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Early Childhood Education - Birth-Kindergarten Licensure Transfer (A55220L)
The Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from birth through eight in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers.
Course work includes child growth and development, physical/nutritional needs of children, care and guidance of children, and communication skills with families and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, and creative development of young children.
Graduates are prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate programs in early childhood settings. Employment opportunities include child development and childcare programs, preschools, public and private schools, recreational centers, Head Start Programs, and school-age programs.
This is a 2-year degree that transfers to any NC state 4-year university that offers a bachelor's degree in "Birth through Kindergarten". Students who choose this degree pathway plan to become a licensed teacher.
*This degree is required to be the lead preschool teacher in the public schools or a Kindergarten teacher. If students want to teach a grade higher than kindergarten, an additional Praxis exam would be required.
Associate in Applied Science Degree Program
Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
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First Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
ACA-115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
EDU-119 | Intro to Early Child Educ | 4 | 0 | 4 |
EDU-144 | Child Development I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-151 | Creative Activities | 3 | 0 | 3 |
PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
*** | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 16 | 2 | 17 | |
Second Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
EDU-145 | Child Development II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-146 | Child Guidance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-153 | Health, Safety and Nutrition | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-234 | Infants, Toddlers, and Twos | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MAT-143 | Quantitative Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 14 | 2 | 15 | |
Third Semester (Summer) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
BIO-110 or | Principles of Biology or | |||
General Biology I
|
3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
*** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 9 | 3 | 10 | |
Fourth Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
EDU-131 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-216 | Foundations of Education | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-280 | Language/Literacy Experiences | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENG-112 or | Writing/Research in the Disc or | |||
Prof Research & Reporting
|
3 | 0 | 3 | |
*** | Natural Science Elective | 2-4 | 0-3 | 4 |
Credit Hours | 14-16 | 0-3 | 16 | |
Fifth Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
COM-231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-221 | Children With Exceptionalities | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-250 | Teacher Licensure Preparation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
EDU-284 | Early Child Capstone Prac | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Credit Hours | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 71 | |||
Social/Behavioral Science Elective list: | Class | Lab | Credit | |
ECO-251 | Prin of Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ECO-252 | Prin of Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HIS-111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HIS-112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HIS-131 | American History I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HIS-132 | American History II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
POL-120 | American Government | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SOC-210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Natural Science Elective list: | Class | Lab | Credit | |
AST*** | AST-111 and AST-111A | 3 | 2 | 4 |
CHM-151 | General Chemistry I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
GEL-111 | Geology | 3 | 2 | 4 |
PHY*** | PHY-110 and PHY-110A | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective list: | Class | Lab | Credit | |
ART-111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ART-114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ART-115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MUS-110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MUS-112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | 0 | 3 |
PHI-215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | 0 | 3 |
PHI-240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Professor Susan Wright, Early Childhood Education Coordinator
231 Van Dusen Hall
910.246.5360
wrightsu@sandhills.edu