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A.S. Degree in Teacher Education: Early Childhood Education Option Curriculum 215 Students who do not wish to direct an early childhood development/child care center, and who do want to transfer to a college other than Sojourner-Douglass to prepare for public school teaching, should consider this option, Curriculum 215. Academically, this is a very demanding program, with limited career options until students reach the baccalaureate degree. Students should consider this option only if they have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the following courses, which should be taken at the beginning of the program. Take the following courses first: Students interested in Curriculum 215 should take EGL 101 and MAT 105 after they complete the initial four early childhood education courses above. Students earning a GPA of 2.75 or above in EGL 101 and MAT 105 have a good indication that they may succeed in curriculum 215. Courses in this program have a good track record of transfer, but individual colleges make their own choices about course acceptance. Therefore, students should contact the four-year college of their choice early in their programs. In addition to the courses listed above, the following are required for this option: Early Childhood Education Courses: ___ECE 170, Multicultural Education in the Preschool Classroom ___ECE 281, Instructional Technology in Early Childhood Education, or CIS 101, Computer Literacy (ECE 281 recommended) General Education Courses: ___EGL 101, Composition I ___MAT 105, Elements of Mathematics ___EGL 102, Writing About Literature ___MAT 106, Elements of Geometry and Logic ___Science (8 credits total. Two laboratory science courses, one in biology and one in physical science, from the general education course list in the college catalog. PSC 120, Exploring Chemistry and Physics Concepts/PSC 121, Exploring Earth and Space Concepts recommended) ___EGL 223, Children's Literature ___EDU 210, Processes and Acquisition of Reading ___PSY 101, General Psychology ___PSY 203, Child Psychology, or PSY 206, Educational Psychology ___Social Science (3 credits, select from the general education course list in the college catalog) ___EDU 210, Processes and Acquisition of Reading ___Speech (Select one: SPH 101, Introduction to Speech Communication; SPH 105, Group Communication and Leadership; SPH 109, Interpersonal Communication; or, SPH 111, Public Speaking) ___ART 151, Basic Design, or MUS 101, Music Appreciation ___HLE 215, Introduction to Child Health Students interested in pursuing
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Your early childhood education faculty are available to help you make the program selection that is best for you. ____ Congratulations on your career choice. Educating the next generation is the most important career anyone can have!
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