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Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education
The Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education helps to prepares you to work with young children from birth to 5 years of age in a variety of private and public childcare and educational settings.
In addition, courses in the program can help you prepare to pursue the Child Development Associate (CDA) certification sponsored by the Early Childhood Education Training Institution and the Council for Professional Recognition by providing the required academic requirements for that certification. There are additional requirements regarding work experience, portfolios and evaluations that the University does not provide or help meet.
Knowledge gained in this online associate program can also serve as a springboard to a related baccalaureate degree.
Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:
- Describe the scope and principal theories of early childhood care and education.
- Describe how existing knowledge and practice in early childhood care and education is tested and revised.
- Use appropriate research documents on early childhood care and education, and cite appropriately.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life settings.
- Describe their own cultural background and how this background has influenced his or her own beliefs and practices in the field of child development and family studies.
Degree at a Glance
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General Education Requirements
30
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Major Required
21
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Elective Requirements
9
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Total Semester Hours
60
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Degree Program Requirements
General Education (30 semester hours)
| Arts & Humanities (6 semester hours) 1 |
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Select 2 courses from the following:
6
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| Civics, Political & Social Sciences (6 semester hours) 2 |
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Select 1 course from the following:
3
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| Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia (9 semester hours) |
| History (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
3
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| Mathematics and Applied Reasoning (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
3
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| Natural Sciences (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
3
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Total Semester Hours
30
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Major Required (21 semester hours)
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Total Semester Hours
21
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Elective Requirements (9 semester hours)
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Select any courses comprised of lower (100-200) level courses not already taken to fulfill requirements listed above. Additional general education courses may be taken to fulfill elective requirements
9
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Total Semester Hours
9
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All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.
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All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.