Technical Certificates in
Early Childhood Education
- Major Code
- ECED.TC
- Required Hours
- 30
- Campus
- DeWitt
- Helena-West Helena
- Stuttgart
| File Name | Type | Size |
| TC Early Childhood Education Program of Study Form | 121 KB |
This certificate has been developed for people interested in studying and working with young children in preschool and day care centers. The program is designed for full-time child care providers who have completed 480 hours of child care. Under certain conditions students who have not met this requirement may be accepted in the program; however, they will have to earn the 480 hours of experience before program completion. PCCUA can place students in volunteer internships. Completion time is one year. Students enroll in 12+ credit hours per semester and 3-6 college credit hours in the summer.
Gainful Employment Information
Division of Arts & Sciences
English and Fine Arts
- 3 hours:
(Requirement can also be fulfilled by a higher level English course.) - EH 1013 Basic Writing I
Science & Math
- 3 hours:
- MS 000 Math Lab
- MS 111 Graphics Calculators in Mathematics
- MS 123 (MATH 1103) College Algebra
- MS 133 (MATH 1203) Trigonometry
- MS 135 (MATH 1305) Pre-Calculus
- MS 143 Technical Mathematics
- MS 163 Finite Mathematics
- MS 173 Fundamentals of Geometry
- MS 183 (MATH 1003) College Mathematics
- MS 215 (MATH 2405) Calculus I
- MS 223 (MATH 2203) Survey of Calculus
- MS 225 (MATH 2505) Calculus II
- MS 233 (MATH 2603) Calculus III
- MS 253 (MATH 2103) Math Statistics
Physical Education
- 3 hours:
- ECD 113 Health, Safety & Nutrition
Core Courses
- 11 hours:
- ECD 1001 Field Experience I
- ECD 1003 Fundamentals of Childcare
- ECD 1101 Field Experience II
- ECD 1103 Child Development
- ECD 1203 Application of Childcare
Approved Electives
- 10 hours of directed electives or other advisor approved ECD or EN electives:
- ECD 103 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
- ECD 213 Child Guidance
- ECD 223 Math & Science for ECED
- ECD 243 Infant/Toddler Curriculum
- ECD 253 Literacy and Language Arts
- ECD 263 Preschool Curriculum
- EN 213 Computers in Education
- SY 223 The Family