those taken by students completing the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) associate degree or the Associate in Science-Transfer (AS-T) degree (that is, the courses generally accepted in transfer). AAS-T courses are designed for the dual purpose of immediate employment and as preparation for the junior year in a bachelor's degree commonly described as the bachelor of applied science (BAS). The AAS-T degree generally will not be accepted in transfer in preparation for bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degrees, although the general education component of the degree will be accepted in transfer. (State Board for Community and Technical Colleges)