Early Childhood Education
Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS)

The Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy through middle childhood in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers.

Course work includes child growth and development; physical/nutritional needs of children; care and guidance of children; and communication skills with parents and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, creative development of young children.

  • Course and Hour Requirements Semester Hours
    First Semester Class Lab Clinical Credit Hours
    ACA 115 Success and Study Skills        0 2 0 1
    CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy           1 2 0 2
    EDU 119 Early Childhood Education            4 0 0 4
    EDU 131 Child, Family, and Com             
    		3 0 0 3
    EDU 144 Child Development I 3 0 0 3
    EDU 146 Child Guidance 3 0 0 3
    ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
    Total
     
     
         		 19

    Second Semester
     
     
     
     
    EDU 145 Child Development II 3 0 0 3
    EDU 235 School-Age Dev. & Prog. 2 0 0 2
    EDU 271 Educational Technology                  2 2 0 3
    EDU 275 Effective Teacher Training 2 0 0 2
    EDU 280 Language and Literacy Exp. 3 0 0 3
    ENG 115  Oral Communication 3 0 0 3
    MAT 115 Mathematical Models 2 2 0 3
    Physical Education Elective 1 3 0 1
    Total


    		20
    Third Semester



    EDU 216 Foundations in Education                  
    		3 2 0 4
    EDU 221 Children with Exceptions       3 0 0 3
    EDU 263 Dev School-Age Prog            2 0 0 2
    EDU 234 Infants, Toddlers and Twos 3 0 0 3
    SOC 213 Sociology of the Family 3 0 0 6
    Total


    		21
    Fourth Semester



    COE 111 Co-Op Work Experience                      0 0 10 1
    EDU 151 Creative Activities             3 0 0 3
    EDU 151A Creative Activities Lab 0 2 0 1
    EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3 0 0 3
    EDU 153A Health, Safety, & Nutrition Lab 0 2 0 1
    EDU 286 Early Childhood Issues 1 0 0 1
    Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 0 0 3
    Total


    		13
    Total Semester Hours Credit


    		73


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