2024-2025 Catalog

Before and After School Care, Certificate

Certificate—27 credit hours

Curriculum Code 1474

This program provides knowledge including the legal requirements for administering and running a before and after school program.

Required General Education Courses

3 credit hours as follows:

COM-101Composition I

3

COM-101: This course is a prerequisite for ECE-101. It is assumed that if the student has taken COM-101 previously the student will take ECE-101 during semester one.

Required Career Courses

24 credit hours as follows:

ECE-101Introduction to Early Childhood

3

ECE-105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

ECE-109Child, Family and Community

3

ECE-201Math, Science and Social Studies

3

ECE-202Growth and Development/Young Child

3

ECE-203Administration of EC Programs

3

EDU-103Observation/Clinical Experience

3

EDU-105Classroom Management

3

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

COM-101Composition I

3

ECE-105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

ECE-109Child, Family and Community

3

EDU-103Observation/Clinical Experience

3

EDU-105Classroom Management

3

Semester 2 (12 credit hours)

ECE-101Introduction to Early Childhood

3

ECE-201Math, Science and Social Studies

3

ECE-202Growth and Development/Young Child

3

ECE-203Administration of EC Programs

3