Associate of Science Degree in
Early Childhood Education
(also available at all State Campuses except Pohnpei Campus
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Early Childhood Education program, student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate mastery of the contents of the early childhood education and elementary
education curriculum.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of learning theory through planning, teaching and interacting with
preschool children.
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of children's growth and development.
4. Demonstrate skills in delivery of early childhood school curriculum in the heritage language.
5. Use a variety of teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the preschool children.
6. Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills for facilitating the development of
children and meeting challenges of working with children with special needs.
7. Demonstrate and use background knowledge in the following areas:
- learning theories and principles
- growth and development
- language development
- sociocultural issues
- motivation
- legal issues in education
- natural and physical science
8. Demonstrate professionalis
Preparatory Courses (by placement)
General Education Core Requirements - 29 credits
English (9 Credits)
- EN 110 Advanced Reading (3)
- EN 120a Expository Writing I (3)
- EN 120b Expository Writing II (3)
Mathematics (3 credits)
- Any 100 level or above mathematics course (recommended: MS 100 College Algebra or MS 101 Algebra & Trigonometry or MS 150 Statistics (3)
Natural Sciences (7 credits)
- A science course with Laboratory or aG 110 or aG 140 (4)
- A non-lab science or AG 101 (recommended: SC 101 Health Science or SC 112 Nutrition
or ESS/SC 200 Fundamentals of Wellness and Physical Fitness) (3)
Social Sciences (3 credits)
- SS 150 History of Micronesia (3)
Computer Applications (3 credits)
- CA 100 Computer Literacy (3)
Excercise Sports Science (1 credits)
- Exercise Sports Science course (1)
Humanities (3 credits)
- Any course in art, music, history, literature, philosophy, or language (recommended:
MU 101) (3)
Major Requirements -40 Credits
Graduation Requirements - 70 Credits
- Education (37 credits)
- SS/PY 101 General Psychology (3)
- ED/PY 201 Human Growth and Development (3)
- ECE 100 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)
- ECE 101 Curriculum for Early Childhood Education (3)
- ECE 102 Working with Children with Special Needs (3)
- ECE 110 The Child, Family, and Community (3)
- ECE 111 Child Abuse and Neglect (3)
- ECE 211 Language Development in Young Children (3)
- ECE 212 Developing Math Skills in Young Children (3)
- ECE 213 Infant and Toddler Care (3)
- ECE 214 Nutrition, Health & Safety (3)
- ECE 215 Internship in Early Childhood Education (4)
- Humanities Elective (3 credits)
- AR 101 Introduction to Art (3) or
- MU 101Introduction to Music (3)
Suggested Schedule
- First Semester
- Second Semester
- Summer Session
- Thrid Semester
- Fourth Semester
EN 110 Adcanced Reading..................................3
EN 120a Expos. Writing I....................................3
MS 100 College Algebra.......................................3
CA 100 Computer Lit..........................................3
SS/PY 101 General Psychology...........................3
Exercise Sport Science........................................1
Total Credits = 16 Credits
EN 120b Expos Writing II...................................................3
ED/PY 201 Human Growth & Dev......................................3
ECE 100 Intro to Early Childhood ED.................................4
ECE 101 Curriculum for Early Child Ed................................3
Science w/Lab....................................................................3
Total Credits = 16 Credits
SS 150 history of Micronesia....................................................3
Humanities Elective..................................................................3
Total Credits = 6 Credits
ECE 102 Working w/Special Needs..................................3
ECE 110 The Child, Family & Comm.................................3
ECE 111 Child Abuse & Neglects......................................3
Non-Lab Science or Agriculture........................................3
Humanities Electives........................................................3
Total Credits = 15 Credits
ECE 211 Lang Dev in Young Children.................................................3
ECE 212 Dev Math Skills in Young Child..............................................3
ECE 213 Infant & Toddler Care...........................................................3
ECE 214 Nutrition, Health & Safety......................................................3
ECE 215 Internship in Early Childhood.................................................4
Total Credits = 16 Credits
