Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
DEGREE CURRICULUM SHEET | 2015 CATALOG
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Area/Course
CORE
Credits Frequency
Written Composition
6 credits at or above COMP 1500
COMP 1500 College Writing
COMP 2000 Advanced College Writing
3
or
COMP 2020 Writing About Literature
FW
Course
Credits Frequency
EDUC 2500 Education Pre-Enrollment Seminar
ESOL 2903 Cross Cultural Studies
0
3
Total Core Credits
3
FW
FW
FW
3
FW
Mathematics
MAJOR
Course
Credits Frequency
MATH 1030 Intermediate Algebra
3
FW
ECA 203 Foundations of Early Care & Education
3
FW
MATH 1040 Algebra for College Students
3
FW
ECA 215 Creative Activities for Young Children
3
FW
Arts & Humanities
ECA 218 Child Observation, Record Keeping, & Asses.
3
FW
6 credits in HIST, ARTS, PHIL, HUMN, LITR, THEA,
FILM, MUSC, DANC, WRIT, foreign language
ECA 227 Dev. Curric.-Lang., Lit., & Social Stud.
3
FW
HIST 1030 American History
or
ECA 252 Managing Early Literacy Environments
3
FW
ECA 241 Child Guidance
3
FW
FW
ECA 242 Foundations of Literarcy Development
3
FW
FW
ECA 267 Literacy Dev. in Multilingual Communities
3
FW
3
FW
ECA 285 Professional Behavior in Early Childhood
EDEC 2405 Children With Special Needs
3
3
FW
FW
3
FW
Total Major Credits
27
HIST 1040 American History Since 1865
Open Arts & Humanities
3
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 2350 Life-Span Human Development
or
PSYC 2360 Psychology of Adolescence
or
or
FW
PSYC 2370 Early Childhood Growth and Development
FW
Science
6 credits in BIOL, MBIO, CHEM, SCIE, ENVS, PHYS
BIOL 1100 Concepts and Connections in Biology
PHYS 1020 Concepts in Physical Science
3
3
Total General Education Credits
30
FW
FW
Frequency Key F-Every Fall; W-Every Winter; FO - Odd Year Fall; FE - Even Year
Fall; WO - Odd Year Winter; WE - Even Year Winter
TOTAL CREDITS 60
Abraham S. Fischler School of Education
SAMPLE TWO YEAR CURRICULUM | 2015 CATALOG
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Freshman Year
Fall
Course
EDUC 2500 Education Pre-Enrollment Seminar
COMP 1500 College Writing
MATH 1030 Intermediate Algebra
BIOL 1100 Concepts and Connections in Biology
HIST 1030 American History
or
HIST 1040 American History Since 1865
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology
Total Credits
Fall
Course
ECA 203 Foundations of Early Care & Education
ECA 215 Creative Activities for Young Children
ECA 218 Child Observ., Record Keeping, & Assess.
ECA 241 Child Guidance
ESOL 2903 Cross-Cultural Studies
Total Credits
Winter
Course
COMP 2000 Advanced College Writing
or
COMP 2020 Writing About Literature
MATH 1040 Algebra for College Students
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology
Open Arts and Humanities
3
PSYC 2350 Life-Span Human Development
or
3
PSYC 2360 Psychology of Adolescence
or
PSYC 2370 Early Childhood Growth and Development
15
Total Credits
Sophomore Year
Winter
Credits
Course
3
ECA 242 Foundations of Literacy Development
3
EDEC 2405 Children with Special Needs
3
ECA 267 Literacy Development
3
ECA 227 Dev. Curric.-Lang., Lit., & Social Studies or
3
ECA 252 Managing Early Literacy Environments
ECA 285 Professional Behavior in Early Childhood
15
Total Credits
Credits
0
3
3
3
TOTAL CREDITS 60
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15