ECE Degree Options
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Clark College
The following degrees and certificate options are available as of Spring 2006: Early Childhood Education Applied Science Degree Early Childhood Education Applied Science Degree-Transfer (AAS-T) Certificate of Proficiency Certificate of Achievement – Infant and Toddler Certificate of Achievement – School-age Certificate of Achievement – Advanced Applied Curriculum Planning Certificate of Achievement – Family Child Care (Advanced) Students must pass all Major Area Requirements with a "C" (2.0) grade or higher. Major Area Requirements (it is strongly recommended that students complete their Communication, Math, and Science general education requirements by the 4th quarter) First Year: FIRST QUARTER ECE121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3-4 (1st or 2nd quarter) ECE114 Environments for Children 3 Total 9-10 credits SECOND QUARTER ECE124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 ECE103 Child Nutrition, Health and Safety 3 ECE208 Early Language Facilitation 2 Total 5 credits THIRD QUARTER ECE123 Early Childhood Program Regulations and Best Practices 2 ECE116 Literature and Story Telling for Young Children 3 ECE202 Child and Family 3 ECE209 Learning Experiences for Young Children I (must have ECE 124)3 ECE210 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab I 3 Total 14 credits Second Year: FOURTH QUARTER ECE211 Learning Experiences for Young Children II 3 ECE212 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab II 3 ECE104 Intro to Children with Special Needs 3 ENGL 101 English Composition 3 (English satisfies one of the Communication Skills General Ed. Requirements) Total 12 credits FIFTH QUARTER ECE105 Individualized Instruction I 2 ECE213 Learning Experiences for Young Children III 3 ECE214 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab III 3 Total 8 credits SIXTH QUARTER ECE106 Individualized Instruction II 2 ECE102 Science and Math for Young Children 3 ECE215 ECE Seminar (concurrent with ECE 199) 2 ECE199 Cooperative Work Experience 5 WS101 Introduction to Women’s Studies 5 (This course satisfies the Social Science and Humanities General Education Requirements) or SOC131 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. 3 (This course satisfies the Social Science and Human Relations General Education Requirement) Total 15-17 credits ADDITIONAL MAJOR AREA REQUIREMENTS Students must complete the following two requirements: 1. PSY 211: Human Development (F,W,Sp,Su)5 (This course satisfies the Human Relations and Social Science General Education Requirements) or ECE 100: Child Development (F, Sp)3 2. ECE 108: Programs for Infants (F) 3 and ECE 109: Programs for Toddlers (W) 3 or ECE 110: Growth, Development and Guidance of School-Agers (F) 3 and ECE 112: Curriculum for School-aged Children (W) 3 Total 9-11 credits Total Major Area Requirements 72-77 credits The major area requirements may include General Education Requirements as prescribed in the Clark College catalog. Communication Skills (9 credits) (3 credits satisfied by ENGL 101 Health and Physical Education (3 credits) Computational Skills (0-5 credits) Human Relation (1-5 credits) (may be satisfied by PSY 211 or SOC 131) Humanities (2-5 credits) (may be satisfied by WS 101) Sciences (3-5 credits) Social Science (3-5 credits) (may be satisfied by PSY 211, WS 101, or SOC 131) Total Credits Required 90 (Additional electives may be required to meet the 90 credit minimum for AAS degree) 4 year colleges and universities that are accepting AAS-T as of Spring 2006: Eastern Washington University Evergreen State University Heritage College Praxis Institute-Seattle Seattle Pacific University University of Phoenix Warner Pacific College Western Washington University AAS-T ECE Requirement of Critical Content Areas: (A minimum of 3-5 credits in each area below): Critical Content Area: Child Development and Learning Including Typical and Atypical: ECE 100 Child Development: Birth to Age Eight 3 ECE 104 Introduction to Children with Special Needs 3 ECE 108 Programs for Infants 3 ECE 109 Programs for Toddlers 3 ECE 210 Growth, Development and Guidance of School-agers 3 Critical Content Area: Curriculum Development and Implementation: ECE 112 Growth, Development and Guidance of School-agers 3 ECE 209 Learning Experiences for Young Children I 3 ECE 211 Learning Experiences for Young Children II 3 ECE 213 Learning Experiences for Young Children III 3 Critical Content Area: Child Guidance: ECE 124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 ECE 110 Growth, Development, and Guidance of School-agers 3 Critical Content Area: Family and Community Relationships ECE 202 Child and Family 3 Critical Content Area: Diversity, Inclusion, Multicultural ECE 104 Introduction to Children with Special Needs 3 ECE 105 Individualized Instruction I 2 ECE 106 Individualized Instruction II 2 ECE 121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 4 ECE 202 Child and Family 3 ECE 208 Early Language Facilitation 2 Critical Content Area: Health, Safety, and Nutrition ECE103 Child Nutrition, Health and Safety 3 Critical Content Area: Observation, Assessment and Evaluation ECE106 Individualized Instruction II 2 ECE121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 4 ECE124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 Critical Content Area: Professionalism ECE215 ECE Seminar 2 ECE 123 Early Childhood Programs Regulations and Best Practices 2 Critical Content Area: Practicum/Field Experience (Suggested minimum 300 hours) ECE210 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab I (70 hours) 3 ECE212 Learning Experiences for Young Children LabII (70 hours) 3 ECE214 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab III (70 hours) 3 ECE199 Cooperative Work Experience (150 hours) 5 Total Hours = 330 AAS-T General Education Requirements A. Communication Skills 10 credits Required: English 101 English 102 B. Quantitative Skills 5 credits Recommended: Math 105 Math 109 C. Humanitites 10 credits from 2 disciplines Required: CMST 101 Recommended: CMST 201, CMST 211, CMST 216, WS 101, Music 105, Music 128, Spanish 101 D. Social Sciences 10 credits from 2 disciplines Required: Pyschology 211 Recommended: WS 101, Soc 101, Soc 121, Soc 131 E. Natural Sciences 5 credits, must be a lab science Recommended: Biol 160, 161, 011; Phsc 101, Phsc 102 Major Area Requirements: FIRST QUARTER ECE 114 Environments for Children 3 ECE 104 Introduction to Children with Special Needs 3 ECE 121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3-4 ECE 100 Child Development Birth to 6 (also 3rd quarter) 3 Total 15-16 SECOND QUARTER ECE 208 Early Language Facilitation 2 ECE 105 Individualized Instruction I 2 ECE 124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 ECE 103 Child Nutrition, Health and Safety 3 Total 7 THIRD QUARTER ECE 116 Literature and Story Telling for Children 3 ECE 123 Early Childhood Program Regulations and Best Practices 2 ECE 209 Learning Experiences for Young Children I 3 ECE 210 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab I 3 Total 11 ADDITIONAL MAJOR AREA REQUIREMENTS (Cert. of Proficiency) Select a minimum of 11-12 credits from the following list: ECE 102 Science and Math for Young Children 3 ECE 108 Programs for Infants 3 ECE 109 Programs for Toddlers 3 ECE 110 Growth, Development and Guidance of School-Agers 3 ECE 112 Curriculum for School-aged Children 3 ECE 202 Child and Family 3 ECE 211/212 Learning Experiences II 6 PSY 211 Human Development 5 MUS 105 Music in Early Childhood Education 3 Total 11-12 Total major area requirements: 45 (minimum) General Education Requirements Communication Skills (3 credits) Computational Skills (3 credits) Human Relations ( 3 credits) Total credits required for the Certificate of Proficiency: 51-55 There are four options for a Certificate of Achievement: Infant and Toddler School-age Advanced Applied Curriculum Planning Family Child Care (advanced) Please see requirements for each Certificate of Achievement option below: Early Childhood Education: Infants and Toddlers (all classes are available in evening or online) FIRST QUARTER ECE 108 Programs for Infants 3 ECE 100 Child Development Birth to 6 (or 3rd term) 3 ECE 114 Environments for Children 3 Total 9 SECOND QUARTER ECE 208 Early Language Facilitation 2 ECE 109 Programs for Toddlers 3 Total 5 Total Credits Required: 14 Credits Early Childhood Education: School Age FIRST QUARTER ECE 104 Introduction to Children with Special Needs 3 PSY 211 Human Development (Life-span) (offered every quarter) 5 ECE 110 Growth, Development and Guidance of School-agers 3 Total 11 SECOND QUARTER ECE 124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 ECE 112 Curriculum for School-aged Children 3 Total 6 THIRD QUARTER ECE 202 Child and Family 3 ECE 209 Learning Experiences I 3 Total 6 Total Credits Required: 23 credits Early Childhood Education: Advanced Applied Curriculum Planning FIRST QUARTER ECE100 Child Development Birth to 6 3 ECE114 Environments for Children 3 Total: 6 Credits SECOND QUARTER ECE121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 4 ECE124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 THIRD QUARTER ECE209 Learning Experiences for Young Children I 3 ECE210 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab I 3 FOURTH QUARTER ECE211 Learning Experiences for Young Children II 3 ECE212 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab II 3 FIFTH QUARTER ECE213 Learning Experiences for Young Children III 3 ECE214 Learning Experiences for Young Children Lab III 3 Total Credits Required: 30-31 Credits Early Childhood Family Child Care (Advanced) FIRST QUARTER ECE100 Child Development Birth to Eight 3 ECE114 Environments for Children 3 Total 6 SECOND QUARTER ECE111 Evidence of completion of "Building Blocks" or Equivalent Total Credits: 0 THIRD QUARTER ECE116 Literature and Story Telling 3 Total Credits: 3 FOURTH QUARTER ECE110 Growth, Devlopment and Guidance of School-agers 3 Total Credits: 3 FIFTH QUARTER ECE124 Guiding Behavior of Young Children 3 ECE103 Child Nutrition Health and Safety 3 Total Credits: 6 SIXTH QUARTER ECE202 Child and Family 3 Total Credits: 3 Total Credits Required: 21-23 Credits 10-2006 |
