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Total Hours Needed to Graduate:
60 Hours
Early Childhood Education Major
42 Hours
COURSE NUMBER/TITLE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
CREDIT HOURS
ECE 1010
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
3

Focuses on introductory concepts of Early Childhood Education professions including professionalism, ethics and standards. Historical events as well as current issues are reviewed. Students participate in hands-on activities to develop an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices within learning environments.

Prerequisite(s):
Student background check, DHS clearance

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1110
Early Childhood Development
3

Focuses on typical and atypical developmental milestones of physical, cognitive, language and social/emotional development of children from birth to age 12 with a focus on the preschool years. Theories of child development and contributions of theorists are reviewed in the context of application to developmental milestones. The effects that multiple, interrelated environmental factors have on the growth and development of the child will be explored. 

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1310
Healthy Environments for Early Childhood
3

Focuses on the creation of a safe and healthy learning environment to encourage play, exploration and learning. Students learn how to use space, relationships, materials and routines as resources for ensuring an inclusive safe indoor and outdoor learning environment. Focus on how the environment affects growth and development through proper nutrition, self-wellness for adults and sanitation guidelines are reviewed. Legal and ethical guidelines for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect are covered.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1410
Creative Activities
3

Focuses on understanding creativity and the development of skills to assist and encourage young children to express their creative natures. Through a hands-on approach, students will compare creative materials and processes using multiple teaching strategies and disciplines. A focus on child-centered and teacher-guided experiences with attention to accommodations for children identified with special needs will be included through both process and product instructional methods.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1510
Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs
3

Focuses on the essential organization, planning, operations, legal issues related to children and staff and ongoing quality improvement of child care centers, preschool environments and out-of-school care. Licensing, program structure and accreditation standards, including professionalism and ethics are reviewed.

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1650
Observation and Assessment Techniques for Early Childhood Education Programs
3

Focuses on developmentally appropriate, ethical assessment of preschool children. Students will participate in hands-on child evaluation and practice developing assessment documents for parents and institutions for the purposes of determining current levels of functioning and directing curriculum development. Students will demonstrate basic knowledge of the referral process for IEPs and IFSPs, and the roles of the teachers, parents and helping professional in these processes. Course assignments demonstrating subject matter and content application are required. 

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 1710
Language Development and Language Arts
3

Focuses on milestones of language development in children from birth to age 12. An exploration of language arts theory and techniques to assist children in developing foundational skills through curriculum planning that will allow them to be proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing is reviewed. Techniques include creative drama, puppetry, whole language exploration and phonemic awareness. Students will also review structural and transformational linguistics theories. Specific attention is paid to English Language Learners as they acquire language in the classroom.

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2010
Infant and Toddler Development and Curriculum
3

Focuses on developmental milestones for children birth through 35 months in cognitive, language, physical and social/emotional domains, including typical and atypical development. Provides a look at methods of designing and implementing appropriate programs, including curriculum and assessment, physical space adaptations and parent/school/community partnerships. Review of applicable early intervention procedures, including IEPs and IFSPs is explored. Includes 30 hours of fieldwork.

Prerequisite(s):
Background check; DHS clearance

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2110
Developing Anti-Bias Curriculum
3

Focuses on multiple influences of bias as well as the possible effects of personal attitudes and dispositions on children’s development and learning. Students will analyze classroom environments for practices of equality, respect and tolerance. Curriculum will be developed that will promote anti-bias ideals, create a strong classroom community and empower families through positive reciprocal relationships.

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2210
Math, Science, Technology and Engineering for Early Childhood
3

Focuses on the integration of developmentally appropriate math, science and technology and engineering content into the early childhood classroom curriculum. The process of using inquiry tools and problem-solving strategies and focused learning centers with content embedded in all other classroom areas is explored. Emphasis is placed on development of activities and procedures that put the child in the position of problem solving through hands-on, exploratory processes in groups or individually.

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2310
Guidance and Discipline
3

Focuses on typical and atypical social and emotional development of children birth to age 12. After reviewing assessment strategies, students will review the process for additional consultation and/or referral for children displaying atypical development, including referrals to Child Protective Services for suspected abuse or neglect. Students will apply child development theories and research through development of curriculum that enhances each child’s social skills as an individual and through community group building activities. 

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2510
Developing Curriculum for Early Childhood
3

Focuses on developmentally appropriate design of curricula that promotes the growth and development of the preschool child (ages 3 and 4) with curricular connections to early elementary. Differentiation for special needs is reviewed. Curricular domains covered are aesthetic, affective, cognitive, language, physical and social/emotional. Course assignments demonstrating subject matter and content application are required. 

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1650 

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2710
Early Childhood Education Practicum I
3

Focuses on planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate, anti-bias, child-centered classroom environment across curricular and developmental domains. Students will demonstrate competence in child assessment, group guidance, advocacy, peer collaboration and parent communication. Includes 125 hours of supervised participation in a quality licensed preschool for three to five-year-old children. Course assignments demonstrating subject matter and content application are required. Students must earn a minimum of 70% on all assignments and 70% on the site evaluation to earn credit for this course. Students must also contact their academic advisor to register. Focuses on planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate, anti-bias, child-centered classroom environment across curricular and developmental domains. Students will demonstrate competence in child assessment, group guidance, advocacy, peer collaboration and parent communication. Includes 125 hours of supervised participation in a quality licensed preschool for three to five-year-old children. Course assignments demonstrating subject matter and content application are required. Students must earn a minimum of 70% on all assignments and 70% on the site evaluation to earn credit for this course. Students must also contact their academic advisor to register.

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 2510, student background check, DHS clearance

Corequisite(s):
None

ECE 2810
Parents and Teachers: Partners in Education
3

Focuses on information and strategies that can be used by teachers to encourage parents to work in partnership with schools. Promoting holistic child development with the parent in the role of the teacher in the home and community with the teacher as support to the parent is explored. The teacher’s role as a child advocate through mandated reporting for child abuse or neglect and family advocate through the IEP/IFSP process is reviewed. Course assignments demonstrating subject matter and content application are required. 

Prerequisite(s):
ECE 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

Select one Program Elective Course from the Following
3 Hours
COURSE NUMBER/TITLE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
CREDIT HOURS
HUS 1010
Introduction to Human Services
3

Serves as an overview of the historical development of the human services field. Introduces the philosophical framework and theoretical models as well as the interdisciplinary nature of the human services profession. Students will explore the roles, functions and future of the human services field, along with developing knowledge of community resources and policies developed to assist vulnerable communities.

Prerequisite(s):
Student background check

Corequisite(s):
None

HUS 1110
Poverty and Culture
3

Increases knowledge, personal awareness and skills relative to diversity within the contemporary world population. Addresses the scope of conditions that promote or inhibit human functioning, including causes of systemic poverty and its implications. The course will examine historical and current experiences of diverse groups, including a focus on gender, race, ethnicity and national origin, social class, religion, sexual orientation, age and abilities. Issues examined are related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

HUS 2350
Trauma-Informed Care in Crisis Intervention
3

Emphasizes the assessment of diverse crisis situations brought on by past trauma with emphasis on the use of short-term intervention and problem-solving techniques to help individuals and families de-escalate crisis situations and develop appropriate coping techniques. The course will address principles of trauma informed care, brief and short-term interventions and multicultural issues in trauma/crisis intervention situations.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

MGT 1010
Introduction to Business
3

Examines the dynamic role of business in the modern economy and the influences of the external and internal environments in which businesses operate. Provides an overview of each of the core functional areas of business and analyzes how the interrelationships among them are critical to meet the strategic and operational goals of an organization.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

PSY 2010
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
3

Examines the background, theory and process of cognitive behavioral therapy. Topics include maladaptive thought patterns and cognitive behavioral therapy solutions, several expressions of cognitive behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy applications to common problems such as fear, anger, addiction, anxiety and depression.

Prerequisite(s):
PSY 1110 

Corequisite(s):
None

PSY 2110
Psychology of Death and Dying
3

Equips students with a psychological foundation of theories related to death, dying and bereavement. Prepares students who are entering a helping profession to work with others to understand and cope with death, dying and bereavement.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

PSY 2250
Psychology of Drug Use and Addiction
3

Reviews primary categories of legal and illegal drugs and substances. Examines the behavior and mental processes associated with drug use and addiction. Explores environmental, biological and psychological factors that influence drug use addiction, and recovery. Various treatment options are discussed. Careers related to substance abuse treatment will be discussed.

Prerequisite(s):
PSY 1110  

Corequisite(s):
None

SOC 2010
Sociology
3

Examines social organization, culture and the relationship between society and the individual. The areas studied are social groups, roles and statuses, institutions, social stratification, socialization, social change and social policy.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

General Education Requirements
15 Hours
COURSE NUMBER/TITLE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE
CREDIT HOURS
COM 1010
Composition and Critical Thinking I
3

Students will develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills in the context of personal, professional, digital, and academic environments, with emphasis on analysis. This course will enable students to examine, develop, and employ the writing process while focusing on audience, invention, rhetorical context, language, style, purpose, written communication strategies, and digital demands.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

COM 1020
Composition and Critical Thinking II
3

Students will extend and apply concepts introduced in Composition and Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Literacy, through the development of written arguments and oral presentations for a variety of academic and professional audiences.

Prerequisite(s):
COM 1010, MTH 1010 

Corequisite(s):
None

MTH 1010
Quantitative Literacy
3

This course introduces skills in reasoning, critical thinking, and quantitative literacy. Students will develop the ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of contexts and real-world situations. Students will develop the analytical skills necessary to ask questions and define problems; develop and apply quantitative models; and interpret data in order to evaluate arguments supported by quantitative evidence.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

PSY 1110
General Psychology
3

Provides a foundation of knowledge in psychology examining key topics related to understanding human thoughts and behavior. Topics include an exploration of factors that influence thoughts and behavior, psychology as a science, sensation/perception, motivation, emotion, memory, cognition, personality, as well as key figures, research, and theories within psychology. Applying concepts to real-life settings is a focus throughout the course.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Corequisite(s):
None

PSY 2050
Self and Society
3

The course provides a foundation for understanding human relationships and transferring that knowledge to personal/professional applications. Topics include basic dynamics of human relationships; awareness of self; the effect of environment on thoughts and behavior; the importance of intercultural competence; ethics and social responsibility; as well as building skills that will improve individual and team functions.

Prerequisite(s):
COM 1010, MTH 1010 

Corequisite(s):
COM 1020 

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