Career Opportunities
Graduates enjoy a consistently high placement rate in their new careers. Career opportunities for Early Childhood Education graduates may be found in early childhood centers, school settings, long-term care facilities, licensed family child care, facilities for people with disabilities, as well as those who are interested in starting their own business as child care providers.
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*Note: First Aid & CPR for Child Care or equivalent required: Current CPR, Sudden Unexplained Infant Death and Shaken Baby Certification must be maintained throughout the program. This is a pre-requiste to ECED 1250: Early Childhood Internship |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester I |
ECED1230 |
Professional Relations in Early Childhood Careers |
3 Credits |
ECED1235 |
Guidance: Managing the Physical and Social Environment |
3 Credits |
ECED1240 |
Planning & Implementing Curriculum |
3 Credits |
EDUC1200 |
Introduction to Education |
3 Credits |
EDUC1225 |
Education Internship I |
3 Credits |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester II |
ECED1245 |
Safety, Health and Nutrition |
3 Credits |
ECED1250 |
Early Childhood Education Internship II |
3 Credits |
EDUC1210 |
Multicultural Education |
3 Credits |
EDUC1220 |
Child Growth and Development |
3 Credits |
SPED1205 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 Credits |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester III |
ECED2205 |
Family & Community Relations |
3 Credits |
ECED2210 |
Literature & Language Development Experiences |
3 Credits |
ECED2220 |
Caring for Children with Special Health Needs |
2 Credits |
EDUC1215 |
Technology Strategies for Educators |
2 Credits |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV |
ECED2230 |
Teaching Young Children with Challenging Behaviors |
3 Credits |
ECED2240 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) |
1 Credits |
General Education |
ENGL1302 |
Analytical Writing (or ENGL 1308 +1309) |
4 Credits |
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MNTC Goal Area 1 Communication - Oral *CMST2300 Recommended |
3 Credits |
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MNTC Goal Area 3 Natural Sciences |
3 Credits |
Choose the above course OR the below course |
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MNTC Goal Area 4 Math/Logic |
3 Credits |
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MNTC Goal Area 5 Historical/Social and Behavior Science |
3 Credits |
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MNTC Goal Area 7 Diversity |
3 Credits |
Estimated cost for books and supplies: $1,575