Associate in Science Degree in Early Childhood Education
20480 - 63 credits
Degree Requirements
General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts
| ENC 1101 | English Composition I (P) | 3 credits |
General Education - Natural Science/Mathematics
| | Recommended: | |
| BSC 1005 | Life Science (P) | 3 credits |
See Associate in Science/Associate in Applied Science Degree Courses Required for Graduation - 3 credits
General Education - Social/Behavioral Science
| | Recommended: | |
| PSY 2012 | Introduction to Psychology (P) | 3 credits |
See Associate in Science/Associate in Applied Science Degree Courses Required for Graduation - 3 credits
General Education - Humanities/Fine Arts or Natural Science/Mathematics or Social/Behavioral Science
| | Recommended: | |
| PHI 1103 | Critical and Creative Thinking (P) | 3 credits |
| SYG 2000 | Introduction to Sociology (P) | 3 credits |
See Associate in Science/Associate in Applied Science Degree Courses Required for Graduation - 6 credits
Major Field Required Courses - 33 credits
| CHD 1104 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 2 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 | Early Childhood Practicum I | 4 credits |
| EEX 1013 | Special Needs in Early Childhood Education | 3 credits |
| HUN 1410 | Basic Childhood Nutrition | 3 credits |
| SLS 1421 | Personal and Career Development | 3 credits |
Major Field Electives - Select 15 credits
| CGS 1060 | College Computing (P) | 3 credits |
| CHD 2334 | Early Childhood Language Arts and Reading (O) | 3 credits |
| EEC 1520 | Early Childhood Organizational Leadership and Mgmt. | 3 credits |
| EEC 1947 | Early Childhood Practicum II (O) | 4 credits |
| EEC 2948 | Early Childhood Practicum III (O) | 4 credits |
| EEC 2949 | Early Childhood Practicum IV (O) | 4 credits |
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II (P) | 3 credits |
| ETI 1932 | Introduction to Technology | 3 credits |
| GEB 1931 | Introduction to Business Technology | 3 credits |
| MGF 2106 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts I (P) | 3 credits |
| PPE 2001 | Person and Personality Development | 3 credits |
| SYG 1430 | Family Relations (P) | 3 credits |
Students may enhance their career success by first attaining a Certificate In Child Development And Early Intervention (60040) by completing 36 credits from the Major Field Required and Major Field Electives sections above. Attaining the A.S. Degree is then simply a matter of completing the General Education required courses and the remaining 12 credits of major field and elective courses.