FCC Academic Catalog 2016-2017

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2016/2017 fcc catalog
Early Childhood Development
A.A.S. Degree (Career)
Prepares students to work in child care centers, Head Start programs, nursery
schools, and for self employment as family child care providers or nannies.
Program courses fulfill the educational requirements for senior staff, group
leader, and director and also meet the Maryland child care credential and
state requirements. A grade of “C” or better must be earned in all ED and ECD
courses.
• Students must complete their credit English and Mathematics within the first
24 credits.
• One general education course must meet the cultural competence
graduation requirement (list page 43).
• CORE: The General Education CORE (page 42) is that foundation of the
higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for
all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution
(ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.
Course Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PS 101 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Arts & Humanities
ASLS 102 American Sign Language I or
LS 101 Introductory Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Biological & Physical Sciences
Biological & Physical Sciences Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . 3/4
General Education Elective (Select from GenEd course list)
HE 201 or HE 204 recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CIS 101 Information Systems and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE/Health Requirements (HE 201 or HE 204 satisfies this requirement) . . 1/3
Departmental Requirements
ECD 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 104 Activities I for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 106 Infant/Toddler Development & Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 107 Health, Safety and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 108 Activities for the School Age Child . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 210 Directed Practicum in Early Childhood or
INTR 103 Internship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 212 Administration of Child Development Centers . . . . . . . 3
ECD 213 Understanding & Guiding the Young Child’s Behavior . . . 3
ECD 230 Language & Literacy Development in Early Childhood or
ED 214 Processes & Acquisitions of Reading
(targeted for transfer students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED 100 Child Development & Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED 203 Foundations of Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CMSP 105 Small Group Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Electives
Students should check with an advisor or the transfer
institution (ARTSYS) before selecting their electives. . . . . . . . 3
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Early Childhood Development
Certificate (Career)
Prepares students to work in child care centers, Head Start programs, nursery
schools, or for self employment as family child care providers or nannies by
offering specialized courses in early childhood. It also provides core early
childhood courses to professionals who are currently working in the early
childhood field. Courses fulfill the educational requirements for senior staff,
group leader, director of a small center and also meet the Maryland child care
credential and state requirements.
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in all ED and ECD courses.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
ECD 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 104 Activities I for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 106 Infant/Toddler Development & Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 107 Health, Safety and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 108 Activities for the School Age Child . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 210 Directed Practicum in Early Childhood or
INTR 103 Internship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 212 Administration of Child Development Centers . . . . . . . 3
ECD 213 Understanding & Guiding the Young Child’s Behavior . . . 3
ECD 230 Language & Literacy Development in Early Childhood . . . 3
ED 100 Child Development & Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED 203 Introduction to Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Child Care Preschool and School Age
Teacher Training
Certificate (Career)
Prepares students to enter the workforce in early childhood development.
The certificate targets four courses that are required to meet the educational
requirements of the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child
Care. The certificate highlights the following positions: child care teacher of
preschools, infant/toddler classrooms, and school age (before and after school
programs). Students must complete each course with a “C” or better to receive
this certificate.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
ECD 104 Activities I for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 106 Infant/Toddler Development & Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECD 108 Activities for the School Age Child . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED 100 Child Development & Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Child Care Preschool Teacher
Letter of Recognition (Career)
Meets the educational requirements of the Maryland State Department of
Education Office of Child Care for the position of child care preschool teacher.
In this position, students can teach preschool children in various settings.
Students must pass both courses with a “C” or better to receive the LOR.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
ECD 104 Activities I for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED 100 Child Development & Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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