Program Details - Saint Paul College

Program Requirements

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General Education/MnTC Requirements
The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) is the general education curriculum for the Minnesota State system. Choose MnTC courses according to the requirements listed in your Program Requirements Guide. Refer to the MnTC course list for each Goal Area:

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)
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Additional Program Requirements

All students must meet all reading and writing program entry requirements prior to entering courses beyond the Certificate.
Students must have a high school diploma, or GED, and pass a criminal background study.
Application for Practicum I (CDEV Diploma, AAS, Transfer Pathway)
Practicum II (AAS)
ASL Practicum (AS w/ASL)

Career Information

Career Settings

Child Care Centers, Preschools and Nursery Schools
Elementary schools as paraprofessionals
(No Child Left Behind Act requires an associate degree)
Early Childhood Family Education
Early Childhood Special Education
Extended day school-age programs
Home-based settings: family child care, nannies and home visitors
Hospitals and Child Life Programs
Start your own business

Transfer Pathways

Saint Paul College has transfer articulation agreements between the following program and post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate degree programs listed below.

For more information, please go to www.saintpaul.edu/Transfer.

Child Development Careers AAS

BS Human Development & Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Stout
BAS Early Childhood Studies, Metropolitan State University
BS Healthcare and Human Service Management, Saint Mary’s University-Twin Cities Campus
BA Child Development, Concordia University-St. Paul
BA Family Science, Concordia University-St. Paul
BA Health Care Administration, Concordia University-St. Paul