Make a difference in the lives of young children

With an emphasis on child development beginning at birth, our NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited program includes both general and professional education courses related to the teaching of children through grade four. During your final semester, gain hands-on experience in the classroom as a student teacher.

Your Associate of Arts is transferable to a four-year college or university and also allows you to teach in such settings as preschool, early intervention, or child care.

Program outcomes

• Identify typical and atypical milestones in child development;
• Assess the appropriateness of early literacy opportunities in early childhood environments;
• Create curricula and environments that are cognitively, physically and social-emotionally appropriate for children’s ages and needs;
• Communicate effectively with young children, their parents, and peers;
• Design activities that promote positive school-family-community relationships;
• Collaborate with teachers to create learning opportunities that meet the needs of all students.

Program Curriculum

*Students planning to transfer to Temple University should take MAT 106A to meet its requirements. All other students should take MAT 104.

**Check for required clearances for Education courses. Students must obtain updated clearances and are recommended to become CPR certified before beginning EDU 250.

***Elective should be chosen based on transfer institution.

*See advisor for specific course information/recommendations.

• ^A Satisfies Aesthetic Sensibility
• ^C Satisfies Cultural Awareness & Diversity
• ^E Satisfies Ethical Perspectives
• ^I Information Literacy is Reinforced
• ^O Satisfies Oral Communication
• ^Q Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning
• ^S Satisfies Scientific Reasoning
• ^T Satisfies Technological Fluency
• ^W Satisfies Written Communication