2007-2008
Danville Area Community College
University of Illinois
Associate of Science and Arts
College of Education
Transfer Curriculum
Elementary/Early Childhood Education
 
Individuals who complete the courses listed below earn the Associate of Science and Arts degree at Danville Area Community College, will have met the senior institution's lower division general education requirements, and will be admitted as juniors.

Required Courses Hours
First Semester
ENGL 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 
3
SPCH 102 Public Speaking 
3
PSYC 100 Intro to Psychology 
3
Foreign Language Elective (See Note 6.)
4
Life Science Elective 
4
INST 101 Success in College
 1
Total 
18
Second Semester
ENGL 102 Rhetoric & Composition II 
3
LITR 101 Intro to Drama -OR- 
LITR 102 Intro to Poetry -OR- 
LITR 103 Intro to Fiction -OR- 
LITR 113 American Lit I -OR- 
LITR 114 American Lit II -OR- 
LITR 121 Chief English Writers I -OR- 
LITR 122 Chief English Writers II -OR- 
LITR 131 Intro to Shakespeare 
3
Physical Science Elective
4
Foreign Language Elective (See Note 6.)
4
Math Elective
3
Total 
17
Third Semester
PSYC 101 Child Development 
3
HIST 151 U.S. History to 1865 -OR- 
HIST 152 U.S. History 1865 to Present
3
Foreign Language Elective  (See Note 6.)
4
Science Elective 
4
Total 
14
Fourth Semester
HLTH 101 Contemporary Health 
3
MUSI 126 Non-Western Music 
3
GEOG 134 World Regional Geography 
3
POLI 150 American Government 
3
Third World Culture (see Note 4) 
3
Total 
15

 Transfer Admission Requirements for Elementary/Early Childhood Education

  1. 3.10 Grade Point Average (4.0 scale)
  2. Sixty (60) semester hours of credit
  3. The Online Application is strongly encouraged.  Your application will be processed more quickly and you will be able to check its status online. Online Applications can be accessed at www.oar.uiuc.edu/prospective/ugrad/apply.html.
  4. All applicants are required to take the Basic Skills Test prior to applying.
NOTES
  1. Area of concentration electives should all be chosen from the same department: history, sociology, art, etc. (Nine additional hours will be required at the University of Illinois - a total of l8 hours is needed.)
  2. After receiving an Early Childhood Education degree and after teaching three months in the field, one can apply for state certification in Early Childhood Education.
  3. Early Childhood majors will be required to take an additional English composition class at the University of Illinois.
  4. All teacher certification majors are required to take a three (3) hour course in Third World or Non-Western Culture, either in Humanities or Social Science.  Recommended course is LITR111 (Non-Western Literature).
  5. Effective Fall 1992, new students or re-entering students absent more than two years and seeking an A.S.A. degree are required to take at least one course with human relations content.  See your counselor for a list of courses that fulfill this requirement.
  6. As of Fall 2000, transfer students who are beginning college freshmen in Fall 2000 or after must have completed the third year level of high school or third semester of college foreign language.
  7. For further information contact:
Brenda M. Clevenger, Assistant Dean
University of Illinois
College of Education
120 Education Building
1310 S. Sixth Street
Urbana-Champaign, IL  61820
E-mail: undergradadmissions@ed.uiuc.edu
(217) 333-2800
FAX (217) 244-3647
PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  SEE ADACC COUNSELOR OR AN ADVISOR FOR UPDATED INFORMATION PRIOR TO REGISTRATION EACH SEMESTER.

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