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Nov 25, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Pre-Birth to Kindergarten, A.A. (Grand Valley State University)
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Academic Program Code: 667
This program lays the foundation for students to transfer into the Birth to Kindergarten bachelor’s degree program at Grand Valley State University. The Birth to Kindergarten (B-K) major at GVSU is designed for students seeking to teach and direct programs for young children, both in general settings and special education settings such as preschool classes, kindergarten classrooms, childcare centers, Head Start Programs, Early Intervention home visiting programs, and special education settings from birth to kindergarten. The program at GVSU is a standalone major that leads to certification for Birth to Kindergarten (B-K). The program’s general and special education curriculum provides students with the skills, dispositions, and knowledge needed to be a leader in Birth to Kindergarten education.
The Birth to Kindergarten B.S. or B.A. degree is accomplished by completing this A.A. program at GRCC and transferring seamlessly to complete the B-K degree at GVSU. By declaring this Articulated Pre-Major, students are on track to graduate with both an associate arts degree from GRCC, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University.
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General Transfer Notes
The coursework needed to complete this program is listed below. The courses transfer and satisfy requirements at Grand Valley State University.
Students should contact Grand Valley State University to obtain additional detailed information about transfer requirements. Grand Valley State University ultimately makes the decisions about how each course will be used to meet the bachelor’s degree requirements. Students should also review the specific admission requirements for Grand Valley State University and this Grand Valley program.
GRCC advisors and faculty are available to help students navigate transfer resources and create an individualized transfer plan, including selection of elective courses, which meets all GRCC and Grand Valley State University requirements.
Graduates of this program will earn an Associate of Arts degree from GRCC and may be eligible to earn the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) credential.
General Education Courses
Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework from the General Education course list. Select coursework as directed below. Use transfer resources available and advising to select coursework based on Grand Valley State University requirements.
English Composition and Communications
Humanities
Select two (2) Humanities General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas. Only one (1) Foreign Language course can be used for the Humanities requirement. Social Sciences
Select two (2) Social Sciences General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas. Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Select two (2) Natural Sciences General Education courses from two (2) different subject areas; one (1) must be a lab. Mathematics
See Program Notes for alternative Mathematics courses.
General Education Total Credit Hours
30 (min.) Program Notes
1) Students enrolled in Child Development Lab classes (EDU 118, EDU205, EDU 209, EDU 210, EDU 230) automatically undergo a Criminal Background Check and a Public Sex Offender Registry Check. Being convicted of ANY FELONY, or being listed on the Public Sex Offender Registry will result in refusal of lab placement and removal from the course.
Complete policy information is provided on the GRCC Website.
2) Other courses that can be used to meet the MA 107 requirement include: MA 108 , MA 110 , MA 127 , MA 129 , MA 131 , MA 133 .
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