The Early Childhood Education program provides students with academic coursework
and field experience necessary to become a teacher of children ages birth to eight
years. The program allows the student to experience working with young children and
mentor teachers. The program includes teaching methods in reading, language arts,
math, science, social studies, arts, and assessment techniques. Students can complete
Washington State Stackable Certificates while working toward a two-year degree. All
early childhood classes are STARS approved, allowing students to meet yearly state
requirements while working on a certificate or degree.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Teacher Education and Early Learning programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
Get your Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations; background check; and tuberculosis (TB) test
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better*
- ECED& 107: Health/Safety/Nutrition (5 credits)
- ECED& 120: Practicum-Nurturing Relationships (2 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter
- EDUC& 130: Guiding Behavior (3 credits)
- OR one of the following (3 credits)
- ECED& 132: Infants/Toddlers Care
- ECED& 134: Family Child Care
- EDUC& 136: School Age Care
- ECED& 139: Administration of ECE
- OR one of the following (3 credits)
- MATH& 131: Math for Elementary Educators 1 (5 credits)
- Placement Test /MATH 88/98, 87/97 C or better; or CCP 97 or CCP 98 with a B or better*
- ECED& 105: Introduction to Early Childhood Education (5 credits)
- ECED& 180: Language and Literacy Development (3 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- ECED& 170: Learning Environments (3 credits)
- MATH& 132: Math for Elementary Educators II (5 credits)
- MATH& 131*
- EDUC& 115: Child Development (5 credits)
- ECED& 190: Observation/Assessment (3 credits)
- OR ECED& 130 Guiding Behavior (3 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter
- EDUC& 150: Child/Family/Community (3 credits)
- ECED& 160: Curriculum Development (5 credits)
- ECED 261: Practicum IV/Principles (3 credits)
- ECED& 105, ECED& 107, ECED& 120, ECED& 190, ENG& 101
- Choose one Humanities course (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fifth Quarter
- ENGL& 102 OR CMST& 220: Composition II OR Public Speaking (5 credits)
- EDUC& 204: Inclusive Education: Birth through 21 Focus (5 credits)
- ECED 262: Practicum V/Practice (3 credits)
- ECED 261*
- Choose one Natural Science course (5 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
Meet with Advisor
Apply for Graduation
Sixth Quarter
- ECED 225: STEAM in Early Childhood Education (5 credits)
- EDUC& 205: Introduction to Education (5 credits)
- ECED 263: Practicum VI/Professionalism (3 credits)
- ECED 262*
- HIST 254 History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest (5 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
1. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
2. English Composition I
ENGL& 101 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better
3. Introduction to Early Childhood Education
ECED& 105 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): Get your Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations;
background check; and tuberculosis (TB) test
4. Practicum-Nurturing Relationship
ECED& 120 (2 credits)
5. Communications Course
ENGL& 102: English Composition II OR CMST& 220: Public Speaking (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL& 101 (None for CMST& 220)
6. Math for Elementary Educators
MATH& 131 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): Placement Test /MATH 88/98, 87/97 C or better; or CCP 97
or CCP 98 with a B or better
7. Health/Safety/Nutrition
ECED& 107 (5 credits)
8. Lang/Literacy Develop
ECED& 180 (3 credits)
9. Introduction to Education w/Field Experience
EDUC& 105 (5 credits)
10. Math for Elementary Educators 2
MATH& 132 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): MATH& 131
11. Child Development
EDUC& 115 (5 credits)
12. Child/Family/Community
EDUC& 150 (3 credits)
13. Observation/Assessment
ECED& 190 (3 credits)
14. Curriculum Development
ECED& 160 (5 credits)
15. Practicum IV/Principles
ECED 261 (3 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): ECED& 115, ECED& 107, ECED& 120, ECED& 190, Specialization
Course
16. Humanities / Natural Science
Choose one Humanities/Natural Science course (5 credits)
17. Guiding Behavior
EDUC& 130 (3 credits)
18. Inclusive Education: Birth through 21 Focus
EDUC& 204 (5 credits)
19. Practicum V/Practice
ECED 262 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ECED 261
20. STEAM in Early Childhood Education
ECED 225 (5 credits)
21. Learning Environments
ECED& 170 (3 credits)
22. Introduction to Sociology
SOC& 101 (5 credits)
23. Practicum VI/Professionalism
ECED 263 (3 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): ECED 262
Contact the Education Program
Early Childhood Instruction
Josie Zbaeren
360.442.2891
jzbaeren@lowercolumbia.edu