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2019-2020 Catalog SVC 
    
2019-2020 Catalog SVC [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education, AAS


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This degree is designed for students who are preparing to enter a career field in early childhood education and is not intended for transfer to a baccalaureate program. The degree includes the state certificates necessary for employment; including the Initial Certificate, Short Certificate, and the One-Year Certificate. This system provides a career pathway for both new students and those currently working in the field. This degree meets the requirements of employers, especially  federal Head Start programs and the state sponsored preschool program (ECEAP) for early childhood positions requiring a two-year ECED degree.

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β Accepted academic electives include: ART& 100 , ART 142 , ART 143 , ART 144 ; ASTR& 101 ; BIOL& 100 , BIOL 105 , BIOL 133 ; EASC 102 , EASC 111 ; GEOL& 101 , GEOL& 110 , GEOL& 208 ; MUSC 100 , MUSC 127 ; MUSC& 141 ; NASC 100 ; NUTR& 101 OCEA& 101 ; PHYS 111 . For a complete course list, please see the department chair.

∞ Specialization, choose one 3-credit class from the following: ECED& 132 , ECED& 134 , ECED& 138 ECED& 139 , or ECED& 170 .

# Electives (total of 9 credits).

† Students who do not receive an appropriate test score will require additional coursework to develop necessary skills for entry into class. 

ECED& 120  may be taken any time after the second quarter of the two-year process. 

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