Southwestern Community College to ECE-Unified at Iowa State University 2015-2016
Articulation Plan
Please take the following classes before transferring to Iowa State University, ECE-Unified
major:
1. Communications
ENG 105
ENG 106
SPC 112 or 122
2. Humanities
Humanities-need 9 credits-make sure they transfer to ISU using TRANSIT or checking in the ISU
index in Transfer Equivalency Guide and the ECE Approved Options list:
http://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Early-Childhood-Educationapproved-options-2014-15-PDF.pdf. If you take MUS 100, or REL 101 or HIS 110 one will also
count towards the ISU International Perspectives requirement.
3. Mathematics & Natural Science
Need one Biology (BIO 105 or BIO 162), one Physical Science (Chemistry or Physics) and Math
(ISU-ECE-Unified needs Math 117)
Please review our ECE Approved Options list for your Sciences choices:
http://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Early-Childhood-Educationapproved-options-2014-15-PDF.pdf use TRANSIT to make sure you are taking the correct classtypically classes with a 1T** or 2T** transferring to ISU will not meet requirements at ISU.
4. Social Sciences
Need POL 111. You also need two other Social Sciences- choose PSY 121 and PSY 111.
5. Distributed Requirements— only required for SWCC
6. ElectivesECE 242,221, 170 and 262 will transfer in as HD FS 224 if all are completed before
entering ISU- if not all ECE courses will transfer in as Electives (only need 1-2 credits of
Electives in ECE-Unified).
7. Physical Education-not required at ISU
ISU Early Childhood Education-Unified Program
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The following classes can also be taken at SWCC to transfer and meet ECE-Unified
requirements:
LIT 105, EDU 213, PEH 141, and ECE 287
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The ECE-Unified program will require 2 years of the same Foreign Language from High
School or one year of the same foreign language in college starting Fall 2016.
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While attending ISU ECE-Unified program must maintain a 2.50 to enter and stay in the
Teacher Education Program
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Earn minimum Praxis 1 Core scores: Reading-156, Writing-162, and Math- 150—it is best
if you can plan to take and pass these tests before entering ISU
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Students must meet minimum grade of ‘C’ in English 105 and 106 (ENGL 150 & 250), and
in all professional Education courses in HD FS, C I and ECE (this is a requirement for all
classes related to teacher education taken at ISU and SWCC). Students must obtain a
minimum grade of ‘C-‘for the required ISU mathematics class MAT 117 (Math 195) and
Math 196.
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Submit to Criminal Background Checks and have no serious charges in this check.
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Undergraduates who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher at the
beginning of their final term are eligible to graduate “with distinction” provided they have
completed 60 semester credits of coursework at Iowa State University at the time they
graduate, including a minimum of 50 graded credits
If you have questions about the ECE-Unified major at ISU, please contact Lisa Sharp, 515-294-8618 or
lsharp@iastate.edu