TRANSFER AGREEMENT

2-Year Transfer Institution:Western Nevada College4-Year Institution: Great Basin College

Associate’s Degree Program:Associate of ScienceBachelor’s Degree Program:B.A. in

Elementary Education

Emphasis:ScienceAcademic Year:

NOTE: This transfer agreement has been created specifically for the programs listed above and only applies to students that complete the associate’s degree listed. If the associate’s degree is not earned, or a new program is selected, the transfer and articulation of listed courses, as well as fulfilled degree requirements, could be impacted.

Important Information: Within the B.A. in Elementary Education, a student must pick an emphasis or endorsement in which to take additional courses beyond the basic Education and content courses.This could be anywhere from two courses for an emphasis to several more courses for endorsement.This transfer agreement is an example of what an Elementary Education student with a Science emphasis would take.

Bachelor’s Required General Education/Core Courses:To be completed during the associate’s program. NOTE: Lower-division General Education requirements are fulfilled upon completion of the associate’s degree, with the exception of the courses listed below. If a General Education subject is not listed here, you may select any general education course approved for the associate’s degree program.

  • COM 101
  • MATH 126 (or higher) and STAT 152, or MATH 126 & 127, or MATH 128
  • ANTH 102, BIOL 100, BIOL 190/L & 191/L, or NUTR 121*
  • ENV 100, GEOG 103, or GEOL 101*
  • AST 101, CHEM 100, CHEM 121, PHYS 100, or PHYS 151*

-* one of the 3 preceding science classes, must be a 4-credit lab course (BIOL 190, CHEM 121, GEOL 101, PHYS 151)

  • HIST 101 & 102
  • PSY 101

Specific Program Courses:The following courses should also be completed during the associate’s program. These courses will articulate to specific program requirements for the bachelor’s program. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are critical prerequisite or bachelor’s program progression courses which will impact a student’s progress to completing the bachelor’s degree in a timely manner if they are not taken during the associate’s degree program.

  • MATH 122 & 123
  • EDU 214 & 201

Articulations/Block Transfer: The following are approved articulations/substitutions/block transfer for the above mentioned programs. These courses will transfer accordingly and apply to the bachelor’s program as listed.

Associate’s Program Course
/
Bachelor’s Program Course
/
Bachelor’s Requirement
BIOL 190 & 190L / BIOL 190 / Gen Ed & Program Requirement
BIOL 191 & 191L / BIOL 191 / Ged Ed & Program Requirement

Program Notes:

The B.A. in Elementary Education must include one emphasis or endorsement. Following are the many options, which include some courses that are already listed above, in addition to the courses that will be taken at GBC. Students should work with an advisor to optimize the number of emphasis/endorsement classes to be included in the associate’s degree.

English Emphasis:

Lower Division:ENG 102, ENG 223, COM 101

Upper Division: ENG 327, ENG 411B, and INT 339 or an upper-division ENG course

Mathematics Emphasis:

Lower Division: MATH 122, 123; 126 & 127 (or 128 or higher); STAT 152

Upper Division: INT 359 or Upper-Division MATH course

Science Emphasis:

Lower Division: BIOL 190, GEOL 101, PHYS 100

Pick one combination: BIOL 191, or CHEM 121 & 122, or ENV 100 & GEOL 102, or PHYS 151 & 152

Upper Division: INT 369 and one of the following – BIOL 305, 320, 331, 341, 400, or 434

Social Studies Emphasis:

Lower Division: HIST 101 & 102 and two from the following –ANTH 101, 201, 202; CRJ 104; ECON 102, 103;

GEOG 106; HDFS 201; HMS 200; PSC 101, 210; PSY 101; SOC 101

Early Childhood Endorsement:

Lower Division: ECE 200, 204, 231, 250, 251, 262; HDFS 101 or 232

Upper Division: EDEL 483

ELAD (English Language Acquisition and Development) Endorsement:

Upper Division: EDRL 471, 474, 475, 477

Special Education (Generalist K-12) Endorsement:

Lower Division: HDFS 201

Upper Division: EPY 330; EDRL 437 or EDEL433, and EDSC 433 or 453; and

EDSP 301, 441, 434, 443, 452, 453, 484, 485, 495

The following Year-to-Year Course Outline is for one of the science emphasis options. It will, of course, vary greatly, depending upon which emphasis or endorsement the student selects. Always work with your WNC advisor, and if you are planning on transferring to GBC, the GBC advising staff and Education Department are happy to answer additional questions.

Year-to-Year Course Outline

Year 1 – Associate’s Degree - 32 credits

ENG 101

MATH 126

BIOL 190/L

HIST 101

PSY 101

ENG 102

MATH 127

BIOL 191/L

HIST 102

EDU 214

Year 2 – Associates Degree – 28 credits

EDU 201

MATH 122

GEOL 101

Fine Arts

MATH 123

Humanities

PHYS 100

2 Capstone

Year 3 – Bachelor’s Degree – 29 Credits

EDUC 406

EDUC 323

EDEL 311 & 313

EDRL 437

EDSP 301

EDRL 474

EDEL 315

EDRL 442

EDRL 443

EPY 330

INT 369

Year 4 – Bachelor’s Degree – 31 Credits

EDEL 315

EDEL 433

EDEL 443

EDEL 453

Upper Div Science

EDEL 483

EDEL 491

The B.A. in Elementary Education