FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
ENG-098 | Communications I ORENG-098Students will learn the principles of communications by listening, speaking, and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication skills related to the demands of the student's career area.
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ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway * ORENG-119Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
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ENG-120 | Composition I *ENG-120Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
| 3.0 |
ECE-100 | Intro to Early Childhood Educ ECE-100This course focuses on an overview of early childhood care and education that includes basic values, professional disposition, program operation, historical influences, assessment, and structure. Includes 20 hours of practicum.
| 3.0 |
ECE-110 | Child Behavior Management ECE-110This course focuses on the use of positive redirective techniques in shaping behavior so children can learn self discipline and self control. Observation of discipline problems and analyzation of procedures are required of the student.
| 3.0 |
BIO-120 | Natural Science ORBIO-120Designed to give practical science experience to students of child care, elementary and special education. Application of course content involved many activities that can be utilized in child care and elementary school settings.
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BIO-100 | Bio Science I BIO-100This course provides an introduction to the fundamental processes and structures common to all living things along with their applications to society.
| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
ECE-081 | Early Childhood Clinical ECE-081This course provides students experience in preparing and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Students gain understanding of classroom management techniques and areas of focus when planning. The course includes 30 hours of practical experience in an approved child care facility.
| 1.0 |
ART-165 | Fundamentals of Art ORART-165A comprehensive overview of vocabulary and theories involving the elements and principles of design used in creating visual art with a studio experience geared to students pursuing a child care or elementary education degree.
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ART-250 | Understanding Art ORART-250A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms.
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MUS-229 | Understanding Music MUS-229A survey of the musical forms and styles associated with classical music, focusing on representative musical masterworks and their composers. This music is presented in both a historical and a cultural framework.
| 3.0 |
EDU-190 | Introduction/Special Education EDU-190This course is designed to introduce the student to the study of exceptional children, including a survey of the child's developmental traits and examination of appropriate intervention techniques.
| 3.0 |
PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing Concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology.
| 3.0 |
SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 |
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| 2.0 |
Semester Totals |
15.0 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
ECE-095 | Creative Activities/Children ECE-095This course provides students an understanding of the value of and practical experience in preparing creative activities and experiences for children. The student is given many opportunities to explore, develop, and appreciate various types of creative media for preschool children.
| 4.0 |
ECE-051 | Infant/Toddler Environment ECE-051This courses emphasizes the characteristics of high quality infant/toddler caregivers, curriculum, indoor/outdoor space and play equipment/toys vital for developmental learning. Course requirements include 20 hours of hands-on practicum in a community setting.
| 3.0 |
SOC-280 | Introduction to Sociology SOC-280Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance.
| 3.0 |
PSY-274 | Child Development PSY-274Study of theories and research methods used to study development, from conception to adolescence. Topics include physical, sensory and perceptual, cognitive, language, emotional, social, and gender development, as well as family, peer, and institutional influences on development.
| 3.0 |
ECE-102 | Health/Safety/Nutri/Yng Child ECE-102This course focuses on the health, safety, and nutritional needs of children in group settings as well as the personal health of the individual. Emphasis is placed on preventive health through education and the development of healthy habits.
| 3.0 |
HED-178 | Responding to Emergencies HED-178The purpose of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergency course is to provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life.
| 2.0 |
Semester Totals | 18.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
ECE-083 | Instructional Methods ECE-083This course enables students to do total program planning consistent with the developmental needs of children.
| 3.0 |
ECE-087 | Organization/Mgt of Preschools ECE-087This course focuses on state rules and regulations for operating a licensed child care facility. Room layout of an efficient facility, arrangement of outside playground areas, and the selection of furniture and equipment will also be discussed.
| 3.0 |
PED-172 | Bsc Act Elem/Sec Child PED-172Focuses on games and activities for elementary and secondary level including body mechanics, basic exercises and rhythms. Includes team games for secondary level.
| 2.0 |
ECE-120 | Field Experience Seminar (Module 2) *ECE-120This course prepares the student for the Field Experience practicum (ECE125) and includes preparation of credentials for seeking employment.
| 1.0 |
EDU-103 | Teaching/Learning W/Technology EDU-103This course features practical ways to use various types of technology for the K-12 classroom teacher. This is a basic course in microcomputers, their operation, and utilization in K-12 classrooms. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
ECE-125 | Field Experience *ECE-125Supervised practicum designed for Early Childhood and Child & Family Services and Paraprofessional Education majors to provide on-the-job experience. Practicum will include application of: program and classroom management skills, managing daily routines, curriculum development, agency policies and regulations, and enhancement of family involvement.
| 4.0 |
Semester Totals |
16.0 |
Total Program Hours | 64.0 |