Program Code - CIP Code: ECED.UEC.AS / 19.0707
Credits Required: 61
Academic Division: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services
Contact:ECED@kckcc.edu
In the KCKCC Early Childhood Education and Development (AS –UEC degree) 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:
This program prepares you to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program in education, and to earn State of Kansas certification as a classroom teacher. Your first teaching job title could be:
As a certified teacher, you will have employment options wherever young children learn, including:
Requirements for admission to the program:
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| BLUE 0101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 0101 | Composition I* | 3 |
| ENGL 0102 | Composition II* | 3 |
| SPCH 0151 | Public Speaking | 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 |
| ANTH 0101 OR SOSC 0108 |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology OR Sociology of Family |
3 |
| Humanities Elective | 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. |
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| Course | Credit Hours | |
| ECED 0140 | Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUC 0160 | Introduction to Teaching: Career Awareness | 3 |
| EDUC 0262 | Education in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ENGL 0107 | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| ECED 0295 | Survey of Exceptionalities | 3 |
| ECED 0250 | Early Childhood Inclusion and Intervention | 3 |
| ECED 0296 | Student Teaching B-Pre-K | 5 |
| Total Hours for Unified Early Childhood Education Requirements | 23 | |
| *See course syllabi for Unified Early Childhood Education course prerequisites. | ||
| Total Hours for an Associate in Science in Unified Early Childhood Education Degree | 61-63 |