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Early Childhood Care and Education

Early Childhood Care and Education Curriculum Outline

Diploma Program (Major Code: ECC2)
Credit Required for Graduation: 53 semester credit hours
Credits
General Core 8
   EMPL 1000 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development 2
  OR    
   PSYC 1010 Basic Psychology 3
   ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I 3
   MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 3
 
Early Childhood Care and Education Major 45
   COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
*  ECCE 1101 Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education 3
*  ECCE 1103 Child Growth and Development 3
*  ECCE 1105 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3
*  ECCE 1112 Curriculum and Assessment 3
   ECCE 1113 Creative Activities for Children 3
*  ECCE 1121 Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum 3
   ECCE 2115 Language and Literacy 3
   ECCE 2116 Math and Science 3
   ECCE 2202 Social Issues and Family Involvement 3
   ECCE 2203 Guidance and Classroom Management 3
*  ECCE 2240 Early Childhood Care and Education Internship 12

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.

Early Childhood Care and Education Curriculum Outline

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program (Major Code: EC13)
Credit Required for Graduation: 72 semester credit hours
Credits
General Education 18
Area I: Language Arts and Communications 6
   ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
Student must choose from the following courses:
   ENGL 1102 Literature and Composition 3
   SPCH 1101 Public Speaking 3
Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
   PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology 3
Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
   MATH 1100 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning 3
   MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling 3
   MATH 1111 College Algebra 3
   MATH 1127 Introduction to Statistics 3
Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts 3
Students must choose from the following courses:
   ARTS 1101 Art Appreciation 3
   ENGL 2130 American Literature 3
   ENGL 2310 English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 3
   HUMN 1101 Introduction to Humanities 3
   MUSC 1101 Music Appreciation 3
General Education Electives 3
Students may choose a course from Area III, Area IV, Language Arts and Communication, or from the following list:
   BIOL 1111 Biology I 3
  AND    
   BIOL 1111L Biology I Lab 1
   BIOL 1112 Biology II 3
  AND    
   BIOL 1112L Biology II Lab 1
   CHEM 1151 Survey of Inorganic Chemistry 3
   CHEM 1151L Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1
   CHEM 1211 Chemistry I 3
  AND    
   CHEM 1211L Chemistry I Lab 1
   CHEM 1212 Chemistry II 3
  AND    
   CHEM 1212L Chemistry II Lab 1
   ECON 2105 Macroeconomics 3
   ECON 2106 Microeconomics 3
   HIST 1111 World History I 3
   HIST 1112 World History II 3
   HIST 2111 U.S. History I 3
   HIST 2112 U.S. History II 3
   MATH 1112 College Trigonometry 3
   MATH 1113 Precalculus 3
   PHYS 1110 Conceptual Physics 3
  AND    
   PHYS 1110L Conceptual Physics Lab 1
   POLS 1101 American Government 3
   SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology 3
 
Early Childhood Care and Education Major 54
   COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
*  ECCE 1101 Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education 3
*  ECCE 1103 Child Growth and Development 3
*  ECCE 1105 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3
*  ECCE 1112 Curriculum and Assessment 3
   ECCE 1113 Creative Activities for Children 3
*  ECCE 1121 Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum 3
   ECCE 2115 Language and Literacy 3
   ECCE 2116 Math and Science 3
   ECCE 2201 Exceptionalities 3
   ECCE 2202 Social Issues and Family Involvement 3
   ECCE 2203 Guidance and Classroom Management 3
*  ECCE 2240 Early Childhood Care and Education Internship 12
   ECCE 2310 Paraprofessional Methods and Materials 3
   ECCE 2312 Paraprofessional Roles and Practices 3
  OR    
   ECCE 2360 Classroom Strategies for Exceptional Children 3
   ECCE 2362 Exploring Your Role in the Exceptional Environment 3

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.

Associate of Applied Science Degree students can select to take either ECCE 2310 & ECCE 2312 OR ECCE 2360 & ECCE 2362

Early Childhood Care and Education Basics Curriculum Outline

Technical Certificate of Credit (Major Code: EC31)
Credit Required for Graduation: 9 semester credit hours
Credits
Technical Certificate 9
*  ECCE 1101 Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education 3
*  ECCE 1103 Child Growth and Development 3
*  ECCE 1105 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.