The Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood
Education is structured to provide a seamless acquisition of academic
requirements for various career levels in occupations related to child
care and early childhood education in the public and private sectors.
The early childhood education courses provide the academic requirements
for meeting assessment guidelines for the Child Development Associate (CDA)
credential. The general education courses meet the requirements for the
Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Freshman
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
ENGL
1013
3
ENGL
1023
3
ART 2123
3
POLS
2003
3
Mathematics1
3
PHSC
1013
3
HIST
2003 OR HIST 2013
3
ECE
2991-92
9
BIOL
1014
4
PHSC
1021
1
Humanities1
3
SOC 1003
3
PE 2513
3
ECE
2513
3
ECE
2312
2
WS 1002
2
ECE
2613
3
ECE
2112
2
ECE
2212
2
GEOG 2013
3
Total Hours
17
Total Hours
17
Total Hours
15
Total Hours
12
1See
appropriate alternatives or substitutions in “General
Education Requirements”
