Degree and Certificate Programs

Child Care

Early Childhood Management (2203)

Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science

The early childhood management program is designed to prepare students for careers working with young children in child care centers and family child day care homes. Individuals entering this program should be in good physical and mental health. Career opportunities exist in both private industry and government units as child care center managers, lead teachers, teachers, assistant teachers, teacher’s aides and/or related positions.

Effective Jan. 1, 1993 graduates of the Duval County School District secondary child care assisting and child care supervision programs and graduates of the St. Augustine Technical Center child care assisting and supervision programs may be eligible for some transfer credits.

The department chairperson, with the approval of the instructional dean, may require additional courses or make substitutions required to meet the needs of students.

Note: Students have two degree alternatives in this program: The associate in science (A.S.) and the associate in applied science (A.A.S.). If you intend to pursue further education at the university level, you should enroll in the A.S. option. If you intend to go directly to work after completing your associate’s degree, consider the A.A.S. While the A.A.S. will not provide you with the articulation benefits of the A.S., the A.A.S. will provide you with the skills required to begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. If you are unsure of which option is best for you, please see an advisor for further counseling.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course. Where a “professional elective” is indicated in the course sequence, students may choose any course from the group of professional electives that follows the full course sequence.

Course Number and Title	Credits
CHD 1220 Child Growth and Development I	3
EEC 1001 Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
CHD 1230 Child Growth and Development II	3
EDG 2940 Observing and Recording Child Behavior	6
CHD 1110 Infant and Toddler Care I (Development)	3
AND
CHD 2120 Infant and Toddler Care II (Education)	3
OR
EEC 1200 Overview of Early Childhood Curriculum
AND
EEC 1202 Program Development in Early Childhood Education
EDG 2941 Supervised Student Participation	6
CGS 1570 Microcomputer Applications	3
DEP 2004 Human Growth and Development	3
DEP 2102 Child Psychology	3
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
*Humanities	3
*General Education Elective	3
Professional Electives (see list below)	12
*Mathematics	3
PSY 1012 General Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours	63

Professional Electives

(Select from the following.)
MUL 1010 Music Appreciation
SPC 2600 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
GLY 1001 Earth and Space Science
**General Electives

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.
**Refer to A.S. degree General Electives

Note: Students earning an A.S. degree must take MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or a higher level mathematics course. Students earning an A.A.S. degree must take MAT 1033 or a higher level mathematics course.