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Catalog Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
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First Term |
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10-307-148 |
ECE: Foundations of Early Childhood Education |
3 |
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10-307-167 |
ECE: Health, Safety, and Nutrition |
3 |
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10-307-151 |
ECE: Infant & Toddler Development |
3 |
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10-307-179 |
ECE: Child Development |
3 |
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10-801-195 |
Written Communication |
3 |
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(OR) 20-801-219 |
English Composition I |
3 |
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10-809-197 |
Contemporary American Society |
3 |
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(OR) 20-805-210 |
Basic Music Theory |
3 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
18 |
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Second Term |
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10-307-188 |
ECE: Guiding Children’s Behavior |
3 |
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10-307-178 |
ECE: Art, Music, & Language Arts |
3 |
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10-307-166 |
ECE: Curriculum Planning |
3 |
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10-307-174 |
ECE: Practicum 1 |
2 |
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10-307-187 |
ECE: Children with Differing Abilities |
3 |
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10-809-172 |
Race, Ethic & Diversity Studies |
3 |
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(OR) 20-809-272 |
Valuing Diversity |
3 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
17 |
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|
|
|
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Third Term |
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10-307-194 |
ECE: Math, Science, & Social Studies |
3 |
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10-307-195 |
ECE: Family and Community Relationships |
3 |
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10-307-192 |
ECE: Practicum 2 |
3 |
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10-801-196 |
Oral Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
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(OR) 20-801-233 |
Children’s Literature |
3 |
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10-801-197 |
Technical Reporting |
3 |
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(OR) 20-801-223 |
English Composition II |
3 |
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10-809-188 |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
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(OR) 20-809-259 |
Psychology of Human Adjustment |
3 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
18 |
|
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Fourth Term |
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10-307-198 |
ECE: Administering an Early Childhood Education Program |
3 |
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10-307-197 |
ECE: Practicum 3 |
3 |
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10-307-199 |
ECE: Practicum 4 |
3 |
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10-804-123 |
Math with Business Applications |
3 |
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(OR) 20-804-227 |
Elementary Math Education I |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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Estimated Semester Total |
15 |
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Recommended Electives: |
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10-307-114 |
ECE: School Age Child Care |
2 |
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10-307-119 |
ECE: Professional Leadership |
1 |
10-307-119 ECE: PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Explores the responsibility of the early childhood education professional to provide leadership within the profession. Emphasis on interpersonal leadership skills, leadership strategies and responsibilities, continuing education, professional reading, professional organizations, mentoring, advocacy, and promoting professional standards. Prerequisites: 10-307-100, 10-307-102, 10-307-103, 10-307-104, 10-307-106, 10-307-107, 10-307-108, 10-307-109, 10-307-116, 10-307-118. Lecture. 1 credit.
10-307-148 ECE: FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Introduces the student to the early childhood profession. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; investigate the history of early childhood education; summarize types of early childhood education settings; identify the components of a quality early childhood education program; summarize responsibilities of early childhood education professionals; and explore early childhood curriculum models. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-151 ECE: INFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT
Student will study infant and toddler development as it applies to an early childhood education settings. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; analyze development of infants and toddlers (conception to three years); correlate prenatal conditions with development; summarize child development theories; analyze the role of heredity and the environment; examine research-based models; examine culturally and developmentally appropriate environments for infants and toddlers. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-148. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-160 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
Focuses on the role of the administrator in achieving quality for children and their families. Introduces personnel law, personnel policies, and issues in supervision, including authority issues, and identifies the stakeholder groups with which directors work. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-161 CHILD CARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Develops skills in financial management and explores policy issues. Administrators use case studies and financial software to practice budgeting, break-even cost analysis, cash flow analysis, staffing plans, personnel budgeting, and three-year projections. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-162 CHILD CARE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Deals with how a center's systems relate to quality for children and families. Students develop efficient systems for operating a child care program, including communication, enrollment, scheduling, purchasing, record keeping, health -and safety, meal planning, and building management. Computer software is incorporated. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-163 CHILD CARE MARKETING AND THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
Examines legal and regulatory policies affecting child care programs and family support. Students explore community-specific issues such as domestic violence, poverty, or teen parenting. They also develop a marketing plan specific to their program and community. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-164 BEST PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Develops administrators' skills in using best practices to provide care that meets community trends and needs. Based on brain development, child development concepts, and whole child theory. Concepts of family development and caring are included. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-165 ADMINISTRATIVE SEMINAR
Integrates content from previous program courses, especially strategic thinking and evaluation and change, and explores transformational leadership. Students develop a major individualized project such as a business plan, grant proposal, or strategic analysis and action plan. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-166 ECE: CURRICULUM PLANNING
Examines the components of curriculum planning in early childhood education. Course competencies include integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; examine the critical role of play; establish a developmentally appropriate environment; examine care giving routines as curriculum; develop activity plans that promote child development and learning; develop unit plans that promote child development and learning; analyze early childhood curriculum models. Prerequisite: 10-307-179. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-178. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-167 ECE: HEALTH, SAFETY & NUTRITION
Examines the topics of health, safety, and nutrition within the context of the early childhood educational setting. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; follow governmental regulations and professional standards as they apply to health, safety, and nutrition; provide a safe early childhood program; provide a healthy early childhood program; provide a nutritionally, sound early childhood program; adhere to child abuse and neglect mandates; apply Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction strategies; incorporate health, safety, and nutrition concepts into the children's curriculum. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-148. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-171 ECE: INFANT TODDLER GROUP CARE
Focuses on caring for infants and toddlers in group settings, both center-based and family child care. Material will cover program quality, philosophy, structure, environments, health and safety, developmentally appropriate practice, and inclusion/diversity issues. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-174 ECE: PRACTICUM 1
Students will learn about and apply the course competencies in an actual childcare setting. The course competencies include: document children's behavior; explores the standards for quality early childhood education; explores strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; implement activities developed by the co-op teacher/instructor; demonstrate professional behaviors; practice care giving routines as curriculum, practice positive interpersonal skills with children and adults. Prerequisites: 10-307-151, 10-307-167 and 10-307-179. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-188. Lecture/Clinical. 2 credits.
10-307-178 ECE: ART, MUSIC & LANGUAGE ARTS
Focuses on beginning level curriculum development in the specific content areas of arts, music, and language arts. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; examine the critical role of play; establish a developmentally appropriate environment; develop activity plans that promote child development and learning; analyze care giving routines as curriculum; create developmentally appropriate language, literature, and literacy activities; create developmentally appropriate art activities; create developmentally appropriate music and movement activities. Prerequisite: 10-307-179. Corequisite: 10-307-166. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-179 ECE: CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Examines child development within the context of the early childhood education setting. Course competencies include: analyze social, cultural, and economic influences on child development; summarize child development theories; analyze development of children age three through age eight, summarize the methods and designs of child development research; analyze the role of heredity and environment. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-148. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-180 ECE: PRESCHOOL CAPSTONE
The capstone is the last course all students take prior to completing the Preschool Credential. The intent of this capstone course is to cover and revisit some important themes from the prior five courses. The student will synthesize the information and demonstrate mastery of the competencies through the completion of a portfolio. Clinical. 3 credits
10-307-181 ECE: INFANT TODDLER CAPSTONE
The capstone is the last course all students take prior to completing the Infant Toddler Credential. The intent of this capstone course is to cover and revisit some important themes from the prior five courses. The student will synthesize the information and demonstrate mastery of the competencies through the completion of a portfolio. Clinical. 3 credits.
10-307-187 ECE: CHILDREN WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES
Focuses on the child with differing abilities in an early childhood setting. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; provide inclusive programs for young children; apply legal and ethical requirements including, but not limited to ADA and IDEA; differentiate between typical and exceptional development; analyze the differing abilities of children with physical, cognitive, health/medical, communication, and/or behavioral/emotional disorders; work collaboratively with community and professional resources; utilize an individual education plan (IEP/IFSP) for children with developmental differences; adapt curriculum to meet the needs of children with developmental differences; cultivate partnerships with families who have children with developmental differences. Prerequisites: 10-307-151 and 10-307-179. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-188 ECE: GUIDING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR
Examines positive strategies to guide children's behavior in the early childhood education setting. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; summarize early childhood guidance principles; analyze factors that affect the behavior of children; practice positive guidance strategies; develop guidance strategies to meet individual needs; create a guidance philosophy. Prerequisite: 10-307-179. Co/Prerequisite: 10-307-187. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-192 ECE: PRACTICUM 2
Students will learn about and apply the course competencies in an actual child care setting. The course competencies include: identify children's growth and development; maintain the standards for quality early childhood education; practice strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; implement student teacher-developed activity plans; identify the elements of a developmentally appropriate environment; implement positive guidance strategies; demonstrate professional behaviors; utilize care giving routines as curriculum; utilize positive interpersonal skills with children and adults. Prerequisites: 10-307-166, 10-103-174, and 10-307-178. Lecture/Clinical. 3 credits
10-307-194 ECE: MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
Focus on beginning level curriculum development in the specific content areas of math, science and social studies. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; examine the critical role of play; establish a developmentally appropriate environment; develop activity plans that promote child development and learning; create developmentally appropriate science activities; create developmentally appropriate math activities; create developmentally appropriate social studies activities. Prerequisites: 10-307-179, 10-307-166, and 10-307-178. Lecture. 3 credits
10-307-195 ECE: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS
Examines the role of relationships with family and community in early childhood education. Course competencies include: implement strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives when working with families and community; analyze contemporary family patterns, trends, and relationships; utilize effective communication strategies; establish on-going relationships with families; advocate for children and families; work collaboratively with community resources. Prerequisites: 10-307-174. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-197 ECE: PRACTICUM 3
Learn about and apply the course competencies in an actual childcare setting. The course competencies include: assess children's growth and development; implement the standards for quality and early childhood education; integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; build meaningful curriculum; provide a developmentally appropriate environment; facilitate positive guidance strategies; evaluate one's own professional behaviors and practices; lead care giving routines as curriculum; utilize positive interpersonal skills with children; utilize positive interpersonal skills with adults. Prerequisites: 10-307-192, 10-307-194 and 10-307-195. Corequisite: 10-307-199. Lecture/Clinical. 3 credits.
10-307-198 ECE: ADMINISTERING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM
Focuses on the administration of an early childhood education program. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; analyze the components of an ECE facility; design an ECE program; analyze the aspects of personnel supervision; outline financial components of an ECE program; apply laws and regulations related to an ECE facility; advocate for the early childhood profession. Pre/Corequisites: 10-307-197 and 10-307-199. Lecture. 3 credits.
10-307-199 ECE: PRACTICUM 4
Learn about and apply the course competencies in an actual childcare setting. Course competencies includes analyze children's growth and development based on assessment integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives; promote professional behaviors and practices; implement meaningful curriculum; create respectful reciprocal relationships; evaluate early childhood education programs for quality; explore professional options in early childhood education. Pre/Corequisite: 10-307-197. Lecture/Clinical. 3 credits.