Early Childhood Education Program

Volunteer State Community College | Division of Social Science & Education

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Required General Education Courses
Courses That Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Credit
BIOL 1030	Essentials of Biology	4
COM 100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
or COM 103	Public Speaking	3
ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3
	Fine Arts/Humanities	3
HED 120	Introduction to Wellness	3
MATH	MATH 1010 ( or higher level)	3
	Social Science	3
	Total General Education	25

Required Major Core Courses

Course Number	Course Title	Credit
ECED 1010	Introduction to Early Childhood Ed	2
ECED 2015	Early Childhood Curriculum	3
ECED 2010	Safe, Healthy Learning Environments	3
ECED 2020	Infant, Toddler, Child Development	3
ECED 2040	Family Dynamics & Comm Involvementt	3
HED 120	Introduction to Wellness	3
ECED 2060	Development of Exceptional Children	3
ECED 2070	Development Assessment	3
ECED 2080`	Language & Literacy in Early Childhood	3
ECED 2085	Math & Science in Early Childhood	3
ECED 2130	Clinical Practicum I	2
ECED 2140	Clinical Practicum II	2
ECED 2150	Clinical Practicum III	2
HED 200	First Aid and Safety/CPR	3
ECED	Additional 3 hours taken from: ECED 2030 Infant & Toddler Care, ECED 2050 Psychomotor Development, ECED 2090 Creative Development. ECED 2100 The Mentoring Teacher, ECED 2110 Advanced Learning Environments, ECED 2120 Administration of Child Care Centers, ENGL 373 Children’s Literature1	3
	Total Major Core	38
	Total Degree Requirements	63

¹ENGL 373, a TSU course offered on the Vol State campus will satisfy this requirement.