Early Childhood Education Program Requirements

A.A.S. Degree/Diploma/Certificate: Day Program

Fall Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*CIS	111	Basic PC Literacy		1	2	2
#+*EDU	119	Early Childhood Education		4	0	4
+*EDU	144	Child Development I	P/C	3	0	3
#+*EDU	146	Child Guidance	P/C	3	0	3
*ENG	111	Expository Writing	P/C	3	0	3
Total				14	2	15

Spring Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
+*EDU	145	Child Development II	P/C	3	0	3
+*EDU	151	Creative Activities	P/C	3	0	3
*EDU	153	Health, Safety and Nutrition	P/C	3	0	3
*EDU	280	Language & Literacy Experiences	P/C	3	0	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective				3	0	3
Total				15	0	15

Summer Session (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*EDU	131	Children, Family and Community	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	163	Classroom Mgmt. & Instruction	P/C	3	0	3
*EDU	221	Children with Exceptionalities	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	271	Educational Technology	P/C	2	2	3
Total				11	2	12

Fall Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	157	Active Play	P/C	2	2	3
EDU	251	Exploration Activities	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	261	Early Childhood Administration I OR	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	275	Effective Teacher Training	P/C	2	0	2
ENG	112	Argument-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	113	Literature-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	P/C	3	0	3
MAT	140	Survey of Mathematics	P/C	3	0	3
Total				13/14	2	14/15

Spring Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	262	Early Childhood Administration II OR	P/C	3	0	3
EDU		Elective (EDU 118, EDU 234)	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	282	Early Childhood Literature	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	284	Early Child. Capstone Practicum	P/C	1	9	4
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective				3	0	3
Total				10	9	13

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Electives offered upon demand: EDU 118, EDU 234

Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Associate A.A.S. Degree: 69/70
*Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Associate Diploma: 36
+Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Instructional Certificate: 16

A.A.S. Degree/Diploma/Certificate: Evening/Weekend Program

Fall Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
+*EDU	119	Early Childhood Education		4	0	4
+*EDU	144	Child Development I	P/C	3	0	3
+*EDU	146	Child Guidance	P/C	3	0	3
Total				10	0	10

Spring Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*CIS	111	Basic PC Literacy		1	2	2
+*EDU	145	Child Development II	P/C	3	0	3
+*EDU	151	Creative Activities	P/C	3	0	3
Total				7	2	8

Summer Session (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	163	Classroom Mgmt. & Instruction	P/C	3	0	3
Total				3	0	3

Fall Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*EDU	153	Health, Safety, & Nutrition	P/C	3	0	3
*ENG	111	Expository Writing	P/C	3	0	3
*Social/Behavioral Science Elective				3	0	3
Total				9	0	9

Spring Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*EDU	131	Children, Family and Community	P/C	3	0	3
*EDU	221	Children with Exceptionalities	P/C	3	0	3
*EDU	280	Language & Literacy Experiences	P/C	3	0	3
Total				9	0	9

Fall Semester (Third Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	157	Active Play	P/C	2	2	3
EDU	261	Early Childhood Admin I OR	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	275	Effective Teacher Training	P/C	2	0	2
MAT	140	Survey of Mathematics	P/C	3	0	3
Total				7/8	2	8/9

Spring Semester (Third Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	251	Exploration Activities	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	262	Early Childhood Admin II OR	P/C	3	0	3
EDU		Elective (EDU 118, EDU 234)	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	112	Argument-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	113	Literature-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	P/C	3	0	3
Total				9	0	9

Fall Semester (Fourth Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	271	Educational Technology	P/C	2	2	3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective				3	0	3
Total				5	2	6

Spring Semester (Fourth Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	282	Early Childhood Literature	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	284	Early Childhood Capstone Practicum	P/C	1	9	4
Total				4	9	7

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Electives offered upon demand: EDU 118, EDU 234

Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Education A.A.S. Degree: 69/70
*Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Diploma: 36
+Total Semester Hours Required for Early Childhood Instructional Certificate: 16

School-Age Care Certificate			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
EDU	146	Child Guidance	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	145	Child Development II	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	131	Child, Family, & Community	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	158	Healthy Lifestyles-Youth	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	235	School-Age Dev & Program	P/C	3	0	3
EDU	263	School-Age Program Admin	P/C	2	0	2
Total				17	0	17

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