Early Care and Education (Birth to Second Grade)

Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade Degree

A.A.T. Degree (D,G,W)

The Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade Option combines early childhood curriculum with a focus on preparing students for transfer to a four-year institution. The curriculum consists of a balance between theoretical and practical on-site application in which students apply classroom learning in the field through hands-on experience during laboratory hours in public and private school systems. This curriculum option offers students the opportunity to work toward a four-year degree while preparing for various positions in the field of early childhood.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Implement developmentally appropriate practices based on theories, norms and milestones associated with development in early childhood.
2. Communicate information about student learning and behaviors in a collaborative manner with school, family and community members.
3. Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum for quality infant/toddler, preschool and kindergarten through second grade programs in multicultural settings.
4. Maintain a healthy, safe environment for children by following licensing requirements and legal issues affecting Early Childhood programs.
5. Apply knowledge of the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development of birth to second grade children in a classroom setting.
6. Access and implement educational technology.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

General Education

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
MAT 172	Math for Teachers I: Numbers and Operations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Program/Major Concentration

BIO 140	General Biology	4
ECE 111	Childhood Nutrition and Safety	3
ECE 120	Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood	3
ECE 121	Infant & Toddler Methods & Lab	4
ECE 123	Early Childhood Methods I & Lab	4
ECE 125	Early Childhood Methods II & Lab	4
ECE 127	Childhood Classroom Management	3
ECE 226	Assessment of Young Children	3
EDC 108	Applied Concepts in Educational Technology	3
EDC 125	Child Development	3
EDC 200	Foundations of Literacy	3
EDC 221	Culturally Responsive Practices	3
MAT 173	Math for Teachers II: Rational Numbers and Probability	3
SPE 233	Introduction to Exceptional Learners	3

Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
ENG 101	Composition I	3
ECE 111	Childhood Nutrition and Safety	3
ECE 120	Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood	3
ECE 121	Infant & Toddler Methods & Lab	4
EDC 125	Child Development	3

Semester 2

ENG 102	Composition II	3
EDC 108	Applied Concepts in Educational Technology	3
ECE 123	Early Childhood Methods I & Lab	4
ECE 127	Childhood Classroom Management	3
MAT 172	Math for Teachers I: Numbers and Operations	3

Semester 3

PSY 121	General Psychology	3
ECE 125	Early Childhood Methods II & Lab	4
EDC 200	Foundations of Literacy	3
EDC 221	Culturally Responsive Practices	3
MAT 173	Math for Teachers II: Rational Numbers and Probability	3

Semester 4

BIO 140	General Biology	4
ECE 226	Assessment of Young Children	3
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
SPE 233	Introduction to Exceptional Learners	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 62 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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