Early Childhood Education • Associate in Arts in Teaching
TRANSFER PROGRAM
Total Credit Hours: 63
Colleague Code: AAT.ECHED
Curriculum Code: AAT 102
Recommended Course Sequence:
First Semester: ECE 121, ECE 122, BIO 101, COM 111, SPE 101
Second Semester: ECE 123, ECE 124, ECE 125, COM 112, GEG 102, MAT 104
Third Semester: ECE 202, EDU 201, MAT 141, MUS 104, POS 101 or POS 201
Fourth Semester: ECE 203, ART 101, GEG 103 or GEO 101, HIS 112, PHI 204 or PHI 205
Program Information:
- Designed as the first two years of a transfer degree for students wanting to transfer to a college or university to obtain a bachelor degree with an Illinois 04 teacher certificate
- Degree awarded after successful completion of ITBS
- Maintain appropriate GPA of 2.5 (pending Academic Standards Committee approval)
For Program Information Contact:
Social Sciences Department at 217.786.2391 or 217.786.2414 or see an LLCC academic advisor
Admission to the Program (pending Academic Standards Committee approval):
- Successfully completes all necessary college placement tests
- Demonstrates basic competency in reading, writing and math
- Basic computer skills
- Meets with program advisor or faculty member
Required General Education Courses (41-42 credits)
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Art Appreciation |
3 credits |
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Composition I |
3 credits |
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Composition II |
3 credits |
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World Regional Geography |
3 credits |
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US History Since 1877 |
3 credits |
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General Education Mathematics |
3 credits |
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Introductory Statistics |
4 credits |
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Music Appreciation |
3 credits |
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Introduction to American Politics or |
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State and Local Government |
3 credits |
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Public Speaking Fundamentals |
3 credits |
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Introduction to Philosophy or |
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Ethics: Moral and Contemorary Values |
3 credits |
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Physical and Life Science Selection |
7-8 credits |
Required Program Courses (22 credits)
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Introduction to Education |
4 credits |
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Introduction to Early Childhood Education |
3 credits |
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Growth and Development in the Early Childhood Years |
3 credits |
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Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children and Their Families |
2 credits |
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Language and Literature Development in Early Childhood |
2 credits |
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Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Settings |
2 credits |
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Role of Learning Environments and Play in Early Childhood Education |
3 credits |
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Home, School and Community Relations in Early Childhood |
3 credits |
Science Selections - Physical and life science IAI transferable elective (To include physical sciences, life sciences, environmental science, earth science and space science) One course must be a laboratory course and must include one course from life sciences and one from the physical sciences.