My Academic Plans (MAPs) are designed by faculty to better guide you in retention and completion. It is highly encouraged that you complete courses in the recommended order provided below in the notes section. You should work with an academic advisor to adjust your plan based on your scheduling needs.
My Academic Plan
Program Mission & Description
Interested in a career working with children in a child care center? Consider our Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education.
This two-year, 60 credit A.A.S. degree provides training for a career involving the care and education of young children from birth through age eight. Courses in theory and internship are combined to provide a comprehensive base of growth and development. Early intervention, high-risk, gifted, and developmentally delayed issues are included. As part of this degree, you will earn two certificates - Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Director. The program meets or exceeds all Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Office of Early Childhood licensing requirements.
AAS in Early Childhood Education degree
Learn more about gainful employment
Career Opportunities
Open or manage a child-care center, or teach preschool.
Become a paraeducator or director of a child-care facility.
First Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows. If you are enrolling in ECE 102, ECE 112, ECE 188, and ECE 288, must pass a criminal background check before you are allowed to start your practicum hours with children. Contact your home campus ECE Program Director if you are enrolling in an on-campus section of a practicum course or the FRCC - ECE Online Lead if you are enrolling in an online section of a practicum course for information on how to complete the background check process.
| ECE 101 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECE 238 | ECE Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECE 102 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 |
| ECE 103 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 |
| ECE 220 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.
| ECE 205 | ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | 3 |
| ECE 240 | Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | 3 |
| ECE 256 | Working with Parents, Families, and Community Systems | 3 |
| ECE 236 | Child Growth/Development Laboratory | 1 |
| ENG- GEN | English:___________ | 3 |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows. If you are enrolling in ECE 102, ECE 112, ECE 188, and ECE 288, must pass a criminal background check before you are allowed to start your practicum hours with children. Contact your home campus ECE Program Director if you are enrolling in an on-campus section of a practicum course or the FRCC - ECE Online Lead if you are enrolling in an online section of a practicum course for information on how to complete the background check process.
| ECE 111 | Infant and Toddler theory and Practice | 3 |
| ECE 260 | The Exceptional Child | 3 |
| ECE 241 | Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ECE 188 | Practicum | 4 |
| GT- AH | Arts & Humanities (GT-AH): ___________ | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.
| ECE 288 | Practicum: Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| GT- SS | Social & Behavioral Sciences (GT-SS): ___________ | 3 |
| MAT- GEN | Mathematics:___________ | 3-5 |
| ECE- ELC | ECE Elective: __________ | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13-15 |