2010 CCBC College Catalog
Teacher Education - Early Childhood Development
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
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General Education Requirements:
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Credits
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____SPCM 101
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Fundamentals of Speech Communication
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3
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____ENGL 101
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College Composition I
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3
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____BIOL 108
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Investigating the Living World
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4
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____MATH 131
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Concepts of Mathematics I: Numeration Systems and Operations
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4
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____PSYC 101
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Introduction to Psychology
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3
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____CINS 101
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Introduction to Computers
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3
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General Education Elective:
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Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences*
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3
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*Must be a Diversity course
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Total General Education Courses:
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23
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Pre-Professional Education Requirements:
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____EDTR 101
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Foundations of Education
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3
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____EDTR/PSYC 107
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Introduction to Special Education
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3
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____EDTR/ENGL 115
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Children's Literature
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3
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____EDTR 120**
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Growth and Development in Early Childhood
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3
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____EDTR 121**
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Curriculum and Materials in Early Childhood Education
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3
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____EDTR/PSYC 122 ***
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Infant and Toddler Growth and Development
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3
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____EDTR 123 ****
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The School Age Child
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3
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____EDTR 124
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Nutrition, Health and Safety in Early Childhood
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3
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____EDTR 273A
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Field-Based Experience: Early Childhood Education
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3
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____FAPA 100
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Introduction to the Fine and Performing Arts
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3 or
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____INTR 101
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American Sign Language
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3 or
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____ Any Foreign Language
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3
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____ENGL 102
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College Composition II
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3
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Total Pre-Professional Education Requirements:
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30
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Pre-Professional Education Electives:
(Select a minimum of nine (9) credits from the courses below.)
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____EDTR/PSYC 103
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Principles of Human Growth and Development
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3
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____EDTR/MNGT 204
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Early Childhood Management
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3
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____EDTR/PSYC 211
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Early Childhood Psychology
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3
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____EDTR 214
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Parent, Teacher, and Community Relations
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3
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____EDTR/PSYC 215
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Educational Psychology
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3
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____EDTR 221
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Management and Guidance of the Child's Behavior
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3
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____EDTR 222
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Observing and Recording Children's Behavior
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3
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____EDTR 242
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Processes and Acquisition of Reading
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3
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Total Credits Required for Degree:
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*****62
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NOTE:
** Completion of EDTR 120 and EDTR 121 fulfills the requirements for the 90-hour certification in Early Childhood in the state of Maryland.
*** Completion of EDTR 122 fulfills the requirements for the 45-hour certification in Infant and Toddler in the state of Maryland.
**** Completion of EDTR 123 fulfills the requirements for the 45-hour certification in Group Leader in the state of Maryland.
*****A new college orientation requirement, completion of the one-credit ACDV 101 course, Transitioning to College, goes into effect spring 2010. If you are a credit student who is new to college in the spring 2010 semester (meaning you have not previously successfully completed college coursework at another institution(s)), you are required to take ACDV 101 during your first semester at CCBC, thereby increasing the number of credits required for the degree to 63 credits. PLEASE NOTE: If you are new to college and completed one or more credit courses successfully at CCBC in the fall 2009 semester, you are ENCOURAGED but NOT REQUIRED to take ACDV 101 in the spring 2010 semester.
Program Description:
The A.A.S. degree prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in the child care field. A.A.S. degree holders may pursue careers as program directors, senior staff teachers and assistants for quality child care centers and preschools.
For Information Contact:
Director of Teacher Education:
Linda Gronberg-Quinn
443-840-4153 or lgronberg@ccbcmd.edu
Teacher Education Campus Coordinators
CCBC Catonsville
Danielle Holland
443-840-4441 or Dholland@ccbcmd.edu
CCBC Dundalk
443-840-3031
CCBC Essex
Karen Roe
443-840-1430 or kroe@ccbcmd.edu
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