Early Childhood Education AS

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The Early Childhood Education program leads to an Early Childhood Education Certificate of Achievement (Career Technical), an Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education degree, as well as course work required by the State of California Department Early Childhood Education Permit Matrix.

Complete Major, Competency Requirements, MPC General Education Pattern for a total of 60 transferable units.

Required Core:		Units	Offered Online
ECED 1	Child Growth and Development	3.0	✓
ECED 2	Managerial Accounting	3.0	✓
ECED 51	Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children	3.0	✓
ECED 52	Practicum: Field Teaching Experience	4.0	NO
ECED 55	Child, Family and Community	3.0	✓
ECED 56	Teaching in a Diverse Soc.	3.0	✓
ECED 61	Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child	3.0	✓
ECED 80	Introduction to Curriculum	3.0	✓

Select any two courses from the following electives; or select 6 units from one of the specializations to meet the California Early Childhood Permit requirements		Units	Offered Online
Infant Toddlers Specialization
ECED 62A	Infant and Toddler Development	3.0	✓
ECED 62B	Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers	3.0	✓
Special Needs Specialization
ECED 63A	Introduction to Children with Special Needs	3.0	✓
ECED 63B	Curriculum/Strategies for Children with Special Needs	3.0	✓
Administration Specialization:
ECED 71A	Admin I: Programs in Early Childhood Ed	3.0	✓
ECED 71B	Admin II: Personnel and Leadership in Early Childhood Ed	3.0	✓

Additional electives and specializations are available in face-to-face courses. Please refer to the MPC Catalog for more information.

To discuss degree requirements, students can "Ask a Counselor" by logging into their Web Registration (WebReg) account and selecting the option in the Quick Links section, or contact the Counseling Department by phone at (831) 646-4020.