Early Childhood Education (HE)

This Early Childhood option prepares students for Office for Child Care Services certification and employment as Lead Teachers in non-public school settings for children ages 2.9 to six years. Sequences of courses in Human Services and Early Childhood Education are reinforced by observation of and direct work with young children preparing students for immediate work in the field of early childhood and offering some transferable credits to four-year colleges.

Since the program involves a field placement(s) working with vulnerable populations, students are required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and/or Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check. Depending on the contents of a student's CORI and/or SORI, placement may be denied. Students who are unable to participate in the field placement(s) will not meet program requirements.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits   CMP101   Composition 1 (OL, CT) 3   ECE101   Child Growth and Development (OL) 3   ECE110   Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3   HUS101   The Human Services Worker 3   PSY102   Introductory (General) Psychology (OL) 3   CMP104-150   Composition 2 Elective (OL, CT) 3   ECE202   Using the Expressive Arts With Young Children 3   ECE245   Field Placement/Seminar 1 in Early Childhood Ed 6   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   BEH-ELECTIVE 1 Behavioral Science Elective(s) (OL) 3   ECE102   Planning Programs for the Young Child 3   ECE204   Children with Special Needs 3   ECE246   Field Placement/Seminar 2 in Early Childhood Ed 6   ECE201   Supporting the Young Child's Physical & Mental Health 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   OPN-ELECTIVE 2 Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   OPN-ELECTIVE 3 Open Elective(s) (OL) 3

Notes  1 Recommended: PSY114, PSY118, PSY136, or SOC112  2 Recommended: ECE116, ECE206, HUS102, HUS104, HUS120, HUS122  3 Recommended: ECE116, ECE206, HUS102, HUS104, HUS120, HUS122

Admissions Information  • * Contact Student Support Center and Advising Cener for information on State College and University Joint Admissions.  • Students who are interested in transfer should select liberal arts courses in lieu of open electives that will satisfy a 3-credit liberal arts requirement in the program in which they want to transfer.