Early Childhood Education - Licensure Transfer Track (A55220L) ONLINE

Early Childhood Education: Licensure Transfer Track (ONLINE)

Students must meet eligibility to take college-level coursework through placement tests or other measures. Please see the Student Handbook for further information.

Semester Schedule

Program Cost: $6,939.00

First Year - Fall Semester

ACA 122	College Transfer Success	Credit: 1
EDU 119	Intro to Early Childhood Education	Credits: 4
EDU 131	Child, Family, & Community	Credits: 3
EDU 144	Child Development I	Credits: 3
EDU 145	Child Development II	Credits: 3
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	Credits: 3
		Credits: 17

First Year - Spring Semester

ENG 112	Writing/Research in the Disciplines	Credits: 3
EDU 146	Child Guidance	Credits: 3
EDU 151	Creative Activities	Credits: 3
EDU 153	Health, Safety, & Nutrition	Credits: 3
MAT 143	Quantitative Literacy	Credits: 3
PSY 150	General Psychology	Credits: 3
		Credits: 18

Second Year - Fall Semester

BIO 111	General Biology I	Credits: 4
COM 231	Public Speaking	Credits: 3
EDU 221	Children with Exceptionalities	Credits: 3
EDU 250	Teacher Licensure Preparation	Credits: 3
EDU 280	Language & Literacy Experiences	Credits: 3
	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective*	Credits: 3
		Credits: 19

Second Year - Spring Semester

AST 111	Descriptive Astronomy	Credits: 3
AST 111A	Descriptive Astronomy Lab	Credits: 1
EDU 216	Foundations of Education	Credits: 3
EDU 234	Infants, Toddlers, & Twos	Credits: 3
EDU 284	Early Child Capstone Practicum	Credits: 4
	Social/Behavioral Elective**	Credits: 3
		Credits: 17

Total Credit Hours 71

*Approved Humanities/Fine Arts Electives: ART 111, MUS 110, or PHI 240.

**Approved Social/Behavioral Electives: ECO 251, ECO 252, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 131, HIS 132, POL 120, or SOC 210.

Students enrolled in EDU 284, wishing to complete hours outside of Richmond county and Scotland county North Carolina must complete practicum hours at a location meeting one of the following criteria:NAEYC accredited; a Public School Pre-K-3rd grade; Head Start or Early Head Start; or NACCRA accredited. The student must be directly supervised by an individual holding an associate degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or related program.

EDU 114 and EDU 119 have components of the course using the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, which is a free resource.

The courses listed on this program guide are the courses currently offered online through Richmond Community College. Please speak to your advisor if you have taken courses at another college or university. Please see the Student Handbook for the courses, which are part of the North Carolina Articulation Agreement. The North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement is a statewide agreement governing transfer credits from North Carolina community colleges to North Carolina public universities and participating private universities. RichmondCC cannot guarantee the transfer of courses to out-of-state universities.