MCC :: Early Childhood Education - Associate in Applied Science

Early Childhood Education
Associate in Applied Science

This program guide lists the current requirements for this degree. See bottom of page for a link to previous versions of this program guide.

Social Sciences Division
Office: Mott Memorial Building MMB2005
Phone: (810) 762-0332

This program is competency based and focuses on the NAEYC Standards for Associate Degree Programs. Students who are taking Early Childhood Education courses are eligible for positions as child care center and family child care providers; workers in before and after school programs; staff in Head Start classroom and various other agencies. A current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance must be obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services prior to the first class meeting of all ECE classes. A copy must be on file in the Social Science Office, MMB 2005 and updated yearly. In addition, students must earn a minimum of 2.0 in all ECE occupational specialty courses and earn a minimum of 3.0 in ECED 205 to meet graduation requirements.


In addition to the requirement that program graduates must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher, the occupational specialty and related courses listed below must each be passed with a 2.0 or higher, and ECED 205, the final program practicum course must be passed with a 3.0 or higher to earn an Associate Degree in Applied Science from the Early Childhood Education Program.


Occupational Specialty Courses
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		ECED-100	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3	3
		ECED-101	Infant & Toddler Developmental Education	3	3
		ECED-102	Preschool Development and Education	3	3
		ECED-103	Professional Ethics Early Childhood Educ	1	1
		ECED-105	School Age Development and Education	3	3
		ECED-200	Early Childhood Learning Environments	3	3
		ECED-201	Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood	4	6
		ECED-203	Learning Environments-Infants & Toddlers Toddlers	3	3
		ECES-204	Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for The Special Needs Child	3	3
		ECED-205	Field Work	4	4
Group Total				30	32

Related Requirement Courses
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		ENGL-102	English Composition II	3	3
		PSYC-184	Exceptional People	3	3
		PSYC-281	General Psychology	3	3
Group Total				9	9

Recommended Elective Courses
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		ECED-190	Literacy and Numeracy	3	3
		ECED-199	Guidance and Discipline	3	3
		ECEN-126	Games, Activities & Nutrition for Children	3	3
		PSYC-280	General Psychology Laboratory	1	3
Group Total				As needed

General Education Requirements (minimum of 18 credits required)
English Composition (3 credits)
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		ENGL-101	English Composition I	3	3
Humanities (3 credits)
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		COMM-131	Fundamentals of Communication	3	3
Social Science (3 credits)
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
		SOCY-193	Marriage and the Family	3	3
Mathematics (3-4 credits)
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
			Test out by placing into MATH 120 or higher on the MCC Placement Test
	or	MATH-110	Beginning Algebra	4	4
Additional General Education Credits to Fulfill General Education Requirements
note		course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
			Credits should be selected according to your degree program from Humanities, Social Science, Math, Natural Science, and Information Technology
Group Total				18	18

				Credit Hours	Contact Hours
			PROGRAM TOTAL:	62	62


Please see the Archive Program Guide Page to view previous guides for this program.	TOP

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