Early Childhood Education (ECD)
2017-2018
Type: Career, Degree (AS)
Open Admissions
Division: Stem And Education
This Early Childhood option prepares students for The Department of Early Education and Care certification and employment as Lead Teachers in non-public school settings for children ages 2.9 to six years. Sequences of courses in Human Services and Early Childhood Education are reinforced by observation of and direct work with young children preparing students for immediate work in the field of early childhood and offering some transferable credits to four-year colleges.
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)). Please note that applicants may also be required to be fingerprinted. 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 |
| ECE101 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECE110 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| HUS101 | The Human Services Worker | 3 |
| PSY102 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| ECE202 | Using the Expressive Arts With Young Children | 3 |
| ECE245 | Field Placement & Seminar 1 in Early Childhood Education | 6 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year
Fall
BEH-ELECTIVE
| Behavioral Science Elective | 3 |
| ECE102 | Planning Programs for the Young Child | 3 |
| ECE204 | Children With Special Needs | 3 |
| ECE246 | Field Placement Seminar 2 Early Childhood Education | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| ECE201 | Supporting the Young Child's Physical and Mental Health | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Requirement Notes
Behavioral Science Elective: Recommended: PSY114, PSY118, PSY136, or SOC112
Open Elective: Recommended: ECE116, ECE206, HUS102, HUS104, HUS120, HUS122
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