| DIVISION: HEALTH AND PUBLIC SERVICES | DEPARTMENT: Early Childhood Education |
| Department Head: JEANNIE PROCTOR | Department Advisors |
Early Childhood Associate
The Early Childhood Associate curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy through middle childhood in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers.
Course work includes childhood growth and development; physical/nutritional needs of children; care and guidance of children; and communication skills with parents and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional and creative development of young children.
Graduates are prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate programs in early childhood settings. Employment opportunities include child development and child care programs, preschools, public and private schools, recreational centers, Head Start Programs, and school age programs.
Semester by Semester Curriculum Plan
| Course Number | Course Title | Contact Hours | Credit Hours |
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First Year
Fall -- 1st Semester | | | |
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| EDU119 | Intro to Early Child Educ | 4 | 4 | | EDU131 | Child, Family, & Commun | 3 | 3 | | EDU144 | Child Development I | 3 | 3 | | EDU146 | Child Guidance | 3 | 3 | | ENG115 | Oral Communication | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Semester Total | | 16 | Spring -- 2nd Semester | | | |
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| EDU145 | Child Development II | 3 | 3 | | EDU151 | Creative Activities | 3 | 3 | | EDU151A | Creative Activities Lab | 2 | 1 | | EDU153 | Health, Safety & Nutrit | 3 | 3
| | EDU271 | Educational Technology | 4 | 3 | | ENG111 | Expository Writing | 3 | 3 | | | Semester Total | | 16 | Summer -- 3rd Semester | | | |
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| HUM115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | 3 | | SOC213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | 3 | | | Semester Total | | 6 | Second Year
Fall -- 4th Semester | | | |
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| EDU214 | Early Child Interm Pract | 10 | 4
| | EDU221 | Children with Exceptional | 3 | 3 | | EDU251 | Exploration Activities | 3 | 3 | | EDU282 | Early Childhood Lit | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Major Elective | | 2 | | | Semester Total | | 15 | Spring -- 5th Semester | | | |
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| EDU259 | Curriculum Planning | 3 | 3
| | EDU280 | Language & Literacy Exp | 3 | 3 | | EDU284 | Early Child Capstone Prac | 10 | 4
| | MAT115 | Mathematical Models | 4 | 3 | | | Major Elective | | 2 | | | Semester Total | | 15 | | | Grand Total | | 68 |
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A natural science or higher level math may be substituted for MAT115
A second English course higher than ENG111 or Communications course may be substituted for ENG115
PSY150, SOC210, SOC220, SOC225, or SOC240 may be substituted for SOC213
HUM110, HUM121, HUM122, HUM230, MUS110, DRA111, or ART111 may be substituted for HUM115
Early Childhood Associate
Additional requirements for this curriculum include two letters of reference, a current, negative tuberculin skin, and a current health questionnaire must be submitted to the department before students may complete any course work involving working with children.
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TERRY MCNEILL