EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

TEACHER ASSOCIATE

 

CREDENTIAL A.A.S.                           CODE A5522B

 

Teacher Associate is a concentration under the curriculum title of Early Childhood Education. This curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy through middle childhood 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 parents 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 child care programs, preschools, public and private schools, recreational centers, Head Start Programs, and school-age programs.

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

TEACHER ASSOCIATE CURRICULUM

 

                                  Hours Per Week

Course Prefix, No., and Title                                             Class       Lab       Clinical     Credit

Fall Semester – 1^st Year

ACA 111   College Student Success                     1       0          0          1

ENG 111   Expository Writing                              3       0          0          3

(Prereq ENG 090 and Red 090 or ENG 095)

EDU 119   Intro to Early Child Educ                    4       0          0          4

     OR

EDU 111   Early Child Cred I                              2       0          0          2

   AND

EDU 112   Early Child Cred II                             2       0          0          2

     OR       

EDU 113   Family/Early Child Cred                     2       0          0          2

EDU 144   Child Development I                          3       0          0          3

   OR

PSY 244    Child Development I                          3       0          0          3

EDU 146   Child Guidance                                  3       0          0          3

PSY 150    General Psychology                            3       0          0          3

                                                                                                     17       0              0              17

Spring Semester – 1^st year

ENG 115   Oral Communications                        3       0          0          3

EDU 145   Child Development II                         3       0          0          3

     OR

PSY 245    Child Development II                         3       0          0          3

EDU 118   Teach Assoc Princ & Prac           3    0       0          3

EDU 151   Creative Activities                              3       0          0          3

EDU 235   School-Age Dev & Program              2       0          0          2

EDU 153   Health, Safety, & Nutrition           3    0       0          3

                                                                            17     0           0          17

 

Summer Session – 1^st Year

CIS 113     Computer Basics                               0       2          0          1

EDU 131   Child, Family & Commun            3    0       0          3

                                                                           3       2          0          4

 

Fall Semester – 2^nd Year

MAT 115   Mathematical Models                        2       2          0          3

     OR        (Prereq MAT 070)

MAT 140   Survey of Mathematics                      3       0          0          3

                  (Prereq MAT 070)

EDU 221   Children with Sp Needs                     3       0          0          3

                  (Prereq EDU 144 & EDU 145 or PSY 244 & PSY 245)

EDU 259   Curriculum Planning                           3       0          0          3

                  (Prereq EDU 112 or EDU 113 or EDU 119)

EDU 186   Reading & Writing Methods              3       0          0          3

HEA 112   First Aid & CPR                               1       2          0          2

EDU 271   Educational Technology                     2       2          0          3

COE 111   Co-op Work Experience I                0        0          10        1

                                                                  14-15         4-6       10        18

 

Spring Semester – 2^nd Year

COE 121   Co-op Work Experience II          0   0        10        1

EDU 285   Internship Exp-School Age          1    0       0          1

EDU 252   Math & Science Activities            3    0       0          3

EDU 252AMath & Science Act Lab                   0       2          0          1

EDU 216   Foundations of Educ                          3       2          0          4

EDU 275   Effective Teacher Training            2    0       0          2

EDU 280   Lang & Literacy Exp                         3       0          0          3

ELECTIVE**Humanities/Fine Arts                      3       0          0          3

                                                                           15     4           10        18

 

** See General Education Electives on pages 143-146.

 

SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE

            GENERAL EDUCATION       14

            MAJOR COURSES                 57

            OTHER RELATED COURSES    03

                TOTAL CREDIT HOURS   74

 

Specific courses within the above categories may be identified by the Vice-President of Instruction. Expected program and course competencies are maintained by the respective instructors of specific courses.

 

NOTE: The above curriculum outline is intended as a guide only. The sequence of course offerings is subject to change at the discretion of the administration.