Early Childhood Development

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20803

This degree builds on the requirements of the three Early Childhood Development Associate Certificates of Proficiency and gives the student additional skills to accompany certification in the field.

Curriculum Requirements

	ECD Infant/Toddler Certificate, or	23-24 credits
	ECD Preschool Certificate, or	27-28 credits
	ECD Family Child Care Certificate	21-22 credits
FCR 171	Child Development	3 credits
FCR 241	Nutrition	3 credits

Choose at least 7 additional credits from the following:

BUS 251	Human Relations	3 credits
FCR 281 or ENG 281	Children's Literature or Children’s Literature	2 credits
HPE 190	First Aid	2 credits
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

34-41 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher depending upon the certificate used to fulfill requirements

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 099 Writing Fundamentals Lab, and *	1 credits
English	ENG 100 Writing Fundamentals or	3 credits
English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	BUS 160 Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
*ENG 099 does NOT count toward General Education Credit or toward graduation.

An additional 12 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 qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

Additional Elective Credits at the 100 level or above must be completed to total 64 total 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.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.