Early Childhood Education UPDATED

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20803

This degree builds on the requirements of the Early Childhood Education Certificate of Proficiency and gives the student additional skills to accompany certification in the field.

Curriculum Requirements

ECE 100	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3 credits
ECE 102	Early Childhood Curriculum/Activities	4 credits
ECE 105	Health, Safety and Nutrition	3 credits
ECE 110	Infants and Toddlers Curriculum and Teaching	3 credits
ECE 120	Guiding Children's Social Development and Behavior	3 credits
HPE 190 or EMT 122 or	First Aid and CPR or First Aid and CPR or First Aid Certification as evidenced by a certifying agency (Note: Students who wish to use first aid certification without completing HPE 190 or EMT 122 will not receive college credit. Students will need to complete an additional 2 elective credits to complete the 64 credits needed for the AAS Degree.)	2 credits 0 credits
ECE 171 or PSY 171	Child Growth and Development or Child Growth and Development	3 credits
BUS 251 or PSY 101	Human Relations or Introduction to Psychology	3 credits
ECE 281 or EDU 281	Children's Literature or Children's Literature	2 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

24-26 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 099* Written Fundamentals Lab and	1 credit
	ENG 100 Writing Fundamentals or	3 credits
	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	BUS 160 Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
	CMP 101 Introduction to Computers or	3 credits
	CMP 103 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
*ENG 099 does NOT count toward General Education Credit or toward graduation.

An additional 9 credit hours, including courses from at least two GE categories other than English, are to be selected from the list of General Education courses. You may not exceed nine credits in any GE Category, with the exception of Health and Physical Education, where the maximum is two credits.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses listed in Curriculum Requirements that qualify for General Education credit (see the General Education section of the catalog) may fulfill both General Education and Curriculum Requirements unless General Education Requirements are specified in the major. Each course taken to satisfy the General Education Requirements of this degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Elective Requirements

Additional elective credits at the 100 level or above must be completed to total 64 total credits.

Total Elective Requirements

20-22 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 Credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:
1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*
2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*
3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*
4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better
6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.