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Early Childhood Education AAS Degree

Course Schedule Course Descriptions

Early Childhood Education AAS Degree

(CIP Code: 19.0706)

1st Year
1st Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	WeeklyLec Hrs	WeeklyLab Hrs	ExtHrs	ContHrs	CredHrs
TECA	1311	EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN	ACGM	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1311	or Educating Young Children	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
TECA	1354	CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
CDEC	1354	or Child Growth and Development	WECM (SCH)	3	0	0	48	3
CDEC	1313	Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
ENGL	1301	Composition and Rhetoric	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
MATH	X3XX	ANY MATH COURSE AS LISTED: MATH 1314, 1332, 1333	Acad Elective	3	0	0	48	3
XXXX	X4XX	or ANY LIFE/PHYSICAL SCIENCES COURSE AS LISTED: BIOL 1408; CHEM 1405; GEOL 1403, 1445; PHYS 1403, 1410	Acad Elective	3	3	0	96	4
1st Semester Totals				15	0	2	272	15
2nd Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	WeeklyLec Hrs	WeeklyLab Hrs	ExtHrs	ContHrs	CredHrs
TECA	1318	WELLNESS OF THE YOUNG CHILD	ACGM	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1319	Child Guidance	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1321	The Infant and Toddler	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
SPCH	X3XX	ANY SPEECH COURSE AS LISTED: SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321, 2335	Acad Elective	3	0	0	48	3
SOCI	X3XX	ANY SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSE AS LISTED: SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301; PSYC 2308, 2319; SPCH 1318	Acad Elective	3	0	0	48	3
2nd Semester Totals				15	0	3	288	15
2nd Year
1st Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	WeeklyLec Hrs	WeeklyLab Hrs	ExtHrs	ContHrs	CredHrs
CDEC	1323	Observation and Assessment	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	2307	Math and Science for Early Childhood	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1358	Creative Arts for Early Childhood	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	2315	Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
XXXX	X3XX	ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333; PHIL 1301, 2306	Acad Elective	3	0	0	48	3
XXXX	X3XX	or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN CREATIVE ARTS, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ARCH 1301, 1302, 1311; ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366; MUSI 1301, 1306, 1308, 1310	Acad Elective	3	0	0	48	3
1st Semester Totals				15	0	4	304	15
2nd Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	WeeklyLec Hrs	WeeklyLab Hrs	ExtHrs	ContHrs	CredHrs
CDEC	1359	Children with Special Needs	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
TECA	1303	FAMILIES, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY	ACGM	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1303	or Families, School & Community	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	1356	Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	2341	The School Age Child	WECM (SCH)	3	0	1	64	3
CDEC	2367	Practicum (or Field Experience) - Child Care Provider/Assistant	WECM (SCH)	0	0	21	336	3
CDEC	2366	or Practicum (or Field Experience) - Child Care Provider/Assistant	WECM (SCH)	0	0	21	336	3
2nd Semester Totals				12	0	25	592	15
Program Totals				57	0	34	1456	60

Approved: 11/12/2021

Effective: 1/1/2022

* Please see Program Coordinator to determine the appropriate Practicum course .