Early Childhood Education - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
The Early Childhood Education Associate of Applied Science prepares students with a strong emphasis in the theories, curriculum goals, and developmentally appropriate teaching and guidance strategies necessary to lead an early childhood classroom program or to work as a paraprofessional in public schools.
Courses
- BA 104 — Business Math (4 Credits)
- ED 103 — Outdoor Teacher Training (1 Credit)
- ED 112 — Children's Lit & Curriculum (3 Credits)
- ED 113 — Introduction to Finding Information in Education (1 Credit)
- ED 114 — Mathematics for Early Learning Educators (4 Credits)
- ED 140 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education (4 Credits)
- ED 141 — Youth Mentoring and Advocacy (3 Credits)
- ED 150 — Environments & Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (4 Credits)
- ED 151 — Observation & Guidance in Early Childhood Education Learning (4 Credits)
- ED 152 — Family, School and Community Relationships in ECE (3 Credits)
- ED 172 — Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- ED 173 — Movement, Music and the Arts in Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- ED 174 — Math, Science, and Technology in Early Childhood Education (3 Credits)
- ED 176 — Supporting Social, Emotional, and Mental Health in Early Childhood (3 Credits)
- ED 180 — Co-op Work Experience ECE: Education Theory in Action (1 Credit)
- ED 195 — Early Childhood Education/Education Conference (1 Credit)
- ED 196 — Communication and Collaboration in Early Childhood Education (4 Credits)
- ED 216 — Foundations of Education (3 Credits)
- ED 219 — Multicultural Issues in Education Settings (3 Credits)
- ED 224 — Anti-Bias Curriculum in Education (4 Credits)
- ED 235 — Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age (3 Credits)
- ED 240 — Purposeful Learning and Active Exploration through Play (4 Credits)
- ED 243 — Nutrition, Health and Safety for Young Children (3 Credits)
- ED 245 — Trauma Sensitive Classrooms (3 Credits)
- ED 250 — Advanced Curriculum Development & Teaching Methods in Early Childhood (4 Credits)
- ED 253 — Learning Across the Lifespan (3 Credits)
- ED 265 — Children at Risk (3 Credits)
- ED 269 — Overview of Special Education (3 Credits)
- ED 280A — Early Childhood Education Practicum I (3 Credits)
- ED 280B — Early Childhood Education Practicum II (3 Credits)
- ED 290 — English Language Development in the Primary Classroom (4 Credits)
- ENG 221 — Introduction to Children's Literature (4 Credits)
- FN 225 — Human Nutrition (4 Credits)
- HHP 266 — Nutrition for Health (3 Credits)
- LIB 100 — Introduction to Finding Information (1 Credit)
- MTH 105Z — Math in Society (4 Credits)
- PSY 201Z — Introduction to Psychology I (4 Credits)
- PSY 215 — Developmental Psychology (4 Credits)
- SOC 204Z — Introduction to Sociology (4 Credits)
- WR 121Z — Composition I (4 Credits)
- WR 122Z — Composition II (4 Credits)
- WR 227Z — Technical Writing (4 Credits)