Oakton Community College

Early Childhood Education (ECE)

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE 65 Semester Credit Hours Curriculum: 0070
General Education Requirements:		Minimum Credits
Area A — Communications
EGL 101		3
One course from: EGL 102, EGL 111, EGL 212, SPE 103		3
Area B — Mathematics		0-3
One course from Area B (Mathematics) or Area C (Science)
Area C — Science		0-3
One course from Area B (Mathematics) or Area C (Science)
Area D — Social and Behavioral Science		3
(Recommend two courses from: PSY 101, 107; SOC 101, 104)
Area E — Humanities/Fine Arts		3
One course from a humanities or fine arts discipline
Area F — Contemporary Global Studies*		0-3
One course that satisfies Contemporary Global Studies requirement
Total General Education Requirements:		18
Major Requirements:		Minimum Credits
Major Requirements:		Minimum Credits
ECE 102 Child Growth and Development		3
ECE 104 Introduction to Early Childhood Education		4
ECE 106 Guidance of the Young Child		3
ECE 107 Observation and Assessment of the Young Child		3
ECE 108 Nutrition and Health for the Young Child		3
ECE 125 Play and Creative Expression for the Young Child		3
ECE 180 The Exceptional Child		3
ECE 226 Language Arts and Social Studies for the Young Child		3
ECE 227 Math and Science for the Young Child		3
ECE 255 Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs		3
ECE 257 Practicum I		5
ECE 258 Practicum II		5
ECE 270 Child, Family and Community Relations		3
ECE courses to total a minimum of 3 semester credit hours		3
Total Major Requirements:		47
Total Semester Credit Hours for Associate in Applied Science Degree:		65
* Students may take a Contemporary Global Studies
course that satisfies both Area F and another Area requirement.

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