Danville Area Community College
2005-2006
A criminal background check is required as a prerequisite for EDUC 111, EDUC 208, and EDUC 209, and is required for employment in DCFS licensed facilities.
Upon completion of all the requirements of the program a student must show proof of current CPR/First Aid certification. Those students earning college hours through CDA credentialing must show proof that this is current in order to be awarded a degree.
| Required Courses | Hours | F,S,I,SU | Grade |
| First Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC 103 Introduction Early Childhood Education |
3
|
||
| *PSYC 101 Child Development |
3
|
||
| EDUC 206 Cultural Effects on Child Development |
3
|
||
| HLTH 103 First Aid and CPR/Young Children |
2
|
||
| ENGL 121 Communication Skills
or *ENGL 101 Rhetoric I |
3
|
||
| BOFF 228 Intro to Word (pre: BOFF 114 or successful score on Liberal
Arts
typing test and BOFF 130) |
2
|
||
| Total |
16
|
||
| Second Semester | |||
| *PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology |
3
|
||
| EDUC 104 Creative Learning Experiences |
4
|
||
| EDUC 208 Language Development (pre: PSYC 101 & criminal background check) |
3
|
||
| *Science or Math Elective |
3
|
||
| *SPCH 101 Oral Communication |
3
|
||
| Total |
16
|
||
| Third Semester | |||
| EDUC 110 Role of the Paraprofessional |
2
|
||
| EDUC 111 Role of the Paraprofessional - Practicum (pre: criminal background check consent of instructor completion or concurrent enrollment in EDUC 101) |
2
|
||
| EDUC 270 Education of the Exceptional Child |
3
|
||
| EDUC 101 Nature of the Teaching Profession |
2
|
||
| EDUC 260 Health/Nutrition Young Children |
2
|
||
| *SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology |
3
|
||
| EDUC 160 Guiding Children |
2
|
||
| Total |
16
|
||
| Fourth Semester | |||
| **Education Elective |
3
|
||
| PEMW 150 Elementary Games |
2
|
||
| *Humanities Elective |
3
|
||
| **Education Elective |
3
|
||
| EDUC 225 Internship in Education (pre: consent of instructor) |
4
|
||
| EDUC 226 Internship in Seminar (pre: concurrentenrollment in EDUC 225) |
1
|
||
| Total |
16
|
||
|
|
|||
| PSYC 250 Personality |
3
|
||
| SOCY 200 Marriage and the Family |
3
|
||
| +EDUC 102 Intro to Bilingual Education |
3
|
||
| +EDUC 159 Issues in Exceptionalities |
3
|
||
| +EDUC 207 Children's Literature |
3
|
||
+ Pending ICCB approval
*General Education
Human
Relations requirements.
Enrollment in developmental classes may increase the length of time it takes to complete an associate degree.
Designated as a Tech Prep program.
Student may transfer from other institutions a maximum of 9 hours.