2020-2021 Catalog

Early Childhood Education, Associate of Arts

Curriculum

Fall (First Year)

ECED100Introduction to Early Childhood Education

2

ECED111Safety, Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education

2

ENGL101English Composition I

3

HPED125First Aid/CPR

1

IDST101SKC Seminar

3

ELECTIVENASL Elective I

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Winter (First Year)

ECED140Positive Guidance and Classroom Management

3

ECED141Positive Guidance Lab

3

ECED230Infant Toddler Caregiving

3

ELECTIVENASL Elective II

3

ENGL202English Composition II

3

OR

SPCH100Basic Communications

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring (First Year)

ECED235Infant Toddler Caregiving II

3

NASD101History of Indians in the United States

3

 

ENGL202English Composition II

3

OR

SPCH100Basic Communications

3

 

ELECTIVENASL Elective III

3

ELECTIVEHumanities Intro General Education from List

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Fall (Second Year)

ECED129Early Childhood Curriculum and Environments I

5

EDUC240Human Growth and Development

4

MATH132Mathematics for K-8 Teachers I

5

SCID233Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 1

4

Total Credit Hours:18

Winter (Second Year)

ECED139Early Childhood Curriculum and Environments II

3

ECED209Meeting the Needs of Families

3

ECED106Early Childhood Curriculum Lab

3

MUSC101Music Fundamentals

3

ELECTIVESocial Science General Education from List

5

Total Credit Hours:17

ECED 106: (embed service learning)

Spring (Second Year)

ECED265Leadership and Professionalism in Early Childhood Education

4

ECED298Early Childhood Practicum

6

EDUC115Computers in Education

3

ELECTIVEFine Arts Humanities General Education from List

3

Total Credit Hours:16

EDUC 115: This course may be challenged by passing a ­computer competency exam

Total Credit Hours: 95