Early Childhood Development (EDT)
2019-2020 Education Pathway
Associate in Arts, STEM and Education Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| ECE110 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
| SOC106, SOC128, or ANT102 | 3 |
LS-Elective
| Laboratory Science Elective | 4 |
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
SCI-ELECTIVE
| Science Elective | 3 |
| ECE101 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECE105 | Using the Expressive arts With Young Children | 3 |
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| HIS103 | United States History 1 | 3 |
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| HIS131 | World History 1 | 3 |
| MAT144 | Math for Elementary School Teachers: Numeracy and Algebraic Reasoning | 3 |
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| ECE203 | Planning Programs for Young Children | 3 |
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| HIS104 | United States History 2 | 3 |
| OR | |
| HIS132 | World History 2 | 3 |
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LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| MAT146 | Math for Elementary School Teachers: Data Analysis, Geometry and Measurement | 3 |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| ECE204 | Children With Special Needs | 3 |
| ECE261 | Early Childhood Practicum | 3 |
LIT202-216
| Advanced Literature Elective 1 | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Program Notes
- Open admissions
- Eligible North Shore Promise program
- Mass Transfer program
- CORI/SORI check required
- Some placements may require updated physicals and immunization records
- Day program
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
Advising Notes
- This transfer program is intended for students who would like a career in education focusing on teaching or working with PreK-2nd grade children in public school settings. Completion of the program will enable students to transfer to a four year institution leading to licensure for teaching PreK-2 in public school settings. Check your receiving institution to determine best credit options.
- This transfer program is intended for students who would like a career focusing on teaching or working with PreK – 2nd grade children in public school settings. Completion of this program will enable students to transfer to a four year institution leading to licensure for teaching PreK-2 in public school settings.
Check your receiving institution to determine best credit options.
Students are encouraged to work with a faculty advisor. Courses are listed in the recommended order that you should take them. Taking your math and science courses as early as possible is strongly recommended.
- Students are required to take
ECE101 - Child Growth, ECE110 - Foundations,
ECE105 - Using the Expressive Arts and
ECE203 - Planning Programs before taking
ECE261 - Early Childhood Practicum (ECE203 can be taken before or concurrently with ECE261).
ECE261 - Early Childhood Practicum (offered only in the spring semester) requires student teaching placements three mornings a week, typically from 8:00 am – 12 noon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. The seminar for this course meets on Wednesdays from 2:30 – 4:30 pm.
- The recommended courses listed above are designed upon degree completion to enable a student to be eligible to transfer to a four year college or university to pursue a PK-2nd grade program, leading to preparation for PK-2nd grade licensure to teach in PK-2nd grade in public school settings. Check your receiving institution to determine best credit options.
- Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
- Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
- If you intend to graduate with an associate degree in two years, you should enroll in at least 15 credits if taking only fall/spring courses.
- Completing 30 credits each year helps students stay on track to timely graduation.
- Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
- All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.