PREPARE FOR YOUR ECE DEGREE
This pathway offers core courses needed for many ECE degree programs. We also recommend taking the prerequisites listed in our First Semester Bundle.
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER IN ECE
Starting on this pathway is a great step towards becoming a teacher. Pair these courses with hands-on classroom experience to work towards your CDA.
Jump-start your career with a fully asynchronous, online learning experience. Earn college credits recommended by the American Council of Education and transferable to our network of partner institutions.
Foundations in Early Childhood Education
3 Credits
What does it mean to be an educator in the 21st century? This course will have you analyze current issues surrounding teaching as a career.
Early Childhood Development
3 Credits
Investigate what childhood development is and how the biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes that humans undergo begins at conception and continues throughout their lives. Also learn how theories inform developmentally appropriate teaching and learning practices.
Classroom Management
3 Credits
Learn about designated classroom practices and behavior management, like organizing time, materials, and managing individual or group student behaviors. Transitions, lab activities, and arrangements for classrooms in both general and special education are also discussed.
Teaching Students with Exceptionalities
3 Credits
Learn what professionals can do to educate students with special needs alongside peers without exceptionalities to the maximum extent appropriate. Gain a critical understanding of the history, definitions, causes, characteristics, and identification of exceptional students that are required to make informed teaching decisions.
