EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
PROGRAM (61 CREDITS)
PURPOSE
The Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education is designed to prepare the student with foundational knowledge in Bible, Christian philosophy of education, foundations of early childhood education, methods of teaching, and other essentials designed to develop skills in early childhood education.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students successfully completing the Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education should:
1. Articulate a philosophy of early childhood education that is biblically based and theologically compatible with evangelical Christianity and the Pentecostal movement.
2. Relate the importance of early childhood education to the total mission of the church.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of foundational theory in the field of early childhood education.
4. Demonstrate basic competence in organizing and implementing teaching and learning experiences in the nursery school.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental process of human growth by matching appropriate methodology to specific age groups.
6. Meet the challenge of service in a pluralistic and multicultural world with competence and confidence.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
EDU | 133 | Child & Adolescent Development | 3 | cr |
ECE | 123 | Foundations, Principles, & Practices of Early Childhood Education | 3 | cr |
ECE | 204 | Methods & Materials | 3 | cr |
ECE | 333 | Integrating the Related Arts | 3 | cr |
EDU | 373 | Language & Literacy Development | 3 | cr |
EDU | 413 | Multicultural Education | 3 | cr |
EDU | 443 | Classroom Management | 3 | cr |
EDU | 340 | Methods of Teaching ELD | 3 | cr |
SPE | 223 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 | cr |
TOTAL | 27 CREDITS |
CORE REQUIREMENTS
CMS | 233 | Educational Technology | 3 | cr | |
COM | 123 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | cr | |
ENG | 123 | College Writing & Research | 3 | cr | |
LIT | 273 | Children’s Literature | 3 | cr | |
MTH | Math Course | 3 | cr | ||
NWT | 113 | New Testament Survey | 3 | cr | |
OLT | 123 | Old Testament Survey | 3 | cr | |
PHE | 281 | Health & Nutrition | 1 | cr | |
PSY | 383 | Educational Psychology | 3 | cr | |
SCI | Science Course | 3 | cr | ||
SOC | 103 | Life Formation | 3 | cr | |
Theology Course – Choose one: | 3 | cr | |||
THE | 115 | Thinking Theologically | |||
THE | 233 | An Introduction to the History & Theology of the AG | |||
TOTAL | 34 CREDITS |