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