Early Childhood Education Transfer - ECTR.AS

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This transfer option is for students who intend to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program leading to teacher licensure for PreK to grade 2 in a public school. This program meets the requirements for the Massachusetts Transfer Pathway in Early Childhood Education and will enable students to participate in the Commonwealth Commitment Program. (For more information about MassTransfer benefits, please visit www.stcc.edu/transfer.)

Visit http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/earlychildhooded.asp for more information on the Early Childhood Educators Scholarship.

All accepted students must undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information check. The results could impact the student’s ability to continue in the ECE program.

Upon the successful completion of requirements of this program, the degree of Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education will be awarded.

Program Goals

Successful completion of the STCC Early Childhood Education Program will enable students to:

Demonstrate knowledge regarding all areas of Early Childhood development: cognitive, physical, and affective.
Design and implement developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive curriculum, with the goal of meeting the needs of all learners.
Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment.
Recognize and appreciate the role that family and community play in the lives of young children.
Understand the importance of observation, documentation, and assessment and the part they play in the development of young children.

(ECTR.AS) Curriculum

Semester 1

ECE-101 - Introduction to Early Childhood 3 credits
PSY-101 - General Psychology 3 credits
ECE-110 - Child/Growth and Development 3 credits
EL-ART - Art Elective 3 credits
ENG-101 - English Composition 1 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience 1 credits

Total: 16 credits

Semester 2

ECE-160 - Guiding Child Behavior 3 credits
EL-SCIL - General Lab Science Elective 4 credits
ENG-102 - English Composition 2 3 credits
SOC-205 - Sociology of the Family 3 credits

Select one:

EL-MUS - Music Elective 3 credits
EL-THR - Theatre Elective 3 credits

Total: 16 credits

Semester 3

ECE-140 - The Exceptional Child 3 credits
ECE-150 - Curriculum for Early Childhood Education 1 3 credits
ECE-150L - Lab: Curriculum for Early Childhood Education 1 1 credits
ECE-170 - Infant and Toddler Methods and Techniques 3 credits
EL-ECE - ECE Elective 3 credits
Recommended Courses: ECE-155 ECE-260
EL-MATH - General Math Elective-100 Level or Higher 3-4 credits

Total: 16-17 credits

Semester 4

ECE-221 - Early Childhood Practicum 6 credits
BIO-115 - Nutrition 3 credits
ENG-225 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
ECE-200 - Early Language and Literacy Development 3 credits
ECE-200L - Lab: Early Language and Literacy Development 1 credits

Total: 16 credits

Total (ECTR.AS) Curriculum Program Credits: 64-65

Program Personnel

Name	Title	Office	Phone	Email
Aimee Dalenta	Early Childhood Program Coordinator	13/339	413-755-4310	adalenta@stcc.edu
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson	Early Childhood Education Student Liaison	13/347	413-755-4832	jwjohnson@stcc.edu
Nancy Ward	Career Pathways Activity Director	02/225	413-755-4120	njward@stcc.edu