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Associate in Applied Science Degree
Early Childhood Education
The 60 credit-hour curriculum
is designed to provide students with the requisite skills and theoretical
knowledge to work in a variety of facilities for young children as a teacher
or director for half-day and full day early childhood centers; a teacher's
assistant in academic at-risk, special needs and public school classrooms;
resource and referral agencies; before/after school care, recreational
programs and related settings.
| Required General
Education Courses: |
| ENG 101 |
Composition |
3 |
| ENG 103 |
Technical and Report Writing
or |
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| SPE 101 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
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3 |
| Humanities elective(1) |
3 |
| Mathematics(4) |
3 |
| Natural Science
elective(2) |
3 |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology
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3
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| Required Core
Courses: |
| CCA 101 |
Introduction to Early Childhood
Education |
3 |
| CCA 102 |
Child Development I |
3 |
| CCA 103 |
Child Development II |
3 |
| CCA 115 |
Principles of Early Childhood
Curriculum |
3 |
| CCA 209 |
Language Development and
Activities for the Young Child |
3 |
| CCA 210 |
Creative Activities for the
Young Child or |
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| CCA 230 |
Movement and Rhythms for
the Young Child |
3 |
| CCA 221 |
Math and Science for the
Young Child |
3 |
| CCA 219 |
Psychology of Exceptional
Children or |
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| CCA 223 |
Exceptional Child in Early
Childhood Programs |
3 |
| CCA 226 |
Observation and Guidance
of the Young Child |
3 |
| CCA 250 |
Health, Nutrition and Safety
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3
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| CCA 252 |
Child-Family-Community |
3 |
| CCA 291 |
Early Childhood Practicum
I |
3 |
| CCA 292 |
Early Childhood Practicum
II |
3 |
| CCA Electives(3)
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3 |
| Elective:
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| CCA 100 |
Early Childhood Career Exploration
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1 |
- Humanities elective: ART 105, HST 210, HUM 110, LIT 219, MUS 103,
MUS 104, PHI 115, SGN 101, SPE 111.
- Natural Science elective: BIO 101 or BIO 103.
- CCA electives: Any CCA course including CCA 140, CCA 143, CCA 144,
CCA 146, CCA 149, CCA 151, CCA 152, CCA 153, CCA 154, CCA 155 or CCA
156.
- A competency test, available in the testing office, may be utilized
to meet the mathematics elective requirement. Students in this program
who utilize the competency test to meet the mathematics requirement
must complete SOC 101 in order to have the 60 semester hours required
for this degree.
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