Associate in Applied Science Degree
Early Childhood Education
Child Care and Support Services Management
Early Childhood Education Course Descriptions
Dean: Dr. Chuck Wilson
Program Coordinator: Kristin Hearn
This program is designed to meet changing needs and expectations for the care of children, birth through age 8. Professional aspects of group care of children are developed through course work providing theory and practical experience.
Successful completion of this program will enable you to gain employment in educational and social service settings involving young children and their families. Successfully completing courses in this program will help you gain knowledge and develop basic skills and techniques to assist you in becoming competent in the field of Early Childhood Care and Education.
Students may choose a series of courses that will lead to preparation for the entry level, National Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. These courses bridge into the two-year degree.
Students with a CDA, appropriate documentation, and appropriate work experience may earn up to nine hours of credit toward the two-year degree.
General Education Requirements
College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| Basic Skill Requirements |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition I |
3 |
ENGL 102
ENGL 206 |
Composition II* or
Technical Writing** |
3 |
SPCH 151
SPCH 153 |
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Total |
9 |
| Mathematics Requirements |
| MATH |
Math Core Elective |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
| Humanities Requirements |
| ENGL 107 |
Children's Literature |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
Social and Behavioral Science
Requirements
(3 credit hours from one of the following disciplines
including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science,Psychology,
and Sociology) |
| PSYC 101 |
Psychology |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
| Natural and Physical Science
Requirements |
|
Science Core Elective |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
| Total General
Education Requirements |
22-23 |
| Technical Requirements |
| CHLD 100 |
Fundamentals of Early Care Education |
3 |
| CHLD 114 |
Infant and Toddler First Aid and CPR |
3 |
CHLD 110
CHLD 112
CHLD 125 |
Infant & Toddlers I or
Preschoolers I or
School Age Care I |
3 |
CHLD 111
CHLD 113
|
Infants & Toddlers II* or
Preschoolers II*
|
3 |
| CHLD 123 |
Care of Children with Disabilities |
3 |
| CHLD 140 |
Observing Children's Behavior |
3 |
| CHLD 142 |
Child Nutrition* |
3 |
| CHLD 143 |
Creative Experience I |
3 |
CHLD 144
CHLD 215
CHLD 242 |
Creative Experience II* or
Science in Early Childhood or
Developing Language and Literacy in Early Childhood |
3 |
| CHLD 146 |
Child Care Administration* |
3 |
| CHLD 150 |
Multicultural Education of Children: Teaching
Children from Around the World* |
3 |
| CHLD 165 |
Parenting & Parental Involvement in Child Care
Education |
3 |
| CHLD 220 |
Wellness, Health, and Safety |
3 |
| CHLD 240 |
Curriculum Planning for Young Children |
3 |
| CHLD 244 |
Child Care Internship I Children* |
3 |
| CHLD 245 |
Child Care Internship II |
3 |
| PSYC 202 |
Child Development |
3 |
| Total |
51 |
| Early Childhood
Education Electives |
| CHLD 101 |
Early Childhood Substitute Teacher Training |
1 |
| CHLD 215 |
Science in Early Childhood Settings |
3 |
| LANG 152 |
Spanish for Child Care Facility Personnel |
3 |
| Total
hours required for an Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood
Education Degree |
73-74 |