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Early Childhood Development
Hint
• n Students need good written and oral
communication skills.
• n Students should enjoy working with
young children.
• n Students required to take remedial courses
must follow the UACCM Student Success
Plan.
• n Students should take classes when offered
as some classes are only offered certain
semesters.
Note
• n The first course a student is advised to
take is Early Childhood Competencies,
which is an introductory course that
covers the competencies necessary for
meeting the needs of young children.
Requirements
• n Clean Criminal Background Check
• n Clean Child Maltreatment Check
• n FBI Check (if an Arkansas resident for less
than six years)
• n Some courses require recent influenza
immunization and TB test
Certificate of Proficiency
9 Semester Hours
Technical Core: ................................... 9 credit hours
____ ECD 1013 Early Childhood Competencies ............... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 1023 Foundations of Early Childhood Education ..... 3 credit hours
____ EDUC 1403 Child Development and
Developmental Theories ................... 3 credit hours
The certificate of proficiency provides students with the educational component
for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential through the Council for Early
Childhood Professional Recognition direct assessment system.
Technical Certificate
30 Semester Hours
* Identifies Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) courses and equivalency numbers
are listed under the Course Descriptions on pages 94-133.
ENGLISH: ........................................... 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013* Composition I .............................. 3 credit hours
MATHEMATICS:. ..................................... 3 credit hours
Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:
____ BUS 1333 Business Math .............................. 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1203* College Algebra ............................. 3 credit hours
OR MATH (Any Higher-Level Math) .................... 3 credit hours
Technical Core: .................................. 24 credit hours
____ ECD 1013 Early Childhood Competencies ............... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 1023 Foundations of Early Childhood Education ..... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 1102L Supervised Lab I ............................ 2 credit hours
____ ECD 1203 Child Guidance ............................. 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2012 Health and Safety for Children ................ 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2023 Math and Science for Young Children .......... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2033 Language and Literacy for Young Children ..... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2102L Supervised Lab II ........................... 2 credit hours
____ EDUC 1403 Child Development and
Developmental Theories.......................3 credit hours