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Child Care Education & Administration Program Requirements
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Child Care Education & Administration
COURSE TITLE COURSE CREDITS
First Year / Semester 1
English Composition I* ENGL101 3
Development in Early Childhood CCED102 3
Intro to Early Childhood Education CCED105  
Speech Communication
  or Oral Interpretation
SPCH105
SPCH107
3
Behavior Management in Child Care CCED101 3
 
First Year / Semester 2
 Health, Nutrition, & Safety Needs
  of the Young Child
CCED112 3
Early Childhood Curriculum:
  Multicultural Perspectives
CCED111 3
General Psychology
  or Principles of Sociology
PSYC101
SOCI104
3
Practicum I: Child Care CCED401 3
Seminar I: Child Care CCED407 2

Second Year / Semester 1
English Composition II ENGL102 3
Business Requirement**   3/4
Administration, Supervision, and
Management of Child Care Programs
CCED201 3
Practicum II: Child Care Management CCED405 3
Seminar II: Child Care Management CCED408 2
Infant and Toddler Care CCED231 3

Second Year / Semester 2
Science Elective   3/4
Mathematics Elective***   3
Family and Community SOCI208 3
Department Approved Elective #   3
Child Care Policies and Issues CCED211 3
Additional Information:
* ENGL101 - A student, based on testing scores, may place out of English Composition I (ENGL101) and substitute any college-level writing course in its place. This is also the case if a student placed into an equivalent to ENGL102 at another school and was not required to take the ENGL101 equivalent. Currently there are only three options for replacement: ENGL107 Technical Writing; ENGL119 Creative Writing; JOUR120 Newspaper Journalism.

**Survey of Accounting (ACCT103), Payroll Applications/QuickBooks (ACCT112), Principles of Management (BUSN112), Small-Business Organization and
Management (BUSN125), Peachtree Accounting (ACCT303), Principles
of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105).

*** Math Experiences for Early Childhood Education (MATH116) or MATH115 or higher, excluding MATH 141 and MATH142.

# Department-approved electives: Children’s Literature (ENGL121), Creative Drama (THET221), other Child Care or Early Childhood Education courses approved by the department, any Modern Language course except Latin, and ELL and Diversity in the Classroom (EDUC105).

This program awards the A.S. Degree upon completion of 21 courses and a minimum of 61 credits

Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation.

Child Care Education & Administration - Transfer Option
The Child Care Education and Administration Transfer Option is designed to meet the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Transfer Compact. The intent of the compact is to facilitate transfer from community colleges in Massachusetts to early childhood preparation programs at
public four-year institutions in Massachusetts. Graduates of the transfer option will meet EEC requirements for teachers.
COURSE TITLE COURSE CREDITS
First Year / Semester 1
English Composition I* ENGL101 3
Development in Early Childhood CCED102 3
Intro to Early Childhood Education CCED105 3
Speech Communication
  or Oral Interpretation
SPCH105
SPCH107
3
General Psychology PSYC101 3
Behavior Management in Child Care CCED101 3

First Year / Semester 2
English Composition II* ENGL102 3
Early Childhood Curriculum:
 Multicultural Perspectives
CCED111 3
Principles of Sociology SOCI104 3
Practicum I: Child Care CCED401 3
Seminar I: Child Care CCED407 2
 
Second Year / Semester 1
Introductory Biology & Lab
or Biological Principles
BIOL140, 142
BIOL121
4
U.S. History I HIST103 3
Social Science Requirement**   3
Humanities Requirement***   3
Liberal Arts Elective   3
Math for Elementary Teachers I MATH127 3

Second Year / Semester 2
Physics Elective****   4
U.S. History II HIST104 3
Children’s Literature ENGL121 3
Liberal Arts Elective    
Liberal Arts Elective    
Math for Elementary Teachers II MATH128 3
Humanities
  or Social Science Requirement*****
  3
Additional Information:
* ENGL101 - A student, based on testing scores, may place out of English Composition I (ENGL101) and substitute any college-level writing course in its place. This is also the case if a student placed into an equivalent to ENGL102 at another school and was not required to take the ENGL101 equivalent. Currently there are only three options for replacement: ENGL107 Technical Writing; ENGL119 Creative Writing; JOUR120 Newspaper Journalism.

** History of Western Civilization I (HIST101), History of Western Civilization II (HIST102), Principles of Economics I (ECON211), Child Psychology (PSYC202), Family and Community (SOCI108), or Abnormal Psychology (PSYC201).

*** Any Literature course or Modern Language course.

**** Survey (CHEM131), Geology I (ESCI121), Meteorology (ESCI123), Physical Ocean Environment (ESCI124), or Survey of Physics (PHYS131 ).

*****Any Humanities course or one of the following courses: History of Western Civilization I (HIST101), History of Western Civilization II (HIST102), Principles of Economics I (ECON201), Child Psychology (PSYC202), Family and Community (SOCI108), or Abnormal Psychology (PSYC201).

This program awards the A.S. Degree upon completion of 21 courses and 61 credits.

Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation.
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