Early Childhood Education (AAS)(Plan Code: ECEECAPT)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| Course Options | 1 | |
| Health & Physical Education | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Human Relations | ||
| EDUC& 150 | Child/Family/Community | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| ENVS 109 | Integrated Environmental Science (recommended) | 5 |
| Major Area Requirements | ||
| ECE 102 | Science and Mathematics for Young Children | 3 |
| ECE 116 | Literature and Storytelling for Children | 2 |
| EDUC& 240 | Diversity in Education | 5 |
| ECE 135 | Partnerships With Families In Early Care & Educ | 3 |
| ECE 199 & ECE 215 | Cooperative Work Experience and Early Childhood Seminar | 3-5 |
| ECE 211 & ECE 212 | Learning Experiences for Young Children II and Learning Experiences for Young Children II Lab | 5 |
| ECE 222 | Learning Experiences Lab Section II | 1 |
| ECE 213 & ECE 214 | Learning Experiences for Young Children III and Learning Experiences for Young Children III Lab | 5 |
| ECE 224 | Learning Experience Lab Section III | 1 |
| ECED& 105 & ECED& 120 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Practicum-Nurturing Rel | 7 |
| ECED& 107 | Health/Safety/Nutrition | 5 |
| ECED& 160 | Curriculum Development | 5 |
| ECED& 170 | Environments - Young Child: Learning Environments | 3 |
| ECED& 180 | Language and Literacy Development | 3 |
| ECED& 190 | Observation and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC& 115 | Child Development | 5 |
| EDUC& 130 | Guiding Behavior | 3 |
| EDUC& 204 | Inclusive Education | 5 |
| ECED& 132 | Infants/Toddler Care | 3 |
| or EDUC& 136 | School Age Care | |
| Total Credits/Units | 96-98 | |
The course of study in Early Childhood Education conforms to the following:
- Guidelines for preparation of early childhood professionals; Washington State Skill Standards; and
- Early childhood education professional competencies.
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Promoting Child Development and Learning: Students will apply developmental knowledge to create learning environments and meaningful activities.
- Building Family and Community Relationships: Students will recognize, support and partner with families and communities in learning environments and with meaningful activities.
- Observing, Documenting and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families: Students will apply the process of observation to diverse, and appropriate assessments of children.
- Teaching and Learning: Students will apply developmentally appropriate practices when implementing meaningful curriculum in the classroom.
- Becoming a Professional: Students will apply professional standards and frameworks in early learning classrooms.
- Power, Privilege and Inequity: Students will analyze and evaluate their awareness of equity pedagogy and create strategies for implementing cultural competence in their work with children and their families.
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