ECE Requirements

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Entrance requirements: You should demonstrate an interest in the care and well-being of young children. Also, you must be free from evidence of illness, mental and physical, and free from personal conduct which may be injurious to children as stated in the Colorado Rules and Regulations for Child Care Centers, section 7.702.51. You must meet with an ECE faculty advisor before registering for ECE courses. Note: Students interested in transferring to a baccalaureate program in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education should refer to the Transfer Degree section of this catalog. ASSOCIATE (AAS) DEGREE (Early Childhood Education) TOTAL CREDITS 70 24 General Education Requirements 3 BIO Science Elective 3 ENG English Elective 3 HUM Humanities Elective 3 MAT Math Elective 3 PSY 101 General Psychology I 3 SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I 3 SPA 101 Conversational Spanish I OR 3 ASL 101 Basic Sign Language I 3 COM 115 Public Speaking 40 Core Curriculum Requirements 3 ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 ECE 102 Introduction to Early Childhood Lab 3 ECE 103 Guidance Strategies for Children 3 ECE 111 Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice 3 ECE 205 Nutrition, Health and Safety 3 ECE 220 Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques 3 ECE 225 Language and Cognition for the Young Child 3 ECE 226 Creativity and the Young Child 4 ECE 238 Child Growth and Development 3 ECE 240 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs 3 ECE 241 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Professions 3 ECE 260 Exceptional Child 3 ECE 288 Practicum: Early Childhood Education 6 Electives Select two courses: 3 ECE 178 Workshop 3 ECE 256 Working with Parents, Families, and Community Systems 3 LIT 255 Children’s Literature ASSOCIATE (AA) DEGREE (Early Childhood Education) TOTAL CREDITS 60-61 38-39 Early Childhood Specific General Education Requirements 9 English/Communications ENG 121, ENG 122, COM 115 6-7 Mathematics Choose one track: Track 1: MAT 120 or MAT 121, MAT 135 Track 2: MAT 155, MAT 156 8 Natural Science Choose from: BIO 105, BIO 111, CHE 101, CHE 111, GEY 111, PHY 105, PHY 111, PHY 211 9 Social and Behavioral Sciences Choose from: GEO 105, HIS 201, POS 111 6 Arts and Humanities Choose from: ART 110, MUS 120, LIT 115, LIT 255 16 Early Childhood Curriculum Requirements 3 ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 ECE 102 Introduction to Early Childhood Lab Techniques 3 ECE 205 Nutrition, Health and Safety 4 ECE 238 Child Growth and Development 3 ECE 241 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education 6 Electives Choose from: 3 ECE 103 Guidance Strategies for Children * 3 ECE 220 Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques * 3 ECE 240 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs * 3 ECE 260 Exceptional Child *For Colorado Director Certification, all Early Childhood requirements plus the 3 electives must be completed.