2012-2013 TMCC College Catalog
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Early Childhood EducationDegree, cont.
Associate of Arts
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year
Course #
Title
Credits
1st Semester
Core
ECE 190
Professionalism in Early Care & Education
(ECE 250 may be taken concurrently) 
3
Core
ECE 250 
Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3
Mathematics
Elective
Choose from list
3
Social Science
Elective
Choose from list
3
English/
Communications
ENG 101 or 113
Composition I or Composition I for Non-
native English Speaker
3
Core
HDFS 201
Lifespan Human Development
3
Total 18
2nd Semester
Humanities
CH 201
Ancient and Medieval Cultures
3
Core
ECE 130
Infancy
3
Core
ECE 210
Observation, Documentation and
Assessment of Young Children
3
Fine Arts
Elective
Choose from list
3
Social Science
Elective
Choose from list
3
English
ENG 102 or 114
Composition II or Composition II for Non-
native English Speaker
3
Total 18
Second Year
Course #
Title
Credits
3rd Semester
Humanities
CH 202
The ModernWorld
3
Core
ECE 200
The Exceptional Child
3
Core
ECE 204
Principles of Child Guidance
3
Core
ECE 251
Curriculum in Early Childhood Education 3
Science
NUTR 121
Human Nutrition
3
Total 15
4th Semester
Diversity/ Social Sci. ANTH 201
Peoples and Cultures of theWorld
3
U.S.andNVConstitutions CH 203
AmericanExperiencesandConstitutional Change 3
Core
ECE 231
Preschool Practicum: ChildDevelopment Lab
(ECE231& ECE245mustbetakenconcurrently)
3
Core
ECE 245
Practicum Seminar (ECE 231 & ECE 245
must be taken concurrently)
2
Core
HDFS 202
Introduction to Families
3
Total 14
Degree Total 65
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