Early Childhood Education
Designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively with young children from birth to age eight. The program combines in-class coursework and hands-on fieldwork to impact children's cognitive, social, and emotional development. It offers multiple pathways, including an Associate of Applied Science for immediate career entry and an Associate of Arts concentration designed for transfer to bachelor's degree programs in early childhood or elementary education.
Courses
- COM111 — Public Speaking (3 credit hours)
- COM170 — Interpersonal Communication (3 credit hours)
- ECE200 — Foundations In Early Childhood Education (3 credit hours)
- ECE202 — Observation and Assessment (3 credit hours)
- ECE203 — Observation and Assessment Fieldwork (1 credit hour)
- ECE205 — Curriculum And Methods (3 credit hours)
- ECE206 — Curriculum and Methods Fieldwork (1 credit hour)
- ECE210 — Infants And Toddlers (3 credit hours)
- ECE215 — Child Guidance And Communication Skills (3 credit hours)
- ECE216 — Guidance and Communication Skills Fieldwork (1 credit hour)
- ECE220 — Children With Special Needs (3 credit hours)
- ECE225 — Administration Of Programs (3 credit hours)
- ECE282 — ECE Practicum/Seminar (7 credit hours)
- EMS101 — CPR And First Aid (1 credit hour)
- ENG111 — English Composition I (3 credit hours)
- ENG112 — English Composition II (3 credit hours)
- ENG240 — Introduction To Children’s Literature (3 credit hours)
- MATH128 — Quantitative Reasoning (4 credit hours)
- PSY255 — Child Psychology (3 credit hours)