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Associate Degree

Hesser College's early childhood education program can help prepare you to take an important role in the lives of the children you teach in your potential new career. From teaching children how to think, play, work together, and improve their confidence, to how to read, write, and do basic mathematics, we can help prepare you as a coach and role model. In addition, you can observe and report on a child's progress to their parents and your supervisors in real-life settings.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded an associate's degree.

Program Features

  • The chance to observe and teach under the guidance of a full-time director
  • Opportunity to work with children and their parents directly
  • Focus on children's maximum growth and development
  • Hands-on training with placement in training facilities each semester
  • Available externship and job placement assistance

Note: As an early childhood education major, you will be required to have a physical and submit a certificate of eligibility. In addition, observation and practical training takes place in local childcare facilities each semester. You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the facilities.

Potential Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this program you may seek future entry-level employment opportunities such as:

  • Director
  • Site director
  • Teacher
  • Owner

Courses and Typical length of Study

The approximate length of study for this program is 65 semester credit hours.


Career
Courses
Semester Credit Hours
EEDUC102 Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Environment, and Curriculum 3
EDUC112 Health, Safety, and Nutrition for Children 3
EDUC227 Introduction to Special Education 3
EDUC228* Introduction to Educational Assessment and Planning (with 50-hour prepracticum) 3
EDUC231* Math and Science in Early Childhood 3
EDUC246* Literacy and Language Arts in Early Childhood 3
EDUC250 Infant/Toddler Development, Curriculum, Programming 3
EDUC260 Child Guidance and Discipline 3
EDUC275* Creative Experiences 3
EDUC297* Field Experience I 4
EDUC298* Field Experience II 4 
PSYC113* Child and Adolescent Growth and Development 3

General Education Courses 		 
GNED101 Foundations of Learning 3
GNED201 Critical Thinking Workshop 3
ENGL101 English Composition I 3
ENGL102 English Composition II 3
ENGL105 Oral Communications 3
MATH110 Introductory Algebra (or higher) 3
NSCI Natural Science course 3
SOCI Social Science course (*PSYC113 satisfies this requirement) 3
HUMN Humanities course 3
HUMN/SOCI Humanities or Social Science course (200 level or higher) 3

Total Credit Hours
65

Program Outcomes

The early childhood education program is designed to prepare graduates to meet the following outcomes:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child development and learning
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of and recognize the value of the role of family, culture, and community in children’s lives
  • Use appropriate assessments to positively influence children’s development
  • Demonstrate knowledge of and practice in teaching and learning
  • Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions of a reflective early childhood practitioner
  • Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, nutrition, and administrative guidelines in early childhood settings

Note: All early childhood education majors are required to have a physical and to submit a certificate of eligibility.

Students in this program are required to submit to any required criminal records background checks (CRI) and be fingerprinted every semester. Students are responsible for all costs associated with these requirements.

As part of this program, students will complete observation and practical training in local childcare facilities each semester. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the facilities and with complying with the requirements of each facility.

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* Students are required to earn at least a C in the following courses: EDUC231, EDUC246, EDUC275, EDUC228, EDUC297, EDUC298.