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Early Childhood EducationDegree
Associate of Arts
The associate of arts in early childhood education is designed
to serve students either as a stand alone associate degree in
the field of early childhood education or to serve as a transfer
option. The transfer option allows students to first obtain their
associate of arts in early childhood education and then continue
seamlessly as a junior at the University of Nevada, Reno, working
toward a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education.
By choosing specific transfer classes at TMCC students may
complete their lower division courses and obtain their associate
of arts in early childhood education prior to transferring to UNR.
Students are encouraged to obtain academic advisement from
early childhood education faculty to ensure smooth transitions
in a university transfer process.
DegreeOutcomes
Students completing the degreewill:
• Demonstrate the scope of knowledge and skills based on
the five National Association for the Education of Young
Children’s (NAEYC) Associate Degree Standards. These
include promoting child development and learning;
building family and community relationships; observing,
documenting, and assessing; teaching and learning; and
becoming a professional.
• Gain competence and skills required to gain entry
into a baccalaureate degree program. These include
understanding child development, guiding young children,
developing professionalism in the ECE field, developing
and implementing curriculum for children birth through
preschool, working with families and the community,
understanding children with disabilities, observing,
documenting and assessing young children, and various field
experiences with young children.
General Education Requirements
Diversity (3 credits)
Required: ANTH 201
English 6 credits
Required: ENG 101 and 102 or ENG 113 and 114.
Fine Arts 3 credits
Choose from: ART 100, 160, 260, 261; HUM 101, 102, 105, 106,
271; MUS 121, 122, 225, 226; THTR 100, 105, 180, 210
Humanities 6 credits
UNR requires CH 201 and 202 or choose from HIST 105, 106,
247, HUM 101, 102, 211, AAD 201, ART 160, 260, 261, 265, MUS
121, 225, 226, Foreign Language, all 200 level English, all 100 and
200 level Philosophy.
Mathematics 3 credits
Choose from: MATH 120, 126 and 127, 128, 176, 181; or MATH 126
and STAT152
Science (lab required) 3 credits
Required: NUTR 121
Social Science 9 credits
UNR recommends CH 203 or choose from HIST 101, 102, 217,
PSC 101, 208, all 100 and 200 Anthropology (except ANTH 102),
CRJ 101, 220, 230, ECON 102, 103, 104, all 100 and 200 level history,
HDFS 201, JOUR 101, all 100 and 200 level political science, all
100 and 200 level psychology, all 100 and 200 level sociology.
Anthropology 201 fulfills 3 credits of social science.
U. S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Choose one or two courses from the following. If two
courses covering both constitutions are completed, three credits
may apply toward social science or electives. PSC 101 (both
constitutions), CH 203 (both constitutions), HIST 101 and 102 or
HIST 101 and 217 or HIST 101 and PSC 208
Total General Education Requirements 33 Credits
A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of
a 2.0 (C) or better and a minimum grade of “C” must be made in
each of the core requirements.
Core Requirements
ECE 130 Infancy. ..............................................................3
ECE 190 Professionalism in Early Care and Education. ......3
ECE 200 The Exceptional Child..........................................3
ECE 204 Principles of Child Guidance................................3
ECE 210 Observation, Documentation
and Assessment of Young Children. ....................3
ECE 231 Preschool Practicum: Child Development Lab.....3
ECE 245 Practicum Seminar. ............................................2
ECE 250 Introduction to Early Childhood Education..........3
ECE 251 Curriculum in Early Childhood Education. ...........3
HDFS 201 Lifespan Human Development. ..........................3
HDFS 202 Introduction to Families......................................3
Total Core Requirements 32 Credits
Total Degree Requirements 65 Credits
Students who receive an early childhood education AA degree
with an emphasis in early childhood education must complete
practicum through TMCC.
See the following page for the
Suggested Course Sequence.
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