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Academic Information Degree Requirements
| English: | 6 hours | |||
| ____ | ENG | 1013 | Composition I | 3 credit hours |
| ____ | ENG | 1023 | Composition II | 3 credit hours |
| Business/Mathematics: | 6 hours | |||
| ____ | BUS | 1013 | Bookkeeping | 3 credit hours |
| ____ | BUS | 1333 | Business Math | 3 credit hours |
| OR | MATH | 1003 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 credit hours |
| OR | MATH | (Any Higher Level Math) | 3 credit hours | |
| Social Sciences: | 3 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: | 46 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 | 2013 | Health and Safety for Children | 3 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 |
| ____ | ECD | 2203 | Facilities and Equipment | 3 credit hours |
| ____ | EDUC | 1303 | Educational Technology | 3 credit hours |
| ____ | EDUC | 1403 | Child Development and Developmental Theories | 3 credit hours |
| ____ | EDUC | 2103 | Education in a Diverse Society | 3 credit hours |
| Nutrition: | 3 hours | |||
| ____ | NUTR | 1503 | Nutrition | 3 credit hours |
Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work. |
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After UACCM
Graduates are employed as:
- Child care facility owners and directors
- Child care center directors
- Head Start teachers
- Infant/toddler teachers
- Preschool teachers
- Assistant teachers
- Paraprofessionals
- Arkansas better chance preschool paraprofessionals
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.
Hints
- Students need good written and oral communication skills.
- Students should enjoy working with young children.
- Students need to complete all remedial courses before attempting program specific courses.
- Students should take classes when offered as some classes are only offered certain semesters.
Note
- Students gain practical laboratory experience working with young children at the on-site, nationally-accredited Earle Love Child Study Center.
- The Early Childhood Development Student Organization awards a scholarship to an outstanding student in the program each year.


Early Childhood Development 
