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 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| XXXX 0000 | Language Arts/Communication Elective | 3 |
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics – Select one of the following three Courses
Area IV – Humanities and Fine Arts course
| XXXX 0000 | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
Elective
| XXXX 0000 | General Core Elective | 3 |
XXXX 0000 (General Core Elective): Any 1101 or higher
Occupational Courses
Select ECCE 2246 or 6 credit hours of guided electives
| ECCE 2246 | Early Childhood Care and Education Internship II 13500 | 6 |
| XXXX 0000 | Guided Electives | 6 |
Specialization – Select one of the following three specializations
Paraprofessional Specialization
Program Administration Specialization
Exceptionalities Specialization
Minimum Length of Program: 5 Term(s)
Total Credit Hours: 72