ECE Associate in Applied Science-Transfer Degree (AAS-T)
Required Courses: Offered at Wenatchee and Omak Campuses
If a student wishes to pursue an early childhood education certificate of completion or associate of technical science degree, please see the corresponding ECE program guide for different mathematics and English requirements.
Prerequisites: ENGL 097, ENGL 092, and MATH 097 or MATH 099 or qualifying assessment scores, and computer literacy skills.
Year 1 Fall Quarter
Credits
ECE 101
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
5
EDUC& 115
Child Development
5
ECE 119
Early Childhood Education Cornerstone
1
ECE 131
Field Experience I
2
ECE 101 and 131 must be taken concurrently
Quarter Total
13
Year 1 Winter Quarter
Credits
ENGL 101*
Composition: General
5
ECE 113
Child Guidance
3
ECE 212
Observation and Assessment
3
ECE 132 Field Experience II ECE 212 and 132 must be taken concurrently
2
Quarter Total
13
Year 1 Spring Quarter
Credits
CMST&
Communications 101, 210, 220
5
ECE 108
Health, Safety, Nutrition
3
ECE 116
Working with Families
3
ECE 117
Diversity
3
Quarter Total
14
Year 1 Summer Quarter
Credits
MATH 108*
Math Reasoning
5
EDUC& 204
Exceptional Child
5
Quarter Total
10
Total Credits for First Year
50
Year 2 Fall Quarter
Credits
ECE 206
Sharing Literature with Children
3
ECE 216
School-Age Care
3
ECE 220
Math and Science in Early Childhood
3
ECE 221
Movement and Motor Development
3
ECE 231
Field Experience IV
2
ECE 220 and 231 must be taken concurrently
Quarter Total
14
Year 2 Winter Quarter
Credits
ECE 215
Infant and Toddler Curriculum & Program Development
3
ECE 219
Language and Literacy Development
5
ECE 222
Arts and the Creative Process
3
PSYC& 100
General Psychology
5
Quarter Total
16
Year 2 Spring Quarter
Credits
ECE 260
Early Childhood Education Capstone
1
ECE 265
Program Management
3
ECE 290 Practicum
4
SOC& 101
Introduction to Sociology
5
Quarter Total
13
Early Childhood Education AAS-T Degree
93
*Assessment score required.
Note: Students who have completed ECE 101 and EDUC& 115 and who have received training in CPR/1st aid and bloodborne pathogens may be eligible to test for the Child Development Associate (CDA) national certification. Contact Nancy Spurgeon at 682.6633 or nspurgeon@wvc.edu for further information about the CDA program.
1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: (509) 682-6800
