Early Childhood Education (certification)

Early Childhood Education (certification)
Effective Fall 2025

Early Childhood Education ATF

Common Pathway: AA SR
Arizona General Education Curriculum AGEC-A

University degrees listed on the matrix must include the lower division courses listed in the Common Course Matrix below.

Shared Majors: A shared major is a university degree program that has similar academic preparation to one or more degree programs at other Arizona public universities.

Institution	Degree	Major
ASU	BAE	Early Childhood & Early Childhood Special Education
ASU	BAE	Educational Studies
NAU	BSED	Early Childhood Education & Early Childhood Special Education
UA	BAE	Early Childhood Education

Common Courses The courses listed below are recommended to students who plan to transfer to a university.

*	Intro to Special Education	Math for Elementary Teachers I	Math for Elementary Teachers II	State and National Constitution	US History
ASU	SPE 222	MTE 280	Elective	GCU 113	HST 113
NAU	ESE 280	MAT 150	MAT 155	POS 110 or POS 220	HIS 291
UA	SERP 400 OR TLS 375	MATH 302A	MATH 302B	POL 201 OR POL 210	HIST Dept. Elective

AWC	ECE 245 or EDU 222 *	MAT 130 **	MAT 135 **	POS 110	HIS 121
CAC	EDU 222 *	MAT 201 **	MAT 202 **	POS 220	HIS 101
Cochise	EDU 222 *	MAT 154 **	MAT 156 **	POS 110	HIS 110
CCC	EDU 222 *	MAT 180 **	MAT 181 **	POS 110 or POS 221	HIS 131
Dine	EDU 240 *	MTH 280 *	MTE 281 **	POS 181 & POS 271	Under Review
EAC	ECE 220 or EDU 222 *	MAT 156 **	MAT 157 **	POS 110 or POS 221	HIS 101
MCCCD	EED 222 or EDU 222 *	MAT 256 **	MAT 257 **	HIS 103 or POS 110 or POS 113/GCE 113 or POS 227/GSC 227; POS 220 or POS 221/222	HIS 103
Mohave	EDU 222 *	MAT 160 **	MAT 161 **	POS 120	HIS 131
NPC	ECD 222 or EDU 222 *	MAT 161 **	MAT 162 **	POS 110 or POS 221	HIS 105
Pima	ECE 211 or EDU 202 *	MAT 146 **	MAT 147 **	POS 210	HIS 141
TOCC	EDU 202	MAT 146 **	MAT 147 **	POS 110 or POS 210	HIS 141
Yavapai	ECE 222 or EDU 222 *	MAT 156 **	MAT 157 **	AJS 290*	HIS 231

Electives The courses listed below are recommended to students who plan to transfer to a university.

*	Child Development	Children's Literature	Cultural Diversity in Education	Foundations of SEI	Health, Safety, and Nutrition	Intro to Education
ASU	TEL 215	RDG 291	TEL 212	BLE 220	Elective	TEL 111
NAU	Elective	Elective	BME 210	Elective	ECI Dept Elective	EDF 200
UA	Elective	Elective	Elective	TLS Dept. Elective	Elective	Elective

AWC	ECE 243	ECE 265	EDU 210	SEI 293	ECE 165	ECE 200 or EDU 110 *
CAC	ECE 276	LIT 291 ***	EDU 230	EDU 240	ECE 110	EDU 221 *
Cochise	ECE 160	ECE 156 ***	EDU 226	EDU 221	ECE 158 *	EDU 201 *
CCC	ECE 234	NA	EDU 230	NA	ECE 120	ECE 100 or EDU 200 *
Dine	ECE 225 *	EDU 238	ECE 235 *	EDU 476 *	ECE 245 *	ECE 111 *
EAC	ECE 171 ***	ECE 281	EDU 230	EDU 234	ECE 105	ECE 100 or EDU 200 *
MCCCD	CFS 235 or EED 205	EDU 291 OR ENH 291	EED 220 or EDU 230	EDU 220	EED 215 OR (CFS 123 & CFS 125 & ECH 280)	EED 200 or EDU 221 *
Mohave	ECE 160	EDU 200	EDU 214	EDU 240	ECE 161	EDU 205 *
NPC	ECD 135	EDU 291	EDU 220	EDU 280	ECD 141	ECD 200 or EDU 200 *
Pima	ECE 117	ECE 108	ECE 228 *	NA	ECE 125	ECE 118 or EDU 200 *
TOCC	ECE 217	ECE 110	ECE 228	NA	ECE 125	EDU 200
Yavapai	ECE 234 or PSY 234	ECE 230 or EDU 230	EDU 210	EDU 239	ECE 270	ECE 200 or EDU 200 *

Course Notes

* Courses may be applicable to the shared majors but may not have direct equivalency in the CEG. Therefore, students may have to take the required course upon transfer.

** UA- May not be a direct equivalency for UA student should check directly with university

*** ASU - Not a direct equivalency in the CEG to ASU.

See the Degrees and Pathways list for information about language proficiency requirements associated with these majors, and to learn about other majors offered by the Arizona public universities.

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