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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATE
IN SCIENCE (A.S) DEGREE |
Child Development and Education |
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The
Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree in Child Development and Education
(Program 27014) is designed to provide students with training
for employment opportunities in the field of Early Childhood Education.
These employment opportunities include working with young children
in pre-kindergarten programs, preschool programs, child care centers,
family child care homes, Head Start centers, and public and private
programs for young children. |
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The
Child Development and Education Program is a degree program leading
to an Associate in Science Degree after the completion of sixty-three
(63) academics credits. The requirements for the Child Development
Associate (CDA) Equivalency Credential are included within the program.
The
Early Childhood courses combine classroom instruction and field
work experience with an emphasis on developmentally appropriate
programming for young children. Selected early childhood centers
and public school pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms
are used for field experience sites. Two of the MDC campuses have
lab schools where you can satisfy your required field experience:
the pre-school labs are located at the North and Wolfson campuses. |
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The Child Development and Education Program includes the following:
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1)
12 credits in Early Childhood Education
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EEC 1000 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
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EEC
1200 - Early Childhood Curriculum I
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EEC
1311 - Early Childhood Curriculum II
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2202 - Program Development in Early Childhood Education
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36 credits in general education requirements
3) 15 credits in Elementary / Early Childhood Education courses
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The
specific degree requirements are listed on the Child Development
and Education advisement sheet. Students completing the course
requirements for this degree will also receive the
 Associate
in Arts (AA) Degree in Teaching Pre-Elementary
(Program 10809).
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CDA-E COURSE REQUIREMENTS: (for students wishing to obtain this credential ONLY) |
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DIRECTORS' CREDENTIALS |
EEC 2002: Operation of an Early Childhood Facility
EEC 2520: Early Childhood Organizational Leadership
EEC 2524: Child Care/Educational Programming Management
EEC 2527: Early Childhood Legal and Financial Issues |
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For additional information about the Early Childhood Education
Program, please contact: |
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| Professor
Beverly Tate, Homestead Campus |
(
305 ) 237 - 5123 |
| Professor
Lucia Obregon, Kendall Campus |
(
305 ) 237 - 2452 |
| Professor
Jim Sullivan, InterAmerican / Wolfson Campuses |
(
305 ) 237 - 6225 |
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| For additional assistance, please call: |
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| Dr. Phyllis Bochman |
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| Blanca Ruiz (for assistance in Spanish) |
( 305 ) 237 - 2567 |
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