arly Childhood EDUCATION Associate Degree, Diploma, and Certificates

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1 arly Childhood EDUCATION Associate Degree, Diploma, and Certificates

2 COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Equal Education Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy No person shall on the basis of race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, or physical disability status, except where age or physical disabilities are found to be a bona fide occupational qualification, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity of this institution. It is the policy of this institution not to discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission requirements, educational programs, activities, or employment policies as required by Title IX in the Educational Amendments of In conformance with the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable laws and regulations, Coastal Carolina Community College will not discriminate against any student, employee, or applicant for admission or employment because of physical disabilities. The main campus of Coastal Carolina Community College has been designed with the elimination of physical obstacles so that buildings, restrooms, laboratories, and classrooms are readily accessible to and usable by those with physical disabilities. Any student or applicant for admission with a disability who wishes to request some accommodation must contact the Admissions Office and ask for the Coastal Carolina Community College Request for Accommodation form. If accommodation is not requested in advance in order to provide the College sufficient and adequate time to meet the student or applicant s needs, Coastal cannot guarantee the availability of a reasonable accommodation when it is needed. Any student or prospective student who believes that discrimination has limited any educational opportunity, or any College employee who believes employment rights have been denied on the basis of discrimination, or any individual who desires information concerning this policy should contact the following designated responsible employee: Affirmative Action Officer and Title IX Coordinator, Henderson Administration Building, (910)

3 ADMISSION INFORMATION In order to qualify for admission to any of Coastal Carolina Community College s Early Childhood Education full-time day or part-time evening programs, a candidate will complete four (4) steps: 1. Submit an application to the Admissions Office. 2. Submit official transcript(s) to the Admissions Office. - High school/ged - All colleges/schools attended after high school 3. Take a placement test. 4. Visit an academic counselor. SEMESTER DATES FALL SEMESTER: SPRING SEMESTER: SUMMER SEMESTER: AUG DEC JAN MAY MAY - AUG 1

4 PROGRAM NOTES Students are required to pass criminal background checks for field experiences in the program. The background check will be the responsibility of the student. Any candidate who desires to enroll in the Early Childhood Education Program or take EDU 119, must take one of the following placement tests and meet minimum combined reading and writing placement test scores or successfully complete DRE 096. NCDAP COMPASS ASSET SAT ACT ACCUPLACER/CPT 117 or 85 or 62 or 1040 or 43 or 92 Candidates who do not meet the prerequisite(s) for a course must successfully complete the appropriate developmental course(s) recommended by the placement test. Candidates may review in the Academic Studies Center and retake the placement test to improve their score. In order to enroll in the Associate in Applied Science Degree program, students must successfully complete or place out of DMA 010 (or higher). The Early Childhood Practicum courses require time in childcare settings and may require bending, lifting, squatting and standing. Please discuss any limitations with your instructor or academic counselor prior to registering for these courses. All courses from the Early Childhood Education Certificate Program (C55220) will transfer into the diploma program. Candidates may receive credit for equivalent courses taken at another accredited institution upon the official evaluation of transcripts. 2

5 CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION The Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy through middle childhood in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers. Coursework includes child growth and development; physical/nutritional needs of children; care and guidance of children; and communication skills with families and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, and creative development of young children. Graduates are prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate programs in early childhood settings. Employment opportunities include child development and child care programs; preschools; public and private schools; recreational centers; Head Start programs and school age programs. Coastal Carolina Community College offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree, a Diploma, and four Certificates. The appropriate coursework for each is listed below. ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE (A55220) FALL SEMESTER (1st Year) ACA 111 College Student Success CIS 110 Introduction to Computers EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education EDU 151/151A Creative Activities EDU 151A Creative Activities Lab SPRING SEMESTER (1st Year) EDU 131 Child, Family and Community EDU 153 Health, Safety, Nutrition EDU 184 Early Childhood Intro Pract EDU 280 Language & Literacy Exp ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry SUMMER SEMESTER (1st Year) COM 120 Interpersonal Communication or ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines (3) (0) (3) EDU 221 Children with Exceptionalities PSY 150 General Psychology

6 FALL SEMESTER (2ndYear) MAT 110 Math Measurement & Literacy or MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy (2) (2) (3) SOC 213 Sociology of the Family EDU 259 Curriculum Planning EDU 271 Educational Technology EDU 234/234A Infants, Toddlers & Twos/Lab SPRING SEMESTER (2nd Year) EDU 251 Exploration Activities or CHM 131/131A Intro to Chemistry/Lab (3) (2) (4) EDU 284 Early Child Capstone Prac Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Approved Elective Total Semester Hours: FALL SEMESTER (1st Year) EVENING ACA 111 College Student Success EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education SPRING SEMESTER (1st Year) CIS 110 Introduction to Computers SUMMER SEMESTER (1st Year) ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition FALL SEMESTER (2nd Year) EDU 131 Child, Family & Community SPRING SEMESTER (2nd Year) EDU 151 Creative Activities EDU 151A Creative Activities Lab

7 SUMMER SEMESTER (2nd Year) COM 120 Interpersonal Communication or ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines (3) (0) (3) EDU 221 Children with Exceptionalities FALL SEMESTER (3rd Year) EDU 280 Language and Literacy Exp MAT 110 Math Measurement & Literacy or MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy (2) (2) (3) SPRING SEMESTER (3rd Year) *EDU 184 Early Childhood Intro Pract EDU 259 Curriculum Planning SUMMER SEMESTER (3rd Year) SOC 213 Sociology of the Family PSY 150 General Psychology FALL SEMESTER (4th Year) EDU 271 Educational Technology *EDU 234/234A Infants, Toddlers & Twos/Lab SPRING SEMESTER (4th Year) EDU 251 Exploration Activities or CHM 131/131A Intro to Chemistry/Lab (3) (2) (4) *EDU 284 Early Child Capstone Prac SUMMER SEMESTER (4th Year) Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Approved Elective Total Semester Hours: *Hours for these classes must be satisfied during the day program. 5

8 Choose one elective from the courses below. APPROVED ELECTIVES EDU 158 *EDU 216 EDU 235 EDU 261 EDU 262 Healthy Lifestyles - Youth Foundations of Education School-Age Dev & Program Early Childhood Admin I Early Childhood Admin II *PSY 241 PSY 243 SOC 210 SOC 220 SOC 240 Developmental Psychology Child Psychology Introduction to Sociology Social Problems Social Psychology *Recommended for students who plan to transfer to UNC Wilmington. Choose one elective from the courses below. APPROVED HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVES ART 111 Art Appreciation HUM 130 Myth in Human Culture ART 114 Art History Survey I HUM 160 Introduction to Film ART 115 Art History HUM 211 Humanities I Survey II DRA 111 Theatre HUM 212 Humanities II Appreciation DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre MUS 110 Music Appreciation DRA 211 Theatre History I MUS 210 History of Rock Music DRA 212 Theatre History II MUS 213 Opera and Music Theatre ENG 231 American Literature I PHI 215 Philosophical Issues ENG 232 American Literature II PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics ENG 241 British Literature I REL 112 Western Religions ENG 242 British Literature II REL 211 Intro to Old Testament ENG 261 World Literature I REL 212 Intro to New Testament ENG 262 World Literature II REL 221 Religion in America 6

9 DIPLOMA (D55220) FALL SEMESTER ACA 111 College Student Success CIS 110 Introduction to Computers EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education EDU 151 Creative Activities EDU 151A Creative Activities Lab SPRING SEMESTER EDU 131 Child, Family and Community EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition EDU 184 Early Childhood Intro Pract EDU 280 Language & Literacy Exp ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry SUMMER SEMESTER COM 120 Interpersonal Communication or ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines (3) (0) (3) EDU 221 Children with Exceptionalities Total Semester Hours: 41 EVENING FALL SEMESTER (1st Year) ACA 111 College Student Success EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education SPRING SEMESTER (1st Year) CIS 110 Introduction to Computers SUMMER SEMESTER (1st Year) ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition

10 FALL SEMESTER (2nd Year) EDU 131 Child, Family, & Community SPRING SEMESTER (2 nd Year) EDU 151Creative Activities EDU 151A Creative Activities Lab SUMMER SEMESTER (2nd Year) COM 120 Interpersonal Communication or ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines (3) (0) (3) EDU 221 Children with Exceptionalities FALL SEMESTER (3rd Year) EDU 280 Language and Literacy Exp *EDU 184 Early Childhood Intro Pract Total Semester Hours: 41 *Hours for this class must be satisfied during the day program CERTIFICATE (C55220) EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education EDU 131 Child, Family, and Community Total Semester Hours: 16 8

11 EARLY CHILDHOOD ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE (C55220A) EDU 131 Child, Family, and Community EDU 261 Early Childhood Administration I EDU 262 Early Childhood Administration II Total Semester Hours: 18 INFANT / TODDLER CARE CERTIFICATE (C55290) Curriculum Description The Curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy to three years of age in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories, competency-based knowledge, and practice in actual settings with infants and toddlers. Course work includes infant/toddler growth and development: physical/nutritional needs of infants and toddlers; safety issues in the care of infants and toddlers; care and guidance; communication skills with families and children; design and implementation of appropriate curriculum; and other related topics. Graduates should be prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate infant/toddler programs in early childhood settings. Employment opportunities include child development and child care programs in early childhood settings. Employment opportunities include child care programs, preschools, public and private schools, recreational centers, Early Head Start Programs, and other infant/toddler programs. Coastal Carolina Community College offers a Certificate. The appropriate coursework is listed below. EDU 119 Intro to Early Child Education EDU 131 Child, Family and Community EDU 153 Health, Safety, and Nutrition EDU 234 Infants, Toddlers, & Twos EDU 234A Infants, Toddlers, & Twos Lab Total Semester Hours: 17 9

12 School-Age Care Certificate (C55450) Curriculum Description This curriculum prepares individuals to work with school-age children in diverse learning environments. The curriculum is specifically designed for students planning to work in public or private school-age care environments. Course work includes child growth/development; physical/nutritional needs of school-age children; care and guidance of school-age children; and communication skills with parents and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, and creative development of school-age populations. Graduates are prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities in school-age environments. Employment opportunities include school-age teaching or school-age administration positions in child care/development programs, group leaders, before and after school programs, recreational centers and other programs that work with school-age populations. CERTIFICATE (C55450) EDU 131 Child, Family, & Community EDU 158 Healthy Lifestyles-Youth EDU 235 School-Age Dev & Program EDU 263 School-Age Program Admin Total Semester Hours: 17 10

13 AVERAGE PROGRAM COSTS (All costs listed are estimates and subject to change.) FULL-TIME DAY ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM (2 years) (Based on 16 credit hours per semester) Tuition per semester $1, Books per semester Physical Examination (once) Tuberculin Test (once) Background Check DIPLOMA PROGRAM (1 year) (Based on 16 credit hours per semester) Tuition per semester $1, Books per semester Physical Examination (once) Tuberculin Test (once) Background Check PART-TIME EVENING DIPLOMA and ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS (Based on an average of 6 credits per semester) Tuition per semester $ Books per semester Physical Examination (once) Tuberculin Test (once) Background Check Tuition is based on the in-state rate of $72.00 per semester credit hour and is subject to change. NOTES Candidates should consider miscellaneous expenses such as childcare, gasoline, meals, notebooks, pens, paper, planner, etc. Methods of payment: check, cash, money order, Discover, American Express, VISA, Master Card, Financial Aid, VA benefits or MyCAA. Candidates should complete their Pell Grant and TEACH Scholarship forms as soon as possible. 11