Early Childhood Education and Development - Associate in Science

Program Code - CIP Code: ECED.DEV.AS / 19.0707
Credits Required: 65
Academic Division: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services
Contact:ECED@kckcc.edu

In the KCKCC Early Childhood Education and Development program you will focus on birth to grade three, regular and special education including early intervention services and acquire a solid foundation of pre-professional skills. To ensure your success, you will get:

Hands-on experience in our partner NAEYC accredited programs including Early Head Start and Head Start classrooms.
A combination of traditional, online and blended courses to fit your schedule
Personalized academic advising to give you all the support you need

This program prepares you to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program in education. The Associate in Science in Liberal Arts Degree meets the Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation Agreement. A Student completing this program and transferring to a public university, therefore, "will be accepted as having satisfied the general education requirements of all Kansas public universities."

Requirements for admission to the program:

No requirements for admission to the program.
Contact program for program-specific advising.

College Requirement

Course		Credit Hours
BLUE 0101	Freshman Seminar	1

General Education Requirements

Course		Credit Hours
ENGL 0101	Composition I*	3
ENGL 0102	Composition II*	3
SPCH 0151 OR SPCH 0201	Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication	3
HIST 0104 OR HIST 0105	US History to 1877 OR US History from 1877	3
MUSC 0101	Music Appreciation	3
PSYC 0101	Psychology*	3
PSYC 0202	Child Development*	3
ANTH 0101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
	Math and Natural & Physical Sciences	13-15
	College Algebra (MATH 0105)** or Higher
	Natural and Physical Science Elective with Lab
	Math and Natural & Physical Sciences Electives
	Total Hours for General Education Requirements	37-39
* See course syllabus for prerequisite. ** Math sequence is contingent upon previous high school mathematics background and transfer institution. Students should confer with an advisor to determine correct placement.

Early Childhood Education and Development Requirements*

Course		Credit Hours
ECED 0100	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
Early Childhood Electives
ECED 0110 ECED 0111 ECED 0113 ECED 0150 ECED 0170 ECED 0220 ECED 0250	Infant, Toddler I (3hrs) Infant, Toddler II (3hrs) Preschool Child II (3hrs) Health, Safety and Nutrition in Early Childhood (3hrs) Early Childhood Curriculum (3hrs) Social Emotional Development and Behavior (3hrs) Early Childhood Inclusion and Intervention (3hrs)	6
Electives
BUSN 0101 BUSN 0108 BIOL 0145 ECED 0295 EDUC 0160 HUDV 0268 PSYC 0296 SOSC 0108 SOSC 0215	Accounting I (3hrs) Human Relations in Business (3hrs) Nutrition (3hrs) Survey of Exceptionalities (3hrs) Studying Children and Adolescents in School (3hrs) Human Sexuality (3hrs) Special Problems in Child Development (3hrs) Sociology of Families (3hrs) Introduction to Human Service (3hrs)	18
Total Hours for Early Childhood Education and Development Requirements		27
*See course syllabi for Early Childhood Education and Development course prerequisites.