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Contact: Ann Chrestman
Early Childhood Coordinator
538-6195
EARLY CARE, EDUCATION AND
FAMILY SUPPORT
The Associate of Arts Degree in Early Care, Education and Family Support is
designed to equip the student with knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill
the needs of a variety of state and community programs including but not limited
to:
Public school classroom assistants
Child care providers
School age child care staff
Family home visitors
Early interventionists
Social workers
Health care professionals
Child and adult care food program representatives
Foster Care Parents and others interested in parenting issues
Early Childhood course work is designed to complement the national credentialing
process for the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA).
This inclusive degree is developed to provide awareness, developing and achieving competence in the areas defined by the New Mexico Office of Child Development in the license for Early Childhood Educators. WNMU has participated with other New Mexico colleges and universities to develop a transfer module and common core competencies to facilitate the transfer of credit from one institution to another.
The Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood may help the student begin to attain credit and experience that will lead to the New Mexico Early Childhood License through articulation of credit; however, the New Mexico License requires courses typically available at the bachelor degree level. For further explanation of the New Mexico License, see the Early Childhood Program Coordinator.
Individuals who have successfully completed New Mexico's Entry Level Course for Early Care, Education and Family Support may substitute that course for ECED 101, Intro to CDA.
Associate of Arts Degree: (68 credit hours)
General Education Requirements (35 hours)
ENG 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
ENG 102 Composition and Rhetoric 3
CS 110 Computer Literacy 3
MATH 105 Math for Liberal Arts 3
BIOL 101 Biology for General Education 4
PHYSC 101 Physical Science for General Education 4
SOC 101 General Sociology 3
PSYCH 102 General Psychology 3
HIST 111 World Civilization 3
HIST 201 American History 3
HIST 100 or 200 Level 3
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Early Care, Education and Family Support Core (33-36 credit hours)
ECED 110 Intern in Early Care and Education 3
ECED 120 Introduction to ECED 4
ECED 125 Child, Family and Society 3
ECED 201 Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum 3
ECED 208 Child Guidance and Self-concept Development 3
ECED 211 Safe, Healthy Learning Environments 3
ECED 215 Language and Creative Development 3
ECED 221 Special Topics in Early Care and Education 2
ECED 225 Program Management 2
ECED 231 Child Growth, Development and Learning 3
ECED 235 Field Experience 3
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A minimum of 68 credits is required for the associate degree. A grade of C or better is required in all core courses. For advisement, contact the Early Care, Education and Family Support Coordinator at 538-6195.
Electives:
ECED 101 Introduction to CDA 1
ECED 102 CDA Portfolio Development 1
ECED 103 CDA Assessment 1
Individuals enrolled in the Early Care, Education and Family Support Associates Degree major and who have successfully completed the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) may seek approval to use the CDA to substitute for one or more of the following courses: EDEC 120, 211, 221, and 231. Permission for such substitutions will require review of the student's work, CDA Portfolio and an interview with the Coordinator of WNMU's Early Care, Education and Family Support Program. Permission to substitute CDA may be granted only by the EC Program Coordinator and will be documented on the student's Program of Study.
By enrolling in the following courses students may work on acquiring their CDA Certificate while working toward the AA degree in Early Care, Education and Family Support. Individuals who choose to take this route of professional development need to enroll in the CDA elective courses: EDEC 101, 102, 103.
CDA Certificate: (20-25 credit hours)
Leads to a Child Development Associate Credential Certificate.
ECED Course --------- CDA Competency
ECED 125 Child, Family and Society --------- Families and Partnerships 3
ECED 208 Child Guidance and Self-Concept --------- Social-Emotional Development
3
ECED 211 Safe, Healthy Learning Environment --------- Health, Safety and Learning
Environment 3
ECED 215 Language and Creative Development --------- Physical and Creative 3
ECED 225 Program Management --------- Program Management 2
ECED 231 Child Growth, Development and Learning --------- Physical Intellectual
3