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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]

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Total Credit Hours: 61

Courses

GENERAL COURSES

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I

3

COMM 110

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY

3

SOC 110

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

MATHEMATICS *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

LABORATORY SCIENCE *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

4

CHILD 231

LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN

3

PROGRAM COURSES

titles

Credit Hours

CHILD 110

INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD

3

CHILD 120

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG CHILD

3

CHILD 130

CURRICULUM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

3

CHILD 132

INFANT-TODDLER CARE AND EDUCATION

3

CHILD 134

OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN

3

CHILD 140

CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY

3

CHILD 142

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD

3

CHILD 221

TEACHING MATH & SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

3

CHILD 222

FINE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

3

CHILD 225

GUIDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

3

CHILD 232

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

3

CHILD 235

TEACHING DIVERSE POPULATIONS

3

CHILD 240

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM I

3

EDUC 213

DIVERSE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM

3

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Recommended Course Sequence

SEMESTER

COURSES

1st Semester

CHILD 110; CHILD 120; CHILD 140; ENGL 110; SOC 110

2nd Semester

CHILD 130; CHILD 142; CHILD 232; CHILD 235; COMM 110

Summer Semester

Mathematics

3rd Semester

CHILD 132; CHILD 134; CHILD 221; CHILD 222; CHILD 225

4th Semester

CHILD 231; CHILD 240; EDUC 213; Laboratory Science

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