Education - Early Childhood
ECC’s early childhood education programs prepare students to work as child care workers or child care directors. The Associate of Applied Science degree in education/early childhood education is approved for the Gateways for Illinois Director Credential Level 1, Infant/Toddler Credential, the ECE Credential Levels 2-4, and the ESL/Bilingual Credential. This means the college is entitled to offer the courses approved by the Gateways to Opportunity Illinois Professional Development System. Students in the early childhood education program will gain the skills and knowledge to work with children ages 0-8 in a variety of settings.
Courses
- BUS 101 — Business Communications I (3) (3,0)
- BUS 120 — Business Mathematics (3) (3,0)
- BUS 142 — Business Communications II (3) (3,0)
- CMS 101 — Fundamentals of Speech (3) (3,0)
- ECE 100 — Health,Safety,Nutrition/Young Child (3) (3,0)
- ECE 102 — Introduction to Early Childhood Ed (3) (3,0)
- ECE 104 — Foundations of Early Childhood Educa (3) (3,0)
- ECE 106 — Experiential Learning in ECE (3) (0,15)
- ECE 114 — Infant-Toddler Care (3) (3,0)
- ECE 121 — Math & Science for the Young Child (3) (3,0)
- ECE 124 — Curriculum Planning/Young Child (3) (3,0)
- ECE 150 — Child Guidance Practices I (3) (3,0)
- ECE 174 — Child Growth and Development (3) (3,0)
- ECE 201 — Field Experience I & Seminar (3) (0,10)
- ECE 202 — Field Experience II & Seminar (3) (0,10)
- ECE 215 — Child Care Administration (3) (3,0)
- ECE 220 — Child, Family and Community (3) (3,0)
- ECE 224 — Exceptional Young Children (3) (3,0)
- ECE 226 — Methods of Bilingual & ESL Education (3) (3,0)
- EDN 100 — Introduction to Education (3) (3,0)
- EDN 112 — Technology in Education (3) (3,0)
- EDN 201 — Intro to Cross-Cultural Educ. (3) (3,0)
- ENG 101 — English Composition I (3) (3,0)
- ENG 102 — English Composition II (3) (3,0)
- MTH 104 — General Education Mathematics (3) (4,0)
- MTH 110 — Math for Elementary Teaching I (3) (3,0)
- PSY 100 — Intro to Psychology (3) (3,0)
- SOC 100 — Principles of Sociology (3) (3,0)
- SOC 210 — Marriage and Family (3) (3,0)