Early Childhood Education -
AAS Course Requirements
A total of 40 hours must be selected from the following in addition to the required classes from the Associate in Applied Science degree for 62 hours total.
| Required Courses: |
Hours |
| Child Care Administration |
3 |
| First Aid (or Red Cross Certified) |
2 |
| Child Care Practicum I or Lic. Home Day Care Practicum I |
3 |
| Child Care Practicum II or Lic. Home Day Care Practicum II |
3 |
| Infant/Toddler Development |
3 |
| First Start! Care of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities |
3 |
| One or Both: |
Hours |
| Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| Child Psychology |
3 |
| One or Both: |
Hours |
| Principles of Early Childhood Education I |
3 |
| Principles of Early Childhood Education II |
3 |
| One or Both: |
Hours |
| Parenting |
3 |
| Interaction Tech. with Young Children |
3 |
| One or More: |
Hours |
| Creative Experiences I |
3 |
| Creative Experiences II |
3 |
| Early Childhood Program and Curriculum Planning |
3 |
| Electives: |
Hours |
| Child Nutrition and Health |
3 |
| Children's Literature |
3 |
| Introduction to the Exceptional Child |
3 |
| Practicum for Paraprofessional |
3 |
| Early Childhood Mentoring I |
1 |
| Early Childhood Mentoring II |
1 |
| Spanish for Early Childhood Staff |
3 |
| General Education AAS Requirements: |
Hours |
| Communications |
6 |
| English Comp I |
|
| Electives from EG 102, SP 100, SP 102, EG 112, or BE 130 |
|
| Science and Math |
9 |
| Lab Science |
|
| Computer Science |
|
| Math Requirement (MA 119 or above) |
|
| Social/Behavioral Science |
3 |
| One course from either Social or Behavioral Science |
|
| Arts and Humainities |
|
| One Course from either Arts or Humainties |
|
| Health/PE |
|
| Any PE activity or PE 254 |
|
Three hours of Cooperative Education or an internship can be applied as an elective if work experience is with preschool-age children.
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