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Early Childhood Education, AS
at Ivy Tech Community College · 61 credits
An associate degree — designed to transfer to a 4-year school. About 2 years full-time.
Every course this degree needs — pick the school you want to transfer to and see which ones count there, plus what's open to register for now (Fall 2026).
$5,154
In-state tuition / yr
41%
Graduate on time
$46,027
Median earnings after
54%
Earn above HS-grad wage
Source: federal College Scorecard (2026). College-wide — not specific to this program.
13 transfer directly14 count as electives2 not listed yet0 open this term (Fall 2026)
Showing transfer outcomes to Purdue University for 29 required courses at Ivy Tech Community College. Browse all transfer pathways →
Written Communication (3)
- Not offered this termEnglish CompositionENGL 111Counts as an elective
Speaking and Listening (3)
- Not offered this termFundamentals of Public SpeakingCOMM 101Transfers
Quantitative Reasoning (3)
- Not offered this termQuantitative ReasoningMATH 123Transfers
- Not offered this termCollege AlgebraMATH 136Transfers
Scientific Ways of Knowing (6-7)
- Not offered this termIntroductory BiologyBIOL 101Counts as an elective
Choose 3-4 credits from the following:
3 credits- Not offered this termEarth ScienceSCIN 100Transfers
- Not offered this termPhysical ScienceSCIN 111Transfers
Choose 3 credits from the following:
3 credits- Not offered this termSurvey of American History IHIST 101Transfers
- Not offered this termSurvey of American History IIHIST 102Transfers
Choose 3 credits from the following:
3 credits- Not offered this termIntroduction to PsychologyPSYC 101Transfers
- Not offered this termIntroduction to SociologySOCI 111Transfers
Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing (9)
- Not offered this termArt AppreciationARTH 110Transfers
- Not offered this termCreative WritingENGL 202Transfers
Choose 3 credits from the following:
3 credits- Not offered this termWorld Literature IENGL 220Transfers
- Not offered this termWorld Literature IIENGL 221Transfers
OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Not offered this termStudent SuccessIVYT 111Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termEarly Childhood ProfessionalECED 260Counts as an elective
PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE
- Not offered this termIntroduction to Early Childhood EducationECED 100Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termCurriculum in the Early Childhood ClassroomECED 103Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termChild Growth and DevelopmentECED 120Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termDevelopmentally Appropriate Guidance in a Cultural ContextECED 130Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termFamilies in TransitionECED 204Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termThe Exceptional ChildECED 230Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termLiteracy in the EC ClassroomECED 234Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termCognitive CurriculumECED 243Counts as an elective
Choose 3 credits from the following:
3 credits- Not offered this termInfant Toddler PracticumECED 225Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termPreschool PracticumECED 235Counts as an elective
- Not offered this termSchool Age PracticumECED 245
- Not offered this termGeneralist PracticumECED 255
Transfer outcomes reflect recorded course-to-course equivalencies and may not capture every agreement. Confirm with your advisor and the receiving university before enrolling.