Early Childhood Education A.A.S.
Graduates of this program are eligible to work as group teachers in child care centers, early intervention programs, as family or community workers, and in other child and family programs. With 60 college credits students can apply for a Substitute Teacher's Certificate for New Jersey public schools. Many school districts now require that teacher assistants and paraprofessionals hold an Associate Degree. All of the General Education and Liberal Arts course work and six credits of ECE/EDU/SED classes are applicable and transferable to many teacher education programs at four-year colleges.
Courses
- BIO100 — General Biology
- CDI100 — Infant/Toddler CDA Workshop I
- CDI110 — Infant/Toddler CDA Wksp II
- CDI120 — Field Exp Infant/Toddler Set
- CDP100 — Preschool CDA Workshop
- CDP110 — Preschool CDA Workshop II
- CDP120 — Field Experience in Preschool
- CSC100 — Intro to Computers & Computing
- CSS100 — College Student Success
- ECE201 — Intro to Early Childhood Educ
- ECE211 — Early Childhood Curriculum
- ECE214 — Guiding Young Child's Behavior
- ECE215 — Emerging Literacy
- ECE216 — Clinical Observations
- ECE230 — Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- ENG101 — College Composition I
- ENG102 — College Comp II
- ENG112 — Speech
- INTD235 — Exploring Multicultural Studie
- INTD250 — The Child, Family & Community
- LIT209 — Children's Literature
- MAT100 — College Algebra
- MAT123 — Mathematics for Liberal Arts
- PSY101 — Introduction to Psychology
- PSY211 — Developmental Psychology I
- SED235 — Young Children W/ Special Need
- SED290 — Inclusive Teaching & Learning
- SOC101 — Introduction to Sociology
- SOC260 — Race & Ethnic Relations