Oakland University expands transfer agreements with Macomb Community College

A new transfer articulation agreement will help qualified students in the Associate of Applied Science in Education: Early Childhood Studies program at Macomb Community College transition to Oakland University to complete a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.

After completion of the Associate of Applied Science in Education: Early Childhood Studies and the Michigan Transfer Agreement at Macomb, students will have only 57 credits to complete at Oakland to earn their Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.

"Michigan has taken the lead in recognizing the importance of Early Childhood Education programs to support young children and families during a critical developmental period," said Julie Ricks-Doneen, associate professor of Human Development and Child Studies at Oakland. "Notably, this degree program blends early childhood and special education in the preparation of the birth to pre-kindergarten teacher workforce and addresses teacher shortages in early childhood, early intervention and early childhood special education."

In recognition of the strong quality of their early childhood education preparation, students will be waived from the following six courses at Oakland upon completion of the associate degree at Macomb:

• EC 3331 Child Development Birth to Age 8: Typical and Atypical
• EC 3333 Infant and Toddler Development and Programs
• EED 1000 Intro to Education
• EED 2000 Teaching, Learning, and Schools
• MTE 2111 Mathematics for Elementary Education II
• RDG 2200 Literature of Children

"Oakland University and Macomb Community College have always had a great partnership focused on student success," said Shane Lewis, OU's director of Undergraduate Admissions. "This transfer agreement expands that partnership, providing more MCC students with a seamless transition to OU, saving them money and reducing their time to degree."

The agreement is effective through July 31, 2029.

Oakland University also offers the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) to Macomb Community College transfer students. This means easier access for the region's state college students, many of whom are the first generation in their families to seek higher education. For more information about TAG, visit oakland.edu/futurestudents/apply/transfers/.