College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

Early Childhood Studies — Associate of Applied Science Degree for Direct
Employment
learn to excel at caring for and educating young children through this flexible, high-quality program. students planning
to transfer to a four-year university should pursue the Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education aa degree.
Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a
combination of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Become a teacher’s aide, lead teacher or director of a pre-school center, or open your own home child
care center.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: Desert Vista Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Center for Early Childhood studies: 206-5245
Dean: 206-5250
lead faculty: 206-5158
Program/majorCodes: AASECS/ECS
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Computer and information literacy requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
special requirement
the C or g requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
ECE 117 Child growth and Development (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECE 190* internship in Early Childhood Education (Birth-Preschool) (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ECE 228* the Young Child: family, Culture, and Community (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Department Electives:
Complete 12-14 credits from ECE and/or CDa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Electives:
Complete 17-19 credits (can include additional ECE or CDa courses). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-19
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-41
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-62
* this course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, or recommendation. see course description section.
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
EDuCation
Pima Community College Catalog 2011/2012 176