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Associate of Applied Science
60 Semester Hours
* Identifies Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) courses and equivalency numbers
are listed under the Course Descriptions on pages 94-133.
English: ........................................... 6 credit hours
____ ENG 1013* Composition I .............................. 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023* Composition II. ............................. 3 credit hours
Business/Mathematics: ............................ 6 credit hours
____ BUS 1013 Bookkeeping ............................... 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1333 Business Math .............................. 3 credit hours
OR MATH 1203* College Algebra ............................. 3 credit hours
OR MATH (Any Higher-Level Math) .................... 3 credit hours
SOCIAL SCIENCE: .................................... 3 credit hours
Three hours of social science courses must be selected from the following list:
____ PSY 2003* General Psychology ......................... 3 credit hours
____ SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology. .................... 3 credit hours
Education/Technical Core: ....................... 39 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 ................ 2 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 2043 Curriculum and Assessment for
Infants and Toddlers ...................... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2053 Curriculum and Assessment for
Young Children. .......................... 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2102L Supervised Lab II ........................... 2 credit hours
____ ECD 2103 Future Perspectives in Early Childhood ........ 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2133L Practicum for Early Childhood Development ... 3 credit hours
____ EDUC 1303 Educational Technology. ..................... 3 credit hours
____ EDUC 1403 Child Development and
Developmental Theories ................... 3 credit hours
Nutrition: ......................................... 3 credit hours
____ NUTR 1503 Nutrition. .................................. 3 credit hours
Technical Electives:. .............................. 3 credit hours
____ ECD 2203 Facilities and Equipment ..................... 3 credit hours
OR EDUC 2103 Education in a Diverse Society ................ 3 credit hours
After UACCM
Graduates are employed as:
• n Child care facility owners and directors
• n Child care center directors
• n Head Start teachers
• n Infant/toddler teachers
• n Preschool teachers
• n Assistant teachers
• n Paraprofessionals
• n Arkansas Better Chance preschool
paraprofessionals
• n Graduates may also continue onto a
Bachelor of Science degree through a
partnership with the University of Central
Arkansas
The Early Childhood Development Student
Organization awards a scholarship to an
outstanding student in the program each
year.
Note
Graduates completing the associate degree
in Early Childhood Development will
have the competence to enrich the lives of
young children. An associate degree and
two certificate options are available in this
program.
Students gain practical laboratory
experience working with young children at
the on-site Earle Love Child Study Center.
Early Childhood Development
technical/career programs