Early Childhood Development (EDT)
2017-2018
AN OPTION OF LIBERAL ARTS
Type: Transfer, Degree (AA)
Open Admissions
Division: Stem And Education
This Early Childhood Development degree option is designed for students who, after graduation from North Shore Community College, plan to transfer to a four-year college where they will pursue provisional certification in teaching pre-kindergarten through second grade in public school settings. A balance of liberal arts and professional hands-on coursework and field work provides a well-rounded basis for further study as well as competency in teaching in preschool classrooms.
Students interested in participating in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly, or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship, or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider, may be required to undergo criminal background checks, including a national as well as local check (i.e. Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Record Information (SORI)). Depending on the contents of these criminal background check(s), a student's participation in an academic program that involves working with children, the disabled, or the elderly or which includes a clinical affiliation, internship or field placement with a private or public healthcare provider may not be allowed, and therefore may impact a student's ability to complete program requirements. Furthermore, please note that eligibility to participate in the program and/or clinical affiliation, internship or field placement as a result of screening requirements, such as criminal background checks, is not a guarantee of eligibility to sit for professional credentialing examination(s) or employment upon graduation.
First Year
Fall
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| ECE110 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
LS-Elective
| Laboratory Science Elective | 4 |
| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
SS-ELECTIVE
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| ECE101 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECE202 | Using the Expressive Arts With Young Children | 3 |
HIS-ELECTIVE
| History Elective | 3 |
SCI-ELECTIVE
| Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year
Fall
| ECE102 | Planning Programs for the Young Child | 3 |
HIS-ELECTIVE
| History Elective | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
LIT202-216
| Advanced Literature Elective | 3 |
| MAT144 | Math for Elementary School Teachers 1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| ECE204 | Children With Special Needs | 3 |
| ECE261 | Early Childhood Practicum | 3 |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Requirement Notes
Social Science Elective:Recommend SOC112 or SOC126 or ANT102 or IDS136.
Program Note
Communications and Mathematics proficiencies required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.
Total Credit Hours: 60