Early Childhood Education
TVCC Admissions Office
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Early Childhood Education
Assoc of Applied Science
Major code: 2151
Department: Social Science
Chair: Joseph Kurth
Quick Info
Degree Advisor
- Suzanne Bolyard
- 541-881-5857
This program prepares students to teach and care for young children from birth to
age eight with regard for children's social, physical, emotional development,
and safety. Graduates are prepared to work in both public and private sectors, and
in a variety of educational and child-care settings. Potential employment opportunities
include nursery schools, pre-schools, day care businesses, government agencies, private
kindergartens, and para-professionals in the public schools.
This degree is designed for students wishing to directly enter the workforce. It is
not designed for transfer to a four-year institution, although some coursework may
be transferable. Students who wish to transfer coursework are strongly encouraged
to work closely with their TVCC advisor to develop a transfer plan and to identify
and contact an advisor at their chosen transfer institution. A minimum of 90 credits
and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 are needed to graduate with a degree.
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Program/Discipline Outcomes
- Develop, implement and manage developmentally appropriate curriculum that supports physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development for children ages infant through 8 years.
- Demonstrate the use of elective communication strategies to build collaborative relationships with families to assist them with skill-building in guidance, nutrition, self-esteem, cognitive skills and appropriate activity choices for their child.
- Practice standards for professional ethics as applied in the early childhood environment including confidentiality and the use of communication skills in collaborative relationships with administration and coworkers.
- Master application skills appropriate for infant to 8 years in mathematics, science and language arts, including letter and number recognition, measurement, graphs, tables, colors, reading and writing.
- Master classroom management skills to facilitate schedule and use of environment to maximize children's abilities to make choices, explore personal power, develop empathy and caring behaviors, learn responsible roles for classroom and appropriate relationships.
Related Educational Requirements (12 Credits)
All career and technical education degrees and one-year certificates contain required
courses in applied communication, computation and human relations. These courses are
designed to support student competence and success in the workplace. Students must
have appropriate test scores in writing and math to enter the related courses listed.
Students who test below the required level will be required to take preparatory courses.
A college advisor will assist students with selecting the appropriate preparatory
course or courses.
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Course # | Course Title | Credits |
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MATH 95 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA OR HIGHER | 5 | |
EDUC 246 | FAMILY/COMMUNITY RELATIONS-ECE | 3 |
WR 121 Z | COMPOSITION I | 4 |
Required Courses (77 Credits)
Courses are listed in suggested sequence.
Year One
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
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EDUC 106 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT II | 3 |
EDUC 140 | INTRO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
EDUC 141 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT I | 3 |
EDUC 145 | GUIDANCE I-EARLY CHILDHOOD ED | 3 |
EDUC 149 | INFANT/TODDLER CAREGIVING | 3 |
EDUC 150 | CURRICULUM I-EARLY CHILDHOOD ED | 3 |
EDUC 154 | LITERATURE & LITERACY FOR ECE | 3 |
EDUC 157 | MATH DEVELOPMENT FOR ECE | 3 |
EDUC 158 | BILINGUAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
EDUC 162 | CHILD NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SAFETY | 3 |
EDUC 210 | THEORY & PRACTICUM | 1 |
EDUC 242 | EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS | 3 |
EDUC 245 | GUIDANCE II-EARLY CHILDHOOD ED | 3 |
Electives (2 Credits)
Electives