Early Childhood Education

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Early Childhood Education. Students enrolled in this program plan to transfer into a Teacher Education Program at a university and teach grades Pre-K – 2nd.

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Program Details

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FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100	College 101	1
ENG 101*	English Composition I	3
MAT 210*	Math for Elementary Education	5
ECE 120*	Guiding Play & Learning	3
PSY 132*	General Psychology	3
	Total	15

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102*	English Composition II	3
COM 115	Speech	3
ECE 160	Child, Growth, and Development	3
EDC 202*	Human Growth, Development, and Learning	3
Fine Arts	Fine Arts Elective	3
	Total	15

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ECE 260	Child, Family, and Community Relations	3
EDC 203*	Schooling in a Diverse Society	3
Physical Science	Physical Science Elective	3-4
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective (LIT 264)	3
	Total	15-16

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ECE 245	The Exceptional Child	3
PEDE 202*	Physical Education for Children	3
Life Science	Life Science Elective	3-4
HTH 110*	Health Education	2
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
	Total	17-18

*Teacher Education Program may require a grade of “C” or higher.

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John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Early Childhood Education, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

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