ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD - GRADE 4, CHILD STUDIES, TEACHER PREPARATION
Available at all DCCCD Colleges
and Transferable to the University of Texas at Arlington

Degree Code: AA.UTA.GRD4.06

Students completing all courses in this plan will receive an AA degree and will be assured all courses with a grade of "C" or better will transfer into UTA's College of Education for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Child Studies with teacher certification in Early Childhood - Grade 4. Students will be admitted into the program with a DCCCD GPA (2) of at least 2.75. Students MUST take the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) test and score at least 270 on Reading, 220 on Writing, and 230 on Math in order to be accepted into this program at UTA.

Students who do not wish to seek the aforementioned degree at UTA should not complete this AA degree. This AA plan incorporates the Core Curriculum plus 15 hours toward the degree. The AA degree will be awarded when students complete all requirements at a minimum of 63 credit hours. Students are also permitted to acquire an additional hours beyond the AA degree before transferring to UTA.

In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours indicated in this plan (students are strongly encouraged to complete the additional hours shown in this plan);
2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311 or Speech 1315, and the selected college-level mathematics course;
3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
4. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course requirements; and
5. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

NOTE: The lab sciences requirement cannot be met by using the following combinations:
BIOL 1406 and 1408
BIOL 1407 and 1409

1. Arts 1301; Music 1306
2. English 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
3. Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304

INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS
Select the following:
Physical Education 1164

Select one from the following:
Take any 3 or 4 credit hour Computer Science course with the prefix of COSC
OR
Take BCIS 1405

OTHER COURSES
Following the completion of the AS degree, students are encouraged to complete the following courses which are guaranteed to transfer into the University of Texas at Arlington's BA Degree in Child Studies with teacher certification in Early Childhood - Grade 4 program.

Select eight (8) hours of lab science courses from courses with the prefix of BIOL (except BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, and 1409), CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS.