EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Division of Education offers the Associate of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education. The curriculum is
developed from the goals and the mission of Rust College. Students follow college procedures for admission to the
associate degree program, either through regular admissions or through the Evening Program.

Upon admission students are assigned an advisor and are provided a degree plan to follow in order to meet curriculum requirements. Courses may be offered at locations convenient for the participants, either on-campus or at centralized locations. Courses may also be offered in time periods that provide for the optimum level of learning, including evening, night, and weekend schedules. Objectives for the program are:

· To provide entry-level education for personnel who are working with pre-school children and
· To provide an educational foundation for childcare workers who may proceed with the bachelor's degree.

REQUIRED PROGRAM FOR A.S. IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
GENERAL EDUCATION
ENG 134 Composition I 3
ENG 136 Composition II 3
HIS 133 African Diaspora I 3
HIS 134 African Diaspora II 3
MAT 130 Intermediate Algebra 3
MAT 131 Quantitative Reasoning 3
BIO 130 Biological Science with Lab 3
SPC 131 Fundamentals of Speech 3
HLM 232 Holistic Health 3
SOC 230 Introduction to Sociology 3
Or
SOS 231 Introduction to Social Science
HLM 230 First Aid 3
ORT 111/112 First Year Seminar 1
Total Hours 34.00

SPECIALIZED AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
EDU 230 Foundations of Education 3
EDE 230 Principles of Early Childhood Education 3
EDE 231 Curriculum Methods in Early Childhood Education 3
EDE 232 Mathematics and Science in the Preschool 3
EDE 233 Reading and Language Arts in the Preschool 3
EDE 236 Creative Expressions in the Preschool 3
EDE 335 Literature in the School 3
PSY 332 Human Growth, Development, & Diversity 3
PSY 230 General Psychology 3
SPE 331 Psychology of Exceptional Students 3
(Prerequisite PSY 230)
Total Hours 30.00

ELECTIVES
Three electives chosen from the following:
HLM 232 Physical Education for Children 3
CMS 230 Introduction to Personal Computers
or
BCI 230 Basic Computers Concepts 3
SOC 332 The Black Family 3
PSY 432 Theories of Learning 3
Total Hours 9.00
Total Semester Hours Required for Graduation 73.00

All courses offered in the Associate of Science degree can be transferred to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Child
Care Management at Rust College. Upon completion of the testing requirements, at the end of the freshman year,
courses may also be applied to the Elementary Education program.