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Early Childhood Education Associate Of Applied Science Degree Options

Early Childhood Teacher Emphasis
Early Childhood Paraprofessional Emphasis
Infant/Toddler Teacher Emphasis
Teacher Assistant Emphasis
ECD 30 Hour Certificate


Early Childhood Teacher Emphasis

Required General Education Courses (18 credits)
CourseCredits
English Composition I3
Public Speaking I3
Survey of Math3
Social Science General Education Core3
Humanities General Education Core3
Survey of Science1

Specialization Courses (44 credits)
CourseCredits
Introduction to Early Childhood Education1
***Early Childhood Development w/Lab4
Interaction Techniques With Young Children3
***Creative Activities for Young Children w/Lab4
Developmental Program Planning for Children <2.5 w/Lab4
Health and Nutrition For Young Children3
Human Relations1
***Developmental Program Planning for Children >2.5 w/Lab4
Inclusive Early Childhood Development3
Parents, Providers, and Community Relationships3
Child Care Management1
First Aid And Safety or3
          Marriage and Family or
          Principles of the Child Development Associate or
          Conservational Spanish
Directed Field Experience and Seminar7
Child Care Administration and Organization3
Family and Cultural Perspectives3
College Skills and Resources1

*** These labs would be in programs with preschool age children. Substitutions must be approved by the Program Coordinator for the program.

Due to the nature of the work with young children and their families, all students enrolled in the courses must have a physical on file with a negative TB test and be cleared by the Child Abuse Registry through the KBI.

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Early Childhood Paraprofessional Emphasis

Required General Education Courses (18 credits)
CourseCredits
English Composition I3
Public Speaking I3
Survey of Math3
Social Science General Education Core3
Humanities General Education Core3
Survey of Science1

Specialization Courses (46 credits)
CourseCredits
Introduction to Early Childhood Education1
Early Childhood Development w/Lab4
Interaction Techniques With Young Children3
***Creative Activities for Young Children w/Lab4
Developmental Program Planning for Children <2.5 w/Lab4
Health and Nutrition For Young Children3
***Developmental Program Planning for Children >2.5 w/Lab4
Parents, Providers, and Community Relationships3
Child Care Management1
Family and Cultural Perspectives3
First Aid And Safety or3
          Marriage and Family
Principles of the Child Development Associate or3
          Conservational Spanish
***Directed Field Experience and Seminar7
Inclusive Early Childhood Development3
College Skills and Resources1

*** These labs are done with special needs toddlers and preschoolers. Substitutions must be approved by the Program Coordinator for the program.

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Infant/Toddler Teacher Emphasis

Required General Education Courses (18 credits)
CourseCredits
English Composition I3
Public Speaking I3
Survey of Math3
Social Science General Education Core3
Humanities General Education Core3
Survey of Science1

Specialization Courses (47 credits)
CourseCredits
Introduction to Early Childhood Education1
Early Childhood Development w/Lab4
Interaction Techniques With Young Children3
***Creative Activities for Young Children w/Lab4
Developmental Program Planning for Children <2.5 w/Lab4
Health and Nutrition For Young Children3
***Developmental Program Planning for Children >2.5 w/Lab4
Parents, Providers, and Community Relationships3
Child Care Management1
Family and Cultural Perspectives3
Child Care Administration and Organization3
First Aid And Safety or3
          Marriage and Family or
          ***Principles of the Child Development Associate or
          Conservational Spanish
***Directed Field Experience and Seminar7
Inclusive Early Childhood Development3
College Skills and Resources1

*** These labs are done with toddlers. Substitutions must be approved by the Program Coordinator for the program.

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Teacher Assistant Emphasis

Required General Education Courses (18 credits)
CourseCredits
English Composition I3
Public Speaking I3
Survey of Math3
Social Science General Education Core3
Humanities General Education Core3
Survey of Science1

Specialization Courses (43-46 credits)
CourseCredits
Introduction to Early Childhood Education1
Early Childhood Development w/Lab4
Interaction Techniques With Young Children3
Creative Activities for Young Children w/Lab4
Developmental Program Planning for Children <2.5 w/Lab4
Health and Nutrition For Young Children3
Parents, Providers, and Community Relationships3
Child Care Management1
Family and Cultural Perspectives3
First Aid And Safety3
Marriage and Family or3
          Conservational Spanish
Principles of the Child Development Associate3
Inclusive Early Childhood Development3
College Skills and Resources1
Job Search1
Cooperative Education Internship3-6

Developmental Courses (May be required for student to successfully complete the program.)
CourseCredits
Transitional English5
Intermediate Englsih5
Orientation To Early Childhood Development2
Reading1-3
Spelling1
Writing Skills1-3
Basic Applied Math3
Personal Assessment and Planning1
Elementary Algebra3
Pre-Algebra3

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Early Childhood Education
30 Hour Certificate

Required General Education Courses (18 credits)
CourseCredits
English Composition I3
Public Speaking I3
Survey of Math3
Social Science General Education Core3
Humanities General Education Core3
Survey of Science3

Specialization Courses (6 credits)
CourseCredits
Early Childhood Development3
Creative Activities for Young Children3
Developmental Program Planning for Children3

Elective Specialization Courses (15 credits)
CourseCredits
Introduction to Early Childhood Education1
Interaction Techniques With Young Children3
Developmental Program Planning for Children <2.5 w/Lab4
Health and Nutrition For Young Children3
Parents, Providers, and Community Relationships3
Family and Cultural Perspectives3
First Aid And Safety3
Marriage and Family or3
          Principles of the Child Development Associate or
          Conservational Spanish
Principles of the Child Development Associate3
Inclusive Early Childhood Development3
College Skills and Resources1

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