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Early Childhood Care and Education

Early Childhood Care and Education AAS (Major Code: EC13)

Credits Required for Graduation: 75 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (6)

Student must choose from the following courses:

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences (3)

Students must choose from the following courses:

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000First

3

Early Childhood Care and Education Major (57 Credits)

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3
ECCE 1101Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education

3
ECCE 1103Child Growth and Development

3
ECCE 1105Health, Safety, and Nutrition

3
ECCE 1112Curriculum and Assessment

3
ECCE 1113Creative Activities for Children

3
ECCE 1121Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum

3
ECCE 2115Language and Literacy

3
ECCE 2116Math and Science

3
ECCE 2201Exceptionalities

3
ECCE 2202Social Issues and Family Involvement

3
ECCE 2203Guidance and Classroom Management

3
ECCE 2240Early Childhood Care and Education Internship

12
ECCE 2310Paraprofessional Methods and Materials

3
ECCE 2312Paraprofessional Roles and Practices

3
OR
ECCE 2360Classroom Strategies for Exceptional Children

3
ECCE 2362Exploring Your Role in the Exceptional Environment

3

* Students must pass ECCE-1101, ECCE-1103, ECCE-1105, ECCE-1112, ECCE-1121, ECCE-2240 courses with a grade of C or higher.

Associate of applied science degree students can select to take either ECCE 2310 and ECCE 2312 OR ECCE 2360 and ECCE 2362