Early Childhood Development (EDT)
2019-2020
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.
If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact info@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.
If you have program advising related questions, please contact earlychildhood@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4048.
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 |
| ECE105 | 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
| ECE203 | Planning Programs for Young Children | 3 |
HIS-ELECTIVE
| History Elective | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
LIT202-216
| Advanced Literature Elective | 3 |
| | |
| MAT144 | Math for Elementary School Teachers: Numeracy and Algebraic Reasoning | 3 |
| OR | |
| MAT146 | Math for Elementary School Teachers: Data Analysis, Geometry and Measurement | 3 |
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| 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
Program Note
Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.
Total Credit Hours: 60
Program Student Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate a commitment to the Early Childhood Profession and their ongoing professional development adhering to NAEYC’s ethical code of conduct and the NAEYC standards
- Use developmentally appropriate effective approaches to positively influence children’s development and learning.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate curriculum and instructional strategies based on their knowledge of curriculum goals and content, children’s individual needs, learning differences and how young children learn best.
- Be knowledgeable about various forms of assessment techniques, to use a variety of approaches for assessing children’s growth and learning, linking objectives of activities with their outcomes, and to understand the benefits of collaboration between teachers, families and other professionals.
- Begin to build reciprocal relationships in a professional manner with families through interactions and communication.
- Demonstrate skills to collaborate within a team on program planning, problem solving, assessment and other key issues that affect children’s growth and learning.
Occupational Skills Required
- Good emotional, mental and physical health
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English
- Ability to maintain safe, responsive and productive environment
- Sound cognitive abilities, and professional capabilities that allow candidates to display attitudes and actions consistent with the ethical standards of the Early Childhood Education profession.
Experiential Learning Required in Program
- ECE261 - Early Childhood Practicum
Experiential Learning Optional in Program
- MAT144 - Math for Elementary Teachers: Numeracy and Algebraic Reasoning (Service Learning)
Most Common Linked Occupation Title – All Education Levels
- Child Care Worker, Preschool Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher
Most Common Linked Occupation Title – Associate’s or Less
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Child Care Worker, Preschool Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher
Average Annual Growth (10-Year Projection)
- Boston MSA –12.8%
- Boston MSA Average Entry-Level Wages (2016) – $22,000
Top Transfer Institutions
- Bridgewater State
- Endicott College, Van Loan School of Professional Studies
- Fitchburg State
- Framingham State University
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Merrimack College
- Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies
- Salem State University
- Southern New Hampshire University
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Worcester State University