Mott CCEarly Childhood Education
Associate in Applied Science
This program is competency based and focuses on the NAEYC Standards for Associate Degree Programs. Students who have an AAS Early Childhood Education degree are eligible for positions as classroom assistants in Head Start and Great Start School Readiness classrooms, child care center staff, family child care providers; workers in before/after school programs and various other agencies.
A current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance form must be obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services prior to and presented in the first class meeting of all ECE classes. A copy must be on file in the Fine Arts/Social Sciences division office, MMB 2005 and updated annually.
Earn this degree entirely online!
For more information contact:
becky.garske@mcc.edu or katie.kiacz@mcc.edu.
Program Requirements
Students must earn a minimum of 2.0 in all ECE occupational specialty courses and earn a minimum of 3.0 in ECED 205 Field Work to meet graduation requirements. Students who are planning to transfer to a bachelor program may need to meet higher grade requirements for transferability. Please check the transfer guide for the institution to which you are transferring for more information.
Career Possibilities
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Program Information
This program is competency based and focuses on the NAEYC Standards for Associate Degree Programs and requires a total of 335 hours of practicum experience completed in an approved licensed program.
Accreditation (NAEYC)
MCC's Early Childhood Education Program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Our current accreditation runs through Spring 2019.
For more information about NAEYC's accreditation process, please visit the NAEYC website.
Degree Information
Credit Hours: 62
Contact Hours: 69 / 70
Recommended Math Pathway: MATH-120 or MATH-210
Writing Requirements: ENGL-101 and ENGL-102
Degree Pathway
| Course Name | Course Notes | Credit Hours |
Contact Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year One | |||
| Fall | |||
|
3 | 3 | |
|
4 | 4 | |
|
4 | 5 | |
|
1 | 1 | |
|
3 | 3 | |
|
3 | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 / 15 | |
| Year One | |||
| Winter | |||
|
3 | 3 | |
|
3 | 3 | |
|
4 | 6 | |
|
3 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 15 | |
| Year One | |||
| Spring / Summer | |||
|
* | 3 | 3 |
|
* | 3 | 3 |
|
^ | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 11 | |
| Year Two | |||
| Fall | |||
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 15 | |
| Year Two | |||
| Winter | |||
| 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 14 | |
| Notes | |||
| * Spring Only | |||
| ^ Course meets over Spring and Summer | |||
