Associate in Science Degree in Early Childhood Education

20480 - 60 credits

Degree Requirements

General Education - Communications/English

ENC 1101

English Composition I

3 credits

General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts

Select 3 credits from the following:

ARH 1000	Art Appreciation	3 credits
	Recommended:
HUM 1020	Introduction to Humanities	3 credits
LIT 1000	Introduction to Literature	3 credits
MUL 2010	Music Appreciation	3 credits
PHI 1010	Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
	Recommended
THE 1000	Introduction to Theatre (Drama)	3 credits
	Recommended:

General Education - Mathematics

Select 3 credits from the following:

MAC 1105	College Algebra	3 credits
MAC 2311	Calculus I with Analytic Geometry	5 credits
MGF 1106	Survey in Mathematics	3 credits
MGF 1107	Explorations in Mathematics	3 credits
	recommended
STA 2023	Elementary Statistics I	3 credits

General Education - Natural Science

Select 3 credits from the following:

AST 1002	General Astronomy	3 credits
BSC 1005	Life Science	3 credits
	recommended
BSC 2010	General Biology I	3 credits
BSC 2085	Anatomy & Physiology I	3 credits
CHM 1020	Introduction to Chemistry	3 credits
CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	3 credits
PHY 1020	Principles of Physics	3 credits
PHY 1053	College Physics I	3 credits
PHY 2048	Physics with Calculus I	3 credits

General Education - Social/Behavioral Science

AMH 2020	American History: Reconstruction to the Present	3 credits
	Or
POS 1041	American Government	3 credits

Major Field Required Courses - 30 credits

CHD 1220	Introduction to Child Development	3 credits
CHD 1332	Creative Experiences for Children	3 credits
CHD 2800	Administering a Child Care Center	3 credits
EDF 1021	Social Elements in Early Childhood Education	3 credits
EEC 1202	Principles of Early Childhood Curriculum	3 credits
EEC 1601	Observing and Recording Behavior	3 credits
EEC 1946	Practicum in CDA Assessment	3 credits
EEX 2010	Introduction to Special Education	3 credits
EEC 1734	Basic Childhood Nutrition	3 credits
CHD 2334	Early Childhood Language Arts and Reading	3 credits

Major Field Electives - Select 15 credits

EEC 1520	Early Childhood Leadership And Organizational Mgmt	3 credits
	recommended
EEC 1947	Practicum in Teaching Strategies	3 credits
	recommended
HUS 1540	Family Relations	3 credits
	recommended
MAT 1100	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
	recommended
PPE 2001	Person and Personality Development	3 credits
	recommended
CGS 1060	College Computing	3 credits
	Or
CGS 1100	Introduction to Computer Applications for Business	3 credits
EEC 1523	Programming for Early Childcare Administrators	3 credits
EEC 2948	Practicum in Early Childhood Curriculum	3 credits
EEC 2949	Practicum Child Care Center Management	3 credits
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3 credits
GEB 1011	Introduction to Business	3 credits
SYG 2000	Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
PSY 2012	Introduction to Psychology	3 credits

 

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