Community College students can complete the CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credential Studies, A.S and transfer to Eastern Connecticut State University and Southern Connecticut State University and Charter Oak State College offering the ECTC track B. Upon transfer, students are guaranteed full junior status and can complete an ECTC track B for bachelor’s degree without losing any credits or be required to take any extra credits.
With the CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credential Studies, A.S degree you will be able to transfer to the following majors:
Eastern Connecticut State University: Bachelor of General Studies with a Concentration in Early Childhood Education – ECTC Level B
Southern Connecticut State University: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Early Childhood Pedagogy and Curriculum; Child, Family and Community Studies.
Charter Oak State College: Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education – ECTC Track
Important note: Earning the CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credential Studies, A.S is not equivalent to earning public school teaching certification and does not qualify you to work in a role where a State Teacher Certification Endorsement is required. Completion of the ECTC validates that you meet the requirements for the role of the teacher in early childhood programs accepting state funds.
The CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credential Studies, A.S is for teachers or prospective teachers that desire to work in any Connecticut state-funded Early Childhood Program.
The ECTC is a competency-based credential issued by CT Office of Early Childhood for child care providers. If you work at a program that receives state funding for school readiness or child day care, the ECTC is one way you could meet the Qualified Staff Member (QSM) requirements to be a teacher. An ECTC at the associate’s level will qualify you to be a teacher at a state-funded child care center until 2029. After 2029 a bachelor’s degree will be required
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STUDENTS: The Community Colleges are undergoing a merger with a plan to become Connecticut State Community College in fall 2023; please work closely with your advisor/program coordinator to select your courses accordingly. Get more details about this merger.