United Tribes Technical College

Associate of Applied Science
in Early Childhood Education

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The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program provides students with skills, techniques, and competencies instrumental in the development of healthy and happy children.

Careers in ECE include Headstart and preschool programs, private nursery schools, public child care centers, home-based programs, franchised child care centers, elementary school paraprofessional and nanny positions.

Although career oriented the Degree program prepares students for transfer to a bachelor's degree course of study. Transfer opportunities include ECE, Child Development, Elementary Education, and Counseling.

Associate of Applied Science Degree program
65 credits (4 semesters & 1 summer)
Required Courses-

FOUN 107 College Success 1 credit
FOUN 207 Career Success 2 credits
COMM 106 Speech 3 credits
ENGL 110 Composition 3 credits
HUM 101 Humanities 3 credits
PSY 101 Intro to Psychology 3 credits
PSY 250 Psychology of Child Development 3 credits
SOC 110 Social Environments of Children 2 credits
SOC 150 Culture and Diversity in Education 3 credits
PE 101 First Aid/CPR 1 credit
PE 111 Health, Safety and Nutrition 3 credits
MTH 101 General Math 3 credits
CHMA 102 Chemical Awareness 1 credit
CS 101 Introduction to Computers 3 credits
ECE 101 Intro to ECE 3 credits
ECE 150 Field Experience 1 credit
ECE 200 Language Acquisition and Dev. 3 credits
ED 205 Introduction to Exceptional Educ. 3 credits
ECE 240 Learning and the Young Child 3 credits
ECE 251 Practicum I (Infant/Toddler) 2 credits
ECE 252 Practicum II (Early Childhood) 2 credits
ECE 261 Methods & Materials for Infants & Tod. 3 credits
ECE 262 Methods & Materials for Early Child. 3 credits
ED 280 Children's Literature 2 credits
Electives 3 credits

The courses listed above and the general education requirements are required for graduation with a Early Childhood Education Associate of Applied Science Degree.

 
 

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United Tribes Technical College is a nonprofit corporation owned and operated by the five tribes located wholly or in part in North Dakota. Tribal owners: Three Affiliated Tribes of Ft. Berthold, Spirit Lake Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.