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2024-2025 Catalog

Education/Early Childhood Education: P: 3, Associate of Arts

Curriculum

Fall (First Year)

ECED100Introduction to Early Childhood Education

2
EDUC240Human Growth and Development

4
ENGL101English Composition I

3
HPED125First Aid/CPR

1
NASD101History of Indians in the United States

3
 
IDST101SKC Seminar

3
OR
ELECTIVENative American Studies General Education Open

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Winter (First Year)

ECED140Positive Guidance and Classroom Management

3
ECED141Positive Guidance Lab

3
MUSC101Music Fundamentals

3
 
ENGL202English Composition II

3
OR
SPCH100Basic Communications

3
 
IDST101SKC Seminar

3
OR
NASL101Basic Salish I

3
OR
NASL111Basic Kootenai I

3
Total Credit Hours:15

MUSC 101: This course may be challenged by passing a ­competency exam

Spring (First Year)

EDUC115Computers in Education

3
ELECTIVEHumanities Intro General Education from List

3
ELECTIVESocial Science General Education from List

5
 
SPCH100Basic Communications

3
OR
ENGL202English Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:14

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

Fall (Second Year)

ECED129Early Childhood Curriculum and Environments I

5
EDUC250Educational Psychology

3
MATH132Mathematics for K-8 Teachers I

5
ELECTIVEECE P:3 Science Elective from list

4
Total Credit Hours:17

Winter (Second Year)

ECED106Early Childhood Curriculum Lab

3
ECED139Early Childhood Curriculum and Environments II

3
ECED209Meeting the Needs of Families

3
MATH133Mathematics for K-8 Teachers II

5
ELECTIVEECE P:3 Science Elective from list

4
Total Credit Hours:18

Note: ECED 106 includes embedded Service Learning requirement

Spring (Second Year)

ECED299Early Childhood Fieldwork and Practicum

4
ECED265Leadership and Professionalism in Early Childhood Education

4
EDUC203Foundations of Education

5
MATH134Mathematics for K-8 Teachers III

5
Total Credit Hours:18

ECE P:3 Science Elective List

ECE P:3 students must take a total of 8 credits (2 courses) from this list. 
SCID233Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 1

4
SCID253Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 2

4
SCID273Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 3

4

Total Credit Hours: 98