Early Childhood Care and Education Associate of Applied Science Degree

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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).

Curriculum

General Education Core (18 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts/Communication (6 Credits)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

Select ONE course below:

ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

PSYC 1101

Introductory Psychology

Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose ONE course below.) (3 Credits)

MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1103	Quan. Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE course below.) (3 Credits)

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
RELG 1101	World Religions	3

Elective: General Education (Choose ONE course below.) (3 Credits)

ECON 1101	Principles of Economics	3
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
	And
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1

BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
	And
BIOL 1112L	Biology Lab II	1

CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	And
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab 1	1

CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
	And
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry Lab II	1

MATH 1113	Precalculus	3
MATH 1127	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1131	Calculus	4
MATH 1132	Calculus II	4

PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
	And
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1

PHYS 1111	Introductory Physics I	3
	And
PHYS 1111L	Introductory Physics Lab I	1

PHYS 1112	Introductory Physics II	3
	And
PHYS 1112L	Introductory Physics Lab II	1

Occupational Courses (48 Credits)

Required Courses: (42 Credits)

COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ECCE 1101	Introduction to ECCE	3
ECCE 1103	Child Growth and Development	3
ECCE 1105	Health, Safety and Nutrition	3
ECCE 1112	Curriculum and Assessment	3
ECCE 1113	Creative Activities for Child	3
ECCE 1121	EarlyChildhoodCare&Ed Practicu	3
ECCE 2115	Language and Literacy	3
ECCE 2116	Math and Science	3
ECCE 2201	Exceptionalities	3
ECCE 2202	Social Issues&Family Involveme	3
ECCE 2203	Guidance and Classroom Mgmt	3
ECCE 2245	Internship I	6

Occupational Electives: (Choose six credit hours below.) (6 Credits)

ECCE 2246	Internship II	6
ECCE 2310	Paraprofess Methods&Materials	3
ECCE 2312	Paraprofessional Role&Practice	3
ECCE 2320	Program Admin&Facility Manage	3
ECCE 2322	Personnel Management	3
ECCE 2330	Infant/Toddler Development	3
ECCE 2332	Infant/Toddler Group Care&Curr	3
ECCE 2340	Family Child Care Program Management	3
ECCE 2342	Family Child Care Business Management	3
ECCE 2350	Early Adolescent Development	3
ECCE 2352	Design Prog&environ School Age	3
ECCE 2360	Classroom Strategies for Excep	3
ECCE 2362	Exploring Your Role in Excepti	3
ECCE 2370	Visual Arts Integration	3
ECCE 2372	Music and Movement Integration	3
ECCE 2374	Drama Integration	3
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3
ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
	And
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1

BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
	And
BIOL 1112L	Biology Lab II	1

CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	And
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab 1	1

CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
	And
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry Lab II	1

PHYS 1111	Introductory Physics I	3
	And
PHYS 1111L	Introductory Physics Lab I	1

PHYS 1112	Introductory Physics II	3
	And
PHYS 1112L	Introductory Physics Lab II	1

Specialization: (Choose ONE course group below.) (6 Credits)

Family Child Care Specialization

ECCE 2340	Family Child Care Program Management	3
ECCE 2342	Family Child Care Business Management	3

Paraprofessional Specialization

ECCE 2310	Paraprofess Methods&Materials	3
ECCE 2312	Paraprofessional Role&Practice	3

Program Administration Specialization

ECCE 2320	Program Admin&Facility Manage	3
ECCE 2322	Personnel Management	3

Infant/Toddler Development Specialization

ECCE 2330	Infant/Toddler Development	3
ECCE 2332	Infant/Toddler Group Care&Curr	3

School Age and Youth Care Specialization

ECCE 2350	Early Adolescent Development	3
ECCE 2352	Design Prog&environ School Age	3

Exceptionalities Specialization

ECCE 2360	Classroom Strategies for Excep	3
ECCE 2362	Exploring Your Role in Excepti	3

Arts Integration Specialization (Choose TWO courses below.)

ECCE 2370	Visual Arts Integration	3
ECCE 2372	Music and Movement Integration	3
ECCE 2374	Drama Integration	3

Total Credit Hours: 72