Associate degree in Early Childhood Studies (AS) at Allan Hancock College

Early Childhood Studies: General
A major of 36 units is required for the associate in
science degree and certificate.
COURSE NUMBER TITLE UNITS
Required core courses (30 units):
ECS 100 Early Child Development 3
ECS 101 Child, Family, and Community 3
ECS 103 Health and Safety for Children 2
ECS 105 Education of the Young Child 4
ECS 106 Creative Practices for Young Children 4
ECS 115 Caring for Infants and Toddlers 3
ECS 116 Multicultural Education/Young Child 3
FCS 113 Food and Nutrition for Preschoolers 1
ECS 107 Field Experience 4
and
ECS 110 Field Experience Seminar 2
or
ECS 108 Field Experience 2
and
ECS 110 Field Experience Seminar 2
and
ECS 109 Field Experience 2
and
ECS 127 Field Experience Seminar 1
ECS 303 Introduction to Blackboard and Child 1
Development Research
Plus a minimum of 6 units selected from the following:
ECS 112 The Preschool Child With Special Needs 3
ECS 114 Parent/Child Relationships 3
ECS 117 Teaching the Bilingual/Bicultural
Hispanic Child 3
ECS 301 Parent Education 1 3
ECS 302 Parent Education 2 3
ECS 310 Art for Young Children .5
ECS 311 Creating Learning Materials .5
ECS 312 Music Activities for Young Children .5
ECS 315 Discipline: Effective and Caring
Approaches .5
ECS 324 Early Literacy Development 1.5
ECS 325 Literacy: Effective Teaching Strategies 1.5
FCS 109 Basic Nutrition for Health 3
or
FCS 110 Nutrition Science 3
FCS 114 Food and Nutrition for Infants and Toddlers 1
Hu Ser 106 Family Systems and Codependency 3
Engl 137 Children's Literature 3
Span 101 Elementary Spanish 5