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Early Childhood EducationDegree
Infant/Toddler Emphasis – Associate of Applied Science
The associate of applied science in early childhood education is
a degree option for students seeking to enter a rewarding career
working with young children and their families. This practitioner
oriented program has a degree emphasis in three fields:
administration of early care and education programs, preschool
and infant/toddler. This gives the student the opportunity to select
their educational experience based on their specific interests and
allows for greater learning in a specific area of concentration.
DegreeOutcomes
Students completing the degreewill:
• Fulfill the requirements of the Associate of Applied Science.
• Demonstrate competency in their specified emphasis.
Emphasis Outcomes
Students completing the emphasis will:
• 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.
• Demonstrate a scope of knowledge and skills basedon the infant and
toddler emphasis.These include understanding childdevelopment
with an emphasis on infant and toddlers; guiding infants and
toddlers; developing professionalismin the ECEfield; developing and
implementing curriculumfor infants and toddlers; workingwith
families and the community; understanding childrenwithdisabilities;
observing, documenting and assessing young children; and various
field experienceswith infants and toddlers.
General Education Requirements
Diversity 3 credits
Required: HDFS 232
English/Communications 6 credits
Required: ENG 101 or 113
Human Relation 3 credits
Required: MGT 212
Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits
Science 3 credits
Required NUTR 121
Social Science/Humanities 3 credits
Recommended: SOC 101, PSY 101
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Total General Education Requirements 24 Credits
Core Requirements
Required for all ECE emphases.
A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of a 2.0
(C) or better and aminimumgrade of “C”must bemade in each of the
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 240 Administration of the Preschool..........................3
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 30 Credits
Emphasis Requirements
ECE 124 Sensorimotor Dev Infants and Toddlers...............1
ECE 125 Language Development for Infants/Toddlers......1
ECE 126 Social/Emotional Dev for Infants and Toddlers....1
ECE 129 Environments for Infants and Toddlers................2
ECE 236 Practicum with Infants and Toddlers...................3
ECE 245 Practicum Seminar. ............................................2
ECE 252 Infant/Toddler Curriculum. .................................3
Total Emphasis Requirements 13 Credits
Total Degree Requirements 67 Credits
Students who receive an early childhood education AAS degree
with an emphasis in infant/toddler must complete practicum
through TMCC.
See the following page for the
Suggested Course Sequence.
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