Early Childhood Program Administration Curriculum Outline
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Early Childhood Program Administration
Mission: The mission of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Early Childhood Program Administration is to prepare graduates to acquire the skills and dispositions to serve in leadership roles in early childhood (preschool) settings and/or to serve as administrators, managers, or proprietors of day care centers, nursery schools or preschools.
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Program Administration requires a minimum of 120 credit hours as follows:
General Education
Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)
Major Courses
| ACCT 2010 | Accounting I | 3 |
| EDUC 4401 | The Multicultural Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 2251 | Professional Practice I | 1 |
| EDUC 2250 | Media and Technology for Educators | 3 |
| ECPA 3301 | Home, School and Community Relationships | 3 |
| EDPE 2271 | School and Community Health, B-12 | 3 |
| ACCT 2020 | Accounting II | 3 |
| EDUC 3307 | Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDUC 3355 | Exceptional Children | 3 |
| HSCS 2210 | Basic Nutrition | 3 |
| ECPA 3302 | Language Acquisition and Literacy in Young Children | 3 |
| ECPA 3303 | Group Processes and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
EDUC XXXX
| Education Elective | 3 |
| EDUC 3333 | Geography in the B-12 Classroom | 3 |
| EDEC 3336 | Math Methods, B-5 | 3 |
| ECPA 4420 | Supervision and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECPA 4421 | Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs | 3 |
EDUC XXXX
| Education Elective | 3 |
EDUC XXXX
| Education Elective | 3 |
| BUSA 3306 | Applied Ethics | 3 |
| BUSA 4320 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ECPA 4422 | Case Studies in Early Childhood Education (Special Project) | 3 |
EDUC XXXX
| Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 67 |
EDUC 4401: This course or other education elective if taken as a general education course.
EDUC XXXX: EDUC 1199 - Introduction to Schools is recommended for one of these electives.
BUSA 3306: This course or other PHIL/RELG course to meet general education requirement.
General Electives
Total Credit Hours: 120