Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education
Program Description
The Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education helps to prepares you to work with young children from birth to 5 years of age in a variety of private and public childcare and educational settings.
In addition, courses in the program can help you prepare to pursue the Child Development Associate (CDA) certification sponsored by the Early Childhood Education Training Institution and the Council for Professional Recognition by providing the required academic requirements for that certification. There are additional requirements regarding work experience, portfolios and evaluations that the University does not provide or help meet.
Knowledge gained in this online associate program can also serve as a springboard to a related baccalaureate degree.
Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:
- Describe the scope and principal theories of early childhood care and education.
- Describe how existing knowledge and practice in early childhood care and education is tested and revised.
- Use appropriate research documents on early childhood care and education, and cite appropriately.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life settings.
- Describe their own cultural background and how this background has influenced his or her own beliefs and practices in the field of child development and family studies.
Degree at a Glance
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General Education Requirements
30
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Major Required
21
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Elective Requirements
9
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Total Semester Hours
60
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Degree Program Requirements
General Education (30 semester hours)
| Arts & Humanities (6 semester hours) 1 |
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Select 2 courses from the following:
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Arabic I
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Arabic II
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Art Appreciation
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Survey of Photography
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Film and Literature
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Image Enhancement using Adobe Photoshop®
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French I
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French II
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German I
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German II
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Introduction to Japanese
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Literature of American Encounters, Revolution, and Rebellion
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From Abolition to #MeToo: Literature of the American Civil Rights Movement
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Pivotal Figures in Early British Literature
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British Literature from Wordsworth through the Wasteland
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Leadership in World Literature: Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
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Literature of the Newly Globalized World: The Individual’s Struggle to Adapt
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Music Appreciation
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Jazz and Rock
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World Music and Cultures
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Introduction to Philosophy
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Critical Thinking
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Introduction to Ethics
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Philosophy of Science
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Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
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Introduction to World Religions
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Russian I
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Spanish I
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Spanish II
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Thinking and Acting Ethically
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| Civics, Political & Social Sciences (6 semester hours) 2 |
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Introduction to Psychology
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Select 1 course from the following:
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Introduction to Anthropology
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World Archaeology
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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Human Sexuality
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Planning Your Future with Purpose in Humanities & Education
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Social Media and Society
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Intercultural Communication
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Microeconomics
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Macroeconomics
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Humane Education: A Global Interdisciplinary Perspective
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Introduction to Geography
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Practical Food Safety and Awareness
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International Relations I
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Introduction to Political Science
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American Government I
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Death and Dying
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Race & Religion
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Hope and Resilience
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Introduction to Sociology
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Social Problems
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American Popular Culture
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Exploring Society and Cultures via Science Fiction
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| Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia (9 semester hours) |
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Information and Digital Literacy
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Making Writing Relevant
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Proficiency in Writing
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| History (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
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American History to 1877
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American History since 1877
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World Civilization before 1650
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World Civilization since 1650
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Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War
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Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War
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African-American History before 1877
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African-American History since 1877
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History of the American Indian
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History of Science
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The History and Context of STEM
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| Mathematics and Applied Reasoning (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
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Accounting I
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Accounting for Non Accounting Majors
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Beginning Programming
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College Algebra
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College Trigonometry
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Pre-Calculus
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Introduction to Statistics
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Math for Liberal Arts Majors
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Calculus
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| Natural Sciences (3 semester hours) |
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Select 1 course from the following:
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Introduction to Biology
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Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
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Introduction to Chemistry
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Introduction to Meteorology
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Introduction to Geology
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Introduction to Environmental Science
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Introduction to Physics
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Introduction to Astronomy
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Introduction to STEM Disciplines
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| Total Semester Hours 30 |
Major Required (21 semester hours)
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Observation Techniques
3 |
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Childhood Educational Development
3 |
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Infant and Toddler Programs
3 |
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Introduction to the American Family
3 |
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Infant-Toddler Development
3 |
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Students with Special Needs
3 |
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Parenting
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| Total Semester Hours 21 |
Elective Requirements (9 semester hours)
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Select any courses comprised of lower (100-200) level courses not already taken to fulfill requirements listed above. Additional general education courses may be taken to fulfill elective requirements 9 |
| Total Semester Hours 9 |
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All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.
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All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.