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Associate of General Studies
Early Childhood Education Concentration

60 credits required:
Complete the following courses

ECE EMPHASIS COURSES: 30 credits required
ECE 101	3	Introduction to Early Childhood Education
ECE 102	3	Early Childhood Lab Techniques
ECE 103	3	Guidance Strategies for Children
ECE 111	3	Infant & Toddler Theory & Practice
ECE 112	3	Infant & Toddler Lab Techniques
ECE 205	3	Nutrition, Health & Safety
ECE 220	3	Curriculum Development: Methods & Techniques
ECE 238	4	Child Growth & Development
ECE 241	3	Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education
ECE 289	3	Capstone: Early Childhood Education
COMMUNICATIONS/SPEECH: 3 credits required.
ENG 121	3	English Composition I	GT-CO1	Spring 2003
ENG 122	3	English Composition II	GT-CO2	Spring 2003
SPE 115	3	Public Speaking
MATHEMATICS: 3 credits required. Select ONE course.
(Credits over 3 can be applied to General Education Electives)
MAT 107	3	Career Math
MAT 120	3	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	GT-MA1	Spring 2003
MAT 121	4	College Algebra	GT-MA1	Spring 2003
MAT 135	3	Introduction to Statistics	GT-MA1	Spring 2003
MAT 155	3	Integrated Math I	GT-MA1	Fall 2006
MAT 156	3	Integrated Math II	GT-MA1	Fall 2006
PHYSICAL & LIFE SCIENCES: 3 credits required. Select ONE course.
BIO 105	4	Science of Biology	GT-SC1	Spring 2004
BIO 111	5	General College Biology I	GT-SC1	Spring 2003
CHE 101	5	Intro to Chemistry I	GT-SC1	Spring 2003
CHE 111	5	General College Chemistry I	GT-SC1	Spring 2003
GEY 111	4	Physical Geology	GT-SC1	Spring 2003
PHY 105	4	Conceptual Physics	GT-SC1	Fall 2005
PHY 111	5	Physics: Algebra Based I	GT-SC1	Spring 2003
ARTS & HUMANITIES: 3 credits required. Select ONE course from below:
ART 110	3	Art Appreciation	GT-AH1	Spring 2004
MUS 120	3	Music Appreciation	GT-AH1	Spring 2003
LIT 115	3	Introduction to Literature	GT-AH2	Spring 2003
LIT 255	3	Children’s Literature
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES: 3 credits required. Select ONE course from below:
HIS 201	3	U.S. History I	GT-HI1	Spring 2003
POS 111	3	American Government	GT-SS1	Spring 2004
GEO 105	3	World Regional Geography	GT-SS2	Spring 2003

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: 14 credits required.
• Select from any courses listed on the sections above that have not already been taken. • Select from any courses in the A.G.S. General Education courses list. • Select from any courses listed below:
COM 105 (3) Career Communications	PSY 247 (3) Child Abuse & Neglect
ECE 126 (2) Art & the Young Child	PSY 265 (3) Psychology of Personality
ECE 127 (1) Music/Movement for the Young Child	JOU 105 (3) Intro to Mass
PHY 105 (3) Conceptual Physics*	JOU 106 (3) Fundamentals of Reporting
PSY 106 (3) Human Relations	JOU 206 (3) Intermediate Newswriting & Editing
PSY 116 (3) Stress Management	LIT 211 (3) Survey of American Literature I
	LIT 212 (3) Survey of American Literature II*