EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MINOR
Information Packet and Application Forms
The Minor in Early Childhood Education (ECE), provides preparation for students interested in the care and education of young children (birth to eight years old). The Minor is useful for students interested in pursuing careers involving work with young children from birth through eight years old in various fields, such as, Education, Nursing, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, and others.
It can be combined with a variety of Majors such as:
Human Development
Psychology
Liberal Studies
American Multicultural Studies
Chicano Latino Studies
Environmental Studies
Kinesiology
The Minor provides the prerequisite courses for the Elementary Education Teching Credential, as well as the required field experience. It also provides solid preparation for students interested in pursuing the Special Education Teaching Credential.
Requisites:
Students in the ECE Minor must have Junior-year status, or permission of the ECE advisor. They also must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and maintain a 2.5 GPA throughout the program. No grade may be lower than C - .
Work practitioners with a B.A. may apply up to 9 upper division units of the minor toward the M.A. degree, ECE concentration. These units may count as electives or as cognate courses. Courses chosen need to have grade B or higher and be approved by ECE advisor.
Transfer students:
Transfer students from Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) may waive EDMS 420 if they have taken Child 10 and Child 90. These two lower division courses combined, address the topics in the upper division course EDMS 420. Course waiver is approved if the grade in each of these courses is B or higher. This grade policy exists at present for students who request a waiver for EDMS 420.
In addition JC transfer students from Child Development Programs can use 9 units of their course work for the electives. (in addition to the unit transfer mentioned with regard to EDMS 420). Course grades need to be C or higher.
Relationship to Child Development Permit:
The ECE Minor core courses are approved courses for the Child Development Permit, a certification required for educators who wish to work in State funded preschools, such as Head-Start. This permit is offered by the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) of the California Department of Education. At present students can apply for the Permit through the Child Development Consortium. Accreditation through the School of Education at Sonma State Univerisity is in process.
Course Work
The Early Childhood Education Minor involves 24 units of course work: 15 units of upper division core courses and 9 units of electives, which may be lower division courses. The courses can be completed in four semester, together with the course work for the Major.
CORE COURSES
EDEC 420 Child Development in the Family, School and Community (3) - offered
every semester
EDEC 331 Child Study Practicum (4) - offered Spring semesters
EDEC 437 Integrated Multicultural Curriculum in Preschool and Kindergarten
(4) - offered Fall semesters of odd years
EDSP 432 Designing Inclusive Environments in Early Childhood Education (4)
- offered Fall semesters of even years
ELECTIVE COURSES
Select 3 courses from:
EDEC 239 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
EDUC 250 Teaching in a Changing World
EDMS 470 Multicultural Pedagogy
EDUC 417 School and Society
KIN 410 Life Span Motor Development
AMCS 405 Ethnic Families in America or CALS 405 The Chicano Latino Family
AMCS 460 Multiethnic Children’s Literature or CALS 450 Chicano Latino Children’s Literature
ENSP 440 Education and the Environment
THAR 460 Drama for Children
THAR 470 Dance for Children
OTHER ELECTIVE COURSES MAY APPLY
PLEASE CONSULT WITH ADVISOR