Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education What Is It

Field of Interest

The Associate in Arts (AA), Emphasis in Early Childhood Education provides the first two years of a 4-year curriculum in early babyhood educational activity. Students study child development, curriculum blueprint and evolution, theory and practice in the educational activity of young children, and the intersections of family, community, and childhood learning and development. Students who earn the AA, Early Childhood Education may work in early childhood settings and programs as early on childhood educators and teacher administration. Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Education, students may work as teachers of children from birth to third grade. The AA, Early Childhood Education provides a pathway for students seeking Arizona Section of Education instructor certification.

Details

Of import data yous'll need when applying for admission:

Field of Interest

Education

Type

Associate Degree

Academic Programme

Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Early Childhood Teaching (DEG)

Academic Plan Lawmaking

8132

Total Credits Required

60-64

Catalog Year

2022-2023

Effective Term

Fall 2021

Plan Notes

Students must earn a course of C or better in each form in the plan.

Students at whatsoever Maricopa Community College may demand to complete courses at more than one of our colleges to earn a degree with this emphasis.

What You'll Acquire

This pathway map volition assistance you gain the expertise needed to:

1. Evaluate developmentally, culturally, and linguistically advisable learning experiences that promote each child`s growth and development in the following domains: Social-Emotional, Physical, Cognitive, and Linguistic communication and Literacy.
2. Identify the components necessary for a rubber, caring, inclusive, and salubrious learning environment according to all-time practices and local, land, and national standards.
3. Analyze children`s learning and development through observation and documentation, using standards and best practices.
4. Identify reciprocal, culturally responsive relationships betwixt early childhood professionals, families and communities.
5. Develop advice skills necessary to abet for children and their families.
6. Practise upstanding and professional standards and behavior.
7. Advocate for an upstanding, equitable, diverse, and constructive early on babyhood education profession.
8. Appoint in reflective practise and continuous learning through education and research.
9. Develop problem solving skills relevant to early babyhood education.

Career Opportunities

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a multifariousness of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed beneath, and then you may need further education or degrees in order to authorize for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an bookish advisor and/or program director for additional information. You tin can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding educational activity level, wages, and employment information.

* Career and wage information provided by Emsi using information, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources and Emsi's proprietary analytical processes. Emsi's data covers multiple classes of workers including QCEW, non-QCEW, and those who are cocky-employed. Disclaimer

Course Sequence past Term

The following is the suggested course sequence past term. Please keep in mind:

• Students should run into with an bookish advisor to develop an private education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your Student Centre to manage your plan.
• The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the plan at unlike times of the year.
• Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
• Caste and transfer seeking students may exist required to successfully complete a MCCCD Beginning Year Experience Course (FYE) within the showtime 2 semesters at a MCCCD Higher. Courses include AAA/CPD150, AAA/CPD150AC, CPD104, and AAA115/CPD115. Course offerings will vary past higher. See an bookish, program, or faculty counselor for details.

• Full-fourth dimension
• Office-time

Full-time status is 12 credits to eighteen credits per semester.

A listing of additional requirements for this pathway map

Awareness Areas
In addition to the requirements identified in the sequence beneath, students must complete the following awareness areas if non otherwise met past other programme requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an bookish advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

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A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term i

Course Number	Class Proper noun	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	Commencement-Year Composition or First-Yr Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Advisable writing placement exam score, or a course of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or (a grade of C in ALT100 AND Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL OR WAC101 OR ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Appropriate writing placement test score, or a course of C or ameliorate in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101, or a form of B or better in ALT100, or (a grade of C in ALT100 AND Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL OR WAC101 OR ENG100A+).		FYC	iii
MAT14+ or MAT15+ or MAT187	College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions or Precalculus	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 15+, OR an appropriate district placement.	Disquisitional grade OR Whatsoever canonical full general education form in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite	MA	3–6
BPC110 or CIS105 or CSC180 or CSC180AA or CSC180AB	Reckoner Usage and Applications or Survey of Estimator Information Systems or Computer Literacy or Calculator Literacy or Computer Literacy			CS	3–4
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development				0–3
CFS/ECH176 or CFS205	Child Development or Human Evolution			SB	three

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term two

Form Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	Offset-Year Composition or Outset-Yr Limerick for ESL	Prerequisites: Course of C or improve in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC	3
COM225	Public Speaking	Prerequisites: A course of C or amend in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent.		Fifty	3
MAT256	Investigating Quantity: Number, Operations and Numeration Systems	Prerequisites: A course of C or better in (MAT15+ or higher), or (MAT12+ and MAT14+), or [MAT14+ and (MAT114 or MAT115)], or (MAT14+ and an appropriate District placement into MAT150, MAT151, or MAT152), or permission of Section/Sectionalization Chair.			4
EED200 or EDU221	Foundations of Early Childhood Education or Introduction to Education		Disquisitional course Gateway class	SB	3
EED215 or (CFS123 and CFS125)	Early Learning: Wellness, Safe, Nutrition and Fitness or (Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings and Condom In Early Babyhood Settings)				2–3
CRE101	College Disquisitional Reading and Disquisitional Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate commune placement or permission of Teacher).	OR Equivalent every bit indicated past assessment	L	0–3

A sequence of suggested courses that should exist taken during Term 3

Course Number	Course Proper name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
EDU222 or EED222	Introduction to the Infrequent Learner or Introduction to the Exceptional Immature Child: Nascency to Age 8			C, SB	3
EDU230	Cultural Diversity In Teaching			C, HU	3
GCU/POS113 or HIS103	U.s.a. and Arizona Social Studies or United states History to 1865		If HIS103 is selected, students volition need to accept POS221 in Term 4	H, SB or H, HU, SB	3
MAT257	Investigating Geometry, Probability and Statistics	Prerequisites: A class of C or better in MAT256 or permission of Department/Division Chair.			iv
SQ	Natural Sciences Quantitative			SQ	4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term iv

Course Number	Class Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative			SG or SQ	4
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		Recommend EDU/HUM/STO292 (EDU292, HUM292, or STO292 depending on campus availability) Annotation: EDU230 in Required Courses may be used to meet this requirement if taken Spring 2022 or later.	HU	3
Constituent	Elective		Have POS221 if HIS103 was selected in Term iii		0–3
Elective	Elective				0–3
EDU/ENH291	Children'due south Literature			HU	3

Function-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

A list of additional requirements for this pathway map

Awareness Areas
In improver to the requirements identified in the sequence beneath, students must complete the post-obit sensation areas if not otherwise met by other program requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [M] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an academic advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

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A sequence of suggested courses that should exist taken during Term 1

Course Number	Course Proper noun	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Yr Limerick or Showtime-Yr Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Appropriate writing placement test score, or a form of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101, or a grade of B or better in ALT100, or (a grade of C in ALT100 AND Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL OR WAC101 OR ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Advisable writing placement test score, or a course of C or better in ENG091 or ESL097 or WAC101, or a grade of B or amend in ALT100, or (a form of C in ALT100 AND Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL OR WAC101 OR ENG100A+).		FYC	iii
AAA/CPD115 or AAA/CPD150 or AAA/CPD150AC or CPD104	Creating College Success or Strategies for College Success or Educational and Career Planning or Career and Personal Development				0–three
CFS/ECH176 or CFS205	Child Development or Human Development			SB	iii

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2

Course Number	Form Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
MAT14+ or MAT15+ or MAT187	College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions or Precalculus	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or amend in MAT 15+, OR an appropriate district placement.	Critical course OR Any approved general instruction course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite	MA	3–6
EED200 or EDU221	Foundations of Early Childhood Educational activity or Introduction to Pedagogy		Critical class Gateway course	SB	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent equally indicated past assessment	L	0–3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3

Form Number	Course Proper noun	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Class of C or ameliorate in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC	3
MAT256	Investigating Quantity: Number, Operations and Numeration Systems	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (MAT15+ or college), or (MAT12+ and MAT14+), or [MAT14+ and (MAT114 or MAT115)], or (MAT14+ and an appropriate District placement into MAT150, MAT151, or MAT152), or permission of Department/Division Chair.			iv

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term iv

Course Number	Form Proper noun	Requisites	Notes	Expanse	Credits
COM225	Public Speaking	Prerequisites: A class of C or meliorate in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent.		50	3
EED215 or (CFS123 and CFS125)	Early Learning: Health, Condom, Diet and Fitness or (Wellness and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings and Prophylactic In Early Childhood Settings)				2–iii
MAT257	Investigating Geometry, Probability and Statistics	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT256 or permission of Department/Division Chair.			four

A sequence of suggested courses that should exist taken during Term 5

Class Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
EDU230	Cultural Variety In Instruction			C, HU	iii
GCU/POS113 or HIS103	United States and Arizona Social Studies or United States History to 1865		If HIS103 is selected, students volition demand to accept POS221 in Term 9	H, SB or H, HU, SB	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6

Class Number	Course Proper name	Requisites	Notes	Surface area	Credits
EDU222 or EED222	Introduction to the Exceptional Learner or Introduction to the Infrequent Young Child: Nativity to Age Eight			C, SB	3
SQ	Natural Sciences Quantitative			SQ	4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7

Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
BPC110 or CIS105 or CSC180 or CSC180AA or CSC180AB	Computer Usage and Applications or Survey of Reckoner Information Systems or Reckoner Literacy or Computer Literacy or Computer Literacy			CS	3–4
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Pattern		Recommend EDU/HUM/STO292 (EDU292, HUM292, or STO292 depending on campus availability) Notation: EDU230 in Required Courses may exist used to meet this requirement if taken Spring 2022 or later on.	HU	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should exist taken during Term 8

Grade Number	Course Proper name	Requisites	Notes	Expanse	Credits
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative			SG or SQ	four
EDU/ENH291	Children's Literature			HU	3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term ix

Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Constituent	Elective		Take POS221 if HIS103 was selected in Term five		0–3
Elective	Elective				0–3

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Plan Data

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Course Area Key

Gateway Grade = Generally the first major-specific form in a pathway.

Disquisitional Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

• C = Cultural Diversity in the Us
• CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
• FYC = First Yr Composition
• Thou = Global Awareness
• H = Historical Sensation
• HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design

• L = Literacy & Disquisitional Research
• MA = Mathematics
• SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
• SG = Natural Sciences General
• SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or meliorate for all courses required within the plan.

Course Sequence full credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and organisation blueprint.

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with authentic and electric current information about our degree and document offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum procedure, form and plan information is subject to change. Every bit a upshot, the grade list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to come across with an academic advisor to talk over the requirements at your higher for the advisable catalog year.

View MCCCD'southward curriculum website for the Associate in Arts in Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Early Childhood Education (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm10?id=164405).

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