TC3 Transfer Planning for Early Childhood and Childhood Education

Tompkins Cortland Community College Transfer Planning for Early Childhood and Childhood Education (birth – grade 6) (ECD), B.S.

SUNY Cortland recommends that students complete the following courses prior to transfer. The transfer credit limit from a 2-year college is 64 credits. Students who complete their General Education requirements prior to transfer will have their General Education requirements met at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY General Education
Cortland Degree Requirements	Complete at TC3
Communication 1 (GEC1): CPN 100 College Writing I	ENGL 100 (required GE)
Communication 2 (GEC2): CPN 101 College Writing II	ENGL 101 (required GE)
Communication – Presentation (GECP): EDU 315 Critical Media Literacy	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (GE & major required)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (GEDI): FSA 103 Gender, Race, and Class Issues in Education	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (GE & major required)
Mathematics (GEMA): MAT 101 Concepts or Elementary School Mathematics I AND MAT 102 Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II	MATH 113 (GE & major required) MATH 115 (major required)
Natural Sciences (GENS): SCI 141 Integrated Earth Science and Biology (4 cr.) AND SCI 142 Integrated Physics and Chemistry	BIOL/GEOL 125 (GE & major required) No equivalent (major required)
Humanities (GEHU):
Social Sciences (GESS): PSY 101 Introductory Psychology	PSYC 103 (major required)
The Arts (GEAR):
US History & Civic Engagement (GEUS):	______________________
World History & Global Awareness (GEWH):	______________________
World Languages (GEWL): (Sign language acceptable)	______ 101 (required for B.S.) ______ 102 (required for B.S.)

Additional Major Requirements (12 credits)
Cortland Major Requirements	Complete at TC3
PSY 231 Child Psychology	PSYC 205
EDU 270 Intro to Early Childhood and Childhood Education	ECHD 125
EDU 331 Integrated Curriculum Development for Young Children	ECHD 225 AND ECHD 242
EDU 334 Infants and Toddlers Curriculum, Observation & Analysis	ECHD 206
SPE 270 Introduction to Special Education	EDUC 270

*See concentration sheet for concentration course options

*For more information about transfer equivalencies, please visit SUNY Transfer Path.

Early Childhood/Childhood Education

School of Education

The program requirements pertain to the Undergraduate Catalog and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students currently on SUNY campuses should consult their academic advisor for additional choices in general education categories when any course is recommended.

To view all required courses for the program and Cortland’s General Education courses, see the most current undergraduate Catalog.
Use the transfer equivalency tables to choose equivalents at your transfer college.
Students must choose a concentration or second major for this program. Students can choose from the following concentrations: Humanities, Social Sciences, Math, English Language Arts and Writing, Environmental Studies, or Urban Studies. Second major options are: Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, French, Geography, Geology, History, Mathematics, Musical Theatre, Physics, Political Science, and Spanish. Second majors that are Bachelor of Arts (BA) programs require a higher level of foreign language and sign language may not be acceptable.
If you plan to transfer before you complete your associate’s degree, you can still earn your degree via Reverse Transfer.

About Early Childhood and Childhood Education (birth – grade 6)

Your dream is to teach, especially young children or in the intermediate grades. Prepare for your career by studying with expert faculty and taking that knowledge to the real-world classroom setting. With Cortland’s stellar reputation for excellence in preparing teachers, your degree will make employers take notice.

Career Potential

Elementary school teacher
Educational resource coordinator
Sales representative in training and educational programs

What Will I Learn?

You’ll be prepared to work in an early childhood setting such as a daycare center or preschool and to teach in kindergarten through grade 6 classrooms as this degree provides dual certification.

Applying to Cortland

SUNY Cortland accepts the Common Application and the SUNY Online application. Choose just one way to apply; both require a $50 non-refundable application fee.
If you apply to Cortland using the SUNY application, SUNY will waive the $50 application fee for transfer students graduating with an associate degree from a SUNY or CUNY college, who apply directly to Cortland for baccalaureate programs.
Fall applicants should apply by June 1. Spring applications should apply by November 1.
After applying, students must send transcripts from all colleges attended and a high school transcript

Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program (Fall Applicants Only)

SUNY Cortland’s C.U.R.E. program provides scholarship support, mentoring and programming to eligible students interested in working in urban education after graduation.
Students from demographic groups that are underrepresented in teaching or students who have a serious interest in urban education are eligible to apply.
Admission in the C.U.R.E. program is open to Fall applicants only. Applications can be submitted online.