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 Readings
 Discussion Board
 Seminar (check that one off your list)

 Netiquette
 Spelling/Grammar/Complete Sentences
 Respond to our question(s)
 Also respond to a minimum of 2 classmates
 Please enter discussion before the end of the unit

 Preschool teachers
 Elementary teachers
 Administrators
 Child Care Center Owners/Directors
 Therapists
 Child Life Specialists
 Social Workers

 Visit this website to find out more about your state elementary school, it is a good to start researching what requirements you will need to meet after your
AA.
 Bachelor’s Degree
 Teaching Credential http://education.uky.edu/AcadServ/content/50-statescertification-requirements

So far in this class we have discussed many elements of early childhood development, especially the job market and career opportunities.
In Unit 3, you have been discussing the program outcomes, how they apply to the various classes and your study of early childhood development.
You will also learn how to set realistic and meaningful educational and career goals so that you can achieve your career objectives!

After completing this unit, you should be able to:
 Discuss the program outcomes as well as the required and elective courses for your Early Childhood Development
Program
 Apply S.M.A.R.T. goal setting to educational and career goals
Course outcomes practiced in this unit:
 CE100-2: Use a variety of personal management tools, strategies and university resources to enhance learning

Last week you read about a variety of career choices and now you will read the courses that Kaplan
University offers and will learn how our Early
Childhood Development Program will prepare you for jobs that require these skills and traits.
You will also learn how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals and learn tips for taking notes.

3. Identify your SMART goals (related to your education and career goals) :
S - be specific and tell us what exact goals you have for your education and career
M - tell us how you will measure your success, length of time, grades, etc
A - how will you obtain your goals?
R - what challenges may you face in the reality of life?
T - give yourself a time limit for reaching your goals? months, years, etc

1.What are your academic goals?
2. What are your career related goals?

By the time, students complete the AAS they should be able to:
 demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of child development and learning theory in early childhood settings;
 demonstrate an understanding of the development and implementation of strategies for building family and community relationships;
 identify developmentally appropriate observational and assessment techniques for informing instructional planning for children and their families;
 demonstrate the ability to use developmentally appropriate principles, tools and practices to create effective learning environments for young children
 demonstrate use of professional standards, ethical values, critical inquiry and advocacy practices of the Early Childhood field; and,


Which program outcomes do you think are the most and least important for the particular job(s) in the field of early childhood development that you are considering?
 Explain.

 In looking at career examples, what skills and abilities fall outside the early childhood development courses and what electives would be appropriate?
 For example, how can a business management course or psychology course be helpful to you as an elective?

Reasons why in unit 4 we discuss your personalized “degree plan.”

Use the following to look at electives that you would like to add to your degree plan. The blank degree plan is also found in an Excel Spreadsheet on our unit 4 home page under the project.
 Course Catalog: http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/SiteCollectionDo cuments/kuonline/Catalog_2010-2011.pdf
 Addendum: http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/SiteCollectionDo cuments/KU_addendum.pdf


1.
Associates Degree
2.
Bachelors Degree

In unit 4, you will read about the elective courses you can choose to customize your degree in early childhood development. Please read the document related to your degree program.
Let’s all take a field trip and print those out :
Go to your home page, click on unit 4, click on readings and then chose:
“associate’s degree information” or “bachelor’s degree information”
Print your word document out and save that for this week!

 In this project, you will choose the elective classes or clusters of electives that will personalize and customize your Early Childhood Development Degree Plan.
 You may choose one of the sample elective class clusters or create your own; in addition, there may be other individual electives you want to take

 Click on “project” - you will find the excel spreadsheet template and your word document templates
 Click on “readings” – associates and bachelors degree information as well directions on how to access the course catalog

 Go to the Kaplan student webpage.
 Scroll down to Resources under My Classes.
 Click Documents.
 Click University Catalog and/or Addendum
 Scroll down to Undergraduate Course Descriptions to read descriptions of all the classes offered at Kaplan University.

Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Development
Student Name:
Core Total Credits
Communication-CM107 College Composition I
Communication-CM220 College Composition II
Mathematics- MM150 Survey of Mathematics
Core Requirements Total Credit
Major Requirements
Major Requirement = CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development
Major Requirement = CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Major Requirement = PS124 Introduction to Psychology or SS144 Sociology
Major Requirement = CE114 Early Childhood Development
Major Requirement = CE215 Early Childhood Curriculum Planning
Major Requirement = CE220 Child Safety, Nutrition and Health
Major Requirement = CM206 Interpersonal Communication
Major Requirement = CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children
Major Requirement = CE240 Young Children with Special Needs
Capstone = CE299 Associate’s Capstone in Early Childhood Development
Major Requirements Total Credit
Open Electives
Unit 4 Project Part 1: Please type in your choices for open electives after you have completed your Unit 3 work. Save this spreadsheet and submit it to the dropbox for the Unit 4 Project.
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Electives Total Credit
Total Requirements
Credits
5
5
5
15
5
50
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
25
5
5
5
5
90

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development
Student Name:
Communication-CM107 College Composition I
Communication-CM220 College Composition II
Mathematics- MM150 Survey of Mathematics
Art and Humanities-HU300 Art and Humanities: 20 th Century and Beyond
Social Science-SS310 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Physical Science-SC300 Big Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation
Core Requirements Total Credit
Core Total Credits
Major Requirements
Major Requirement = CE100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development
Major Requirement = CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Major Requirement = PS124 Introduction to Psychology or SS144 Sociology
Major Requirement = CE114 Early Childhood Development
Major Requirement = CE215 Early Childhood Curriculum Planning
Major Requirement = CE220 Child Safety, Nutrition and Health
Major Requirement = CM206 Interpersonal Communication
Major Requirement = CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children
Major Requirement = CE240 Young Children with Special Needs
Major Requirement = CE 300 Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood
Major Requirement = CE310 Children’s Literacy
Major Requirement = CE320 Language Development in the Young Child
Major Requirement = CE330 Teaching Across Content: Math, Science and Sociology for Young Children
Major Requirement = CE410 Teaching Art and Music in Early Childhood
Major Requirement = CE420 Curriculum Development
Major Requirement = CE430 Learning Through Play in the Inclusive Classroom
Capstone = CE499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Early Childhood Development
Major Requirements Total Credit
Open Electives
Unit 4 Project Part 1: Please type in your choices for open electives after you have completed your Unit 3 work. Save this spreadsheet and submit it to the dropbox for the
Unit 4 Project.
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (100/200) =
Open Elective (300/400) =
Open Elective (300/400) =
Open Elective (300/400) =
Open Elective (300/400) =
Electives Total Credit
Total Requirements
Credits
6
6
33
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
93
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
54
6
6
180

 B.S. Degree = 54 hours of electives (six 100/200 level courses and four 300/400 level courses)
 A.A. Degree = 25 hours of electives (five 100/200 level courses)
 Before choosing a catalog course, check to see if there is a prerequisite.

 Cluster B
 CM115 Communication- Concepts and Skills
 CM214 Public Speaking for the Professional
 CM250 Fundamentals of Grammar and Editing
 HN144 Human Behavior and the Environment
 EL203 Portfolio Development

 Always check for prerequisites of a course before putting it on your elective list.
 This will not be set in stone, so you do not have to worry if you have a change.

 PS 220 Child and Adolescent Psychology
 AB209 Small Business Management
 CE340 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders in
Young Children
 HN370 Child Welfare and Family (pre-requisite
HN144)

Many incoming students bring transfer credits from other institutions of higher learning. Please know that Kaplan University must receive your official transcripts by the end of your first term. If they are not received on time, they will not be evaluated and you will not receive any credit for courses taken at another institution. Getting official transcripts sent in can take a while, so you will want to start this process as soon as possible. You will need to contact your other school(s) to have them send the official documents directly to Kaplan University.
Talk to your advisor about this.

Students with prior experience or education can sit for challenge exams in an effort to earn credit for a particular course without actually having to take the course. There are a wide variety of courses available for challenge. If you want to consider any of these, please send your instructor an email and we will be more than happy to discuss this one on one with you.

Students will develop a portfolio that describes and organizes the learning they have acquired on the job, through volunteer work, travel, etc. Students will also examine what they already know, what they have college credit for, what their future goals are, and how all of these pieces fit together. Faculty will guide students through the process and provide feedback and assistance on each component of the portfolio. Students will collect all of their previously credited learning (college transcripts, standardized exams, pre-evaluated learning, etc.) and will articulate and organize learning not already credited.
5 Quarter Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Previous success in one or more college course(s)
EL 203 qualifies as an open elective on your degree plan. The academic advising team can provide specific information related to EL 203 and experiential learning credits, such as fees related to the application. You can reach an academic advisor by calling 866-522-7747.

 Student Benefits
Although no experiential learning credits are guaranteed through this process, the more than 600 who have completed EL203 have:
 Earned an average of 29 credits (6 courses)
 Saved 3 terms on their degree
 Realized more than $10,000 in tuition savings
 Learn More about Portfolio Development (EL203)
If you would like to learn more, visit http://portfolio.kaplan.edu
.

SS216 - This course allows students to use their career skills and interests to become more engaged in the community.
The course explores service and community engagement based on sociological theory. Analysis of topics includes volunteerism, philanthropy, grantsmanship, NGOs and service organizations, as well as faith-based organizations.
The course includes opportunities to participate in direct service learning with the purpose of supporting students’ community and service interests.

Do you think you may qualify to take EL203?

In looking at career examples, what skills and abilities fall outside the early childhood development courses and what electives would be appropriate?
What open electives are you interested in?

 As you prepare for the creation of your Customized
Degree Plan in Unit 4, I want to make you aware of a great resource—the
 Center for General Education: http://generaleducation.kaplan.edu/ .
 This site provides detailed information, along with current course descriptions, for all General Education courses at Kaplan University.

 Visit this website to find out more about your state elementary school, it is a good to start researching what requirements you will need to meet after your
AA.
 Bachelor’s Degree
 Teaching Credential http://education.uky.edu/AcadServ/content/50-statescertification-requirements

Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure to share with each of you.
If you ever need anything… email me!
Soleary@kaplan.edu