The University of Wisconsin System (UWS), the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU), and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) are proposing transfer initiatives that will improve opportunities for WTCS students transferring into baccalaureate degree granting institutions. These initiatives will provide students opportunities to transfer more of their credits and have them apply towards their baccalaureate degree objectives.

In June of 2005, the WTCS Early Childhood Education faculty review team completed development of a common set of core courses for the Early Childhood Education Associate Degree (#10-307-1). The resulting course outcome summaries developed by the review team are available on this web site for review by baccalaureate degree institutions and for determination of transfer equivalency.

These courses are considered system-wide courses within the WTCS. That means they carry common titles, numbers, credits, competencies, and expected levels of performance no matter where taught within the WTCS. They will be implemented in the Fall of 2006, for the 2006 - 2007 academic year.

In addition to developing system-wide courses with common titles, numbers, credits and competencies, the WTCS faculty review team linked the competencies in each course to the following External Standards: Early Childhood Education Program Outcomes; The NAEYC Standards; and the Wisconsin Ten Teacher Standards as Applied in Early Childhood Education. Each of the individual course outcome summaries includes links to the appropriate standards/outcomes. In addition, for baccalaureate reviewers, we have provided a profile of the competencies for the entire program and their links to appropriate external standards. This information is available at: ECE Statewide Curriculum - All Course Competencies Linked to External Standards

Additional courses may be added to this web site at a later time. Every effort will be made to notify Wisconsin baccalaureate degree granting institutions when additional courses are posted.

To review courses, select the courses from the program profile. Courses are listed in the typical semester in which they are taught. However, colleges do have the option of teaching them in a varying sequence. There you will find specific courses and their outcome summaries which can be viewed with Microsoft Word.

Wisconsin Technical College System Early Childhood Education Statewide Curriculum Profile