Early Childhood Education AAS map for WSU
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Early Childhood Education Core
General Education Requirements
Approved Electives
Total Credits Required: 90
Suggested Schedule and checklist
Quarter 1 (Fall):
- CSS 100: College Success Skills
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
To Do:
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
- Set up your Bankmobile account
- Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
- Meet with your advisor
- Obtain WEA Liability Insurance
- Complete Tuberculin skin test
- Complete Department of Children, Youth, and Families background check
Quarter 2 (Winter):
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED&132: Infants/Toddler Care
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
To Do:
- Make an education plan with your advisor
- Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships
Quarter 3 (Spring):
- ECED 122: Science and Math for Young Children
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
To Do:
- Meet with your advisor
Quarter 4 (Fall):
- CMST&210: Interpersonal Communications OR CMST&220: Public Speaking
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
To Do:
- Update your education plan with your advisor
- Apply to WSU
- Renew Tuberculin skin test
- Renew WEA Liability Insurance
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
Quarter 5 (Winter):
- EDEC& 190: Observation/Assessment
- MAP 117: Applied Math OR MATH&107: Math in Society
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology OR EDUC&202:Intro to Education
To Do:
- Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
Quarter 6 (Spring):
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
- EDUC 198: Special Topics
To Do:
- Order cap and gown
- Attend graduation
Quarter 1 (Winter):
- CSS 100: College Success Skills
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&132: Infants/Toddler Care
To Do:
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
- Set up your Bankmobile account
- Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
- Meet with your advisor
- Obtain WEA Liability Insurance
- Complete Tuberculin skin test
- Complete Department of Children, Youth, and Families background check
Quarter 2 (Spring):
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
To Do:
- Make an education plan with your advisor
- Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships
Quarter 3 (Fall):
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- ECED 122: Science and Math for Young Children
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- PSYC&100: General Psychology
To Do:
- Meet with your advisor
Quarter 4 (Winter):
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- MAP 117: Applied Math OR MATH&107: Math in Society
To Do:
- Update your education plan with your advisor
- Apply to WSU
- Renew Tuberculin skin test
- Renew WEA Liability Insurance
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
Quarter 5 (Spring):
- CMST&210: Interpersonal Communications OR CMST&220: Public Speaking
- EDEC& 190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
To Do:
- Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
Quarter 6 (Fall):
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- EDUC 198: Special Topics
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology OR EDUC&202:Intro to Education
To Do:
- Order cap and gown
- Attend graduation
Quarter 1 (Spring):
- CSS 100: College Success Skills
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
To Do:
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
- Set up your Bankmobile account
- Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
- Meet with your advisor
- Obtain WEA Liability Insurance
- Complete Tuberculin skin test
- Complete Department of Children, Youth, and Families background check
Quarter 2 (Fall):
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED 122: Science and Math for Young Children
- ECED&170: Environment – Young Child
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
To Do:
- Make an education plan with your advisor
- Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships
Quarter 3 (Winter):
- ECED&132: Infants/Toddler Care
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- EDUC&115: Child Development
To Do:
- Meet with your advisor
Quarter 4 (Spring):
- EDEC& 190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- HUM 220: Diversity in Education
- MAP 117: Applied Math OR MATH&107: Math in Society
To Do:
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- Update your education plan with your advisor
- Apply to WSU
- Renew Tuberculin skin test
- Renew WEA Liability Insurance
- Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
Quarter 5 (Fall):
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- EDUC 190: Classroom Experience
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
- PSYC&100: General Psychology
To Do:
- Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
Quarter 6 (Winter):
- CMST&210: Interpersonal Communications OR CMST&220: Public Speaking
- EDUC&204: Inclusive Education
- EDUC 198: Special Topics
- PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology OR EDUC&202:Intro to Education
To Do:
- Order cap and gown
- Attend graduation
Early Childhood Ed (AAS) Pre-Requisite Flow Chart
Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.
English Pathway
ENGL 99 English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENG&101: Composition I
Psychology Pathway
PSYC&100: General Psychology → PSYC&200: Lifespan Psychology
Math Pathway
DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH094: Intro to Algebra or MAP 117: Applied Math for Workforce I → MATH 098: Intermediate Algebra or MAP 119: Applied Math for Workforce Programs II → MATH&107: Math in Society
Early Childhood Ed Pathway
ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Ed → ECED&122: Science & Math for Young Children (F, Sp) → ECED&160: Curriculum Development (F, W) → ECED&190: Observe & Assess (W, Sp)
Limited Availability Courses
ECED&132 (F, W), ECED&170 (F, W), ECED&180 (F, Sp), EDUC&150(F, Sp), EDUC&204 (W, Sp), HUM 220 (W, Sp)
KEY: F = Fall, W = Winter, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer
Certificate Options
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
Total Credits: 12
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
Total Credits: 20
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- ECED&132: Infants/Toddler Care
Total Credits: 20
- CMST&220: Public Speaking OR CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication
- ECED&105: Intro to Early Childhood Education
- ECED&107: Health/Safety/Nutrition
- ECED&120: Practicum: Nurturing Relationships
- ECED&160: Curriculum Development
- ECED&170: Environments – Young Child
- ECED&180: Language/Literacy Development
- ECED&190: Observation/Assessment
- EDUC&115: Child Development
- EDUC&130: Guiding Behavior
- EDUC&150: Child/Family/Community
- ENGL&101: English Composition I
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
- MAP 117: Applied Math OR MATH&107: Math in Society
Total Credits: 54