Early Childhood Education: AS-T Degree
The AS-T in Early Childhood Education is designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. California Community College students who are awarded an AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to the Early Childhood Education major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses. Students who have been awarded an AA-T or AS-T are able to complete their remaining requirements for the 120-unit baccalaureate degree within 60 semester units.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Communicate with empathy to develop nurturing relationships with children parents and co-workers as well as support the parent-child relationship.
- Integrate concepts and components of developmentally appropriate practices into the daily curriculum to engage children at their level of understanding and ability.
- Observe and record children’s behavior to be able to integrate the information gathered into daily curriculum that advocates gender, equity and diversity and meets biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial needs.
- Know, pursue, and implement brain development research and theory in teaching.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CFS-120 | Child Development | 3 |
| CFS-121 | Health, Safety & Nutrition | 3 |
| CFS-122 | Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children | 3 |
| CFS-123 | Observation & Assessment | 4 |
| CFS-140 | The Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| CFS-165 | Curriculum and Environments in Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| CFS-184 | Teaching Children in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CFS-223 | Student Teaching - Practicum | 5 |
| Total Units | 27 | |
To receive an Associate Degree for Transfer, students must complete 60 CSU transferable semester units with a grade point average of at least 2.0, and either the California State University General Education (CSU-GE) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern. Consultation with a Counselor is highly encouraged to ensure all requirements are met.