Early Childhood Education
Education Degree/A.A.
Birth through Pre-K Early Childhood Education
The Birth through Pre-K Early Childhood Education major focuses on the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of children. This program will prepare students to plan programs, perform developmental assessments, and interact with young children in developmentally appropriate settings; plan and implement pre-school programming; and work with infants and toddlers in child care placements.
Career Opportunities: Positions may be found in a variety of settings including child care centers, Head Start, nursery schools, hospitals, and human service agencies. Graduates with a bachelor’s degree also work with parents in educational settings.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Education with a major in Birth through Pre-K Early Childhood, a student needs to complete a minimum of 62 credit-hours of required and elective course work.
Recommended Two-Year Sequence
FIRST YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
CDFS |
110 |
Families Across the Life-Span |
3 |
|
HN&F |
171 |
Introduction to Human Nutrition |
3 |
|
PSYC |
101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
|
CS |
101 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
4 |
|
WVUe |
191* |
First-Year Seminar |
(1) |
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
102 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
CDFS |
112 |
Introduction to Marriage and the Family |
3 |
|
MATH |
121 |
Introductory Concepts of Mathematics or |
|
|
MATH |
126 |
College Algebra |
3 |
|
SOCA |
101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
SECOND YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
CDFS |
210 |
Introduction to Parenting |
3 |
|
PE |
139 |
Kinder Skills-Gym |
2 |
|
BIOL |
101 |
General Biology |
3 |
|
BIOL |
103 |
General Biology Laboratory |
1 |
|
EDUC |
100 |
Education Colloquium |
1 |
|
CHPR |
172 |
First Aid and Emergency Care |
2 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
CDFS |
211 |
Infant Development |
4 |
|
CDFS |
212 |
Early Childhood Development |
3 |
|
SOCA |
105 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 |
|
COMM |
100 |
Principles of Human Communication |
1 |
|
COMM |
102 |
Human Communication in the Interpersonal Context |
2 |
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
Total Hours: 62
*Required of first-time, first-semester students; not required for graduation.