Early Childhood Care/Education Associate of Applied Science Degree EC13

The Early Childhood Care and Education associate of applied science degree program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in the field of early childhood education. The program emphasizes a combination of early childhood care and education theory and practical application as well as general core competencies necessary for successful employment. Graduates have qualifications to be employed in early care and education settings including child care centers, Head Start, Georgia Pre-K programs, and elementary school paraprofessional positions. Graduates of this program will receive one of five areas of specialization: exceptionalities, infant/toddler, program administration, paraprofessional/school age, or family child care.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 236
Writing: 249
QRAS:
(Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics)
245

Curriculum

General Education Core (Required Minimum: 18 Semester Hours)

Area I – Language Arts/Communication (6 Hours)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

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Language Arts/Communication Elective

3

Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics – Select one of the following three Courses

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills/Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1103: 201614

Area IV – Humanities and Fine Arts course

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Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

Elective

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General Core Elective

3

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Occupational Courses

COLL 1010College and Career Success Skills

3

ECCE 1101Intro- Early Childhood Care/Edu

3

ECCE 1103Child Growth and Development

3

ECCE 1105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

ECCE 1112Curriculum and Assessment

3

ECCE 1113Creative Activities- Children

3

ECCE 1121Early Childhood Care Practicum

3

ECCE 2115Language and Literacy

3

ECCE 2116Math and Science

3

ECCE 2201Exceptionalities

3

ECCE 2202Social Issues/Family Involvmnt

3

ECCE 2203Guidance/Classroom Mngment

3

ECCE 2245Early Childhood Care and Education Internship I 13500

6

Select ECCE 2246 or 6 credit hours of guided electives

ECCE 2246Early Childhood Care and Education Internship II 13500

6

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Guided Electives

6

Specialization – Select one of the following three specializations

Paraprofessional Specialization

ECCE 2310Paraprofsnl Methods/Materials

3

ECCE 2312Paraprofsnl Roles/Practices

3

Program Administration Specialization

ECCE 2320Program Admin/Facility Mngmnt

3

ECCE 2322Personnel Management

3

Exceptionalities Specialization

ECCE 2360Classroom Strategies Exc Child

3

ECCE 2362Exploring Exceptional Envir

3

Minimum Length of Program: 5 Term(s)

Total Credit Hours: 72