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Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - Diploma

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Developmental Courses as Needed

Courses Credit Notes
RDG 20/100 3-6  
ENC 90/ENG 100 2-5  
MAT 61 4  

General Education Courses

Courses Credit Notes
Written Communication, Oral Communication, or Heritage/Humanities 3  
Social/Behavioral Sciences or Quantitative Reasoning 3  
GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL 6  

Technical Core Requirements

Courses Credit Notes
EDU 204 Technoloy in the Classroom OR
Any Digital Literacy course or bypass exam
0-3  
IEC 101 Orientation to Early Childhood Education 3 Recommended first semester (fall)
*Director's Credential Course
IEC 102 Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3 Recommended first semester (spring)
*Director's Credential Course
IEC 130 Early Childhood Development 3 Recommended first semester (spring)
IEC 170 Observation and Assessment 3 Prereq: IEC 101 or IEC 102, or IEC 130 or program coordinator consent
IEC 180 Curriculum Design and Instruction in IECE 3 Prereq: IEC 101 or IEC 102, or IEC 130 or program coordinator consent
IEC 200 Child Guidance 3 Prereq: IEC 101 or IEC 130 or program coordinator consent
IEC 216 Language and Literacy in IECE 3 Prereq: IEC 180 or program coordinator consent
IEC 221 Creative Expression in IECE 3 Prereq: IEC 180 or program coordinator consent
IEC 235 Introduction to Inclusive Education 3 Prereq: IEC 180 or program coordinator consent
IEC 246 Sciences and Math in IECE 3 Prereq: IEC 180 or program coordinator consent
IEC 291 IECE Practicum/Cooperative Education 3 Prereq: program coordinator consent
TECHNICAL CORE SUBTOTAL 33-36  

Approved Technical Support Elective Courses

Choose 6 credit hours to select two of the following five options.

Courses Credit Notes
IEC 210 Families and Communities in Early Childhood Education 3  
IEC 230 Business Administration of ECE Programs OR
BAS 200 Small Business Management
3 *Director's Credential Course
IEC 240 Administration of Early Childhood Education 3 *Director's Credential Course
IEC 250 School Age Child Care 3  
IEC 260 Infant and Toddler Education & Programming 3  
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ELECTIVE SUBTOTAL 6  
TOTAL DIPLOMA CREDITS 45-48  

Progression in the IECE program is contingent upon achievement of a grade of "C" or better each IEC course and maintenance of a 2.5 cumulative grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale.)

For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/.

KCTCS Catalog:  Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - Diploma