2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 07, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Graduation Map: Early Childhood Development, CP


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Program Overview

The Certificate of Proficiency in Early Childhood Development contains the basic courses that lay a solid foundation for a person wishing to pursue a career working with young children, birth through pre-kindergarten. The one-semester Certificate of Proficiency allows students to partially meet the requirements to apply for the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) issued by the CDA Council in Washington, D.C.

Students must obtain cleared criminal, FBI, and child maltreatment registry checks and an education ID badge prior to enrollment in ECD and ECTC courses.

ACTS Course Numbers

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and equitable treatment in the application of credits for admissions and degree requirements. Go to https://adhe.edu/students-parents/transfer-info-for-students for more information.

Degree Requirements

-This degree requires successful completion of 12 credit hours.

-A minimum 2.00 cumulative grade-point average required for graduation.

-Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses taken to satisfy the CP in Early Childhood Development.

-This program of study includes special program fees beyond current tuition and college fees.

-Satisfaction of all financial obligations due to the college is required for graduation. 

Semester One


Complete all 12 Hours

Course/Requirement Credits Semester Taken Grade
  ECED 10093  Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3    
  ECED 11043  Child Growth and Development 3    
  ECED 12053  Environments for Young Children 3    
  ECED 10183  CDA Portfolio & Field Experience OR ECED 14283  Advanced Field Experience 3    

PROGRESS CHECK WITH ADVISOR - APPLY FOR GRADUATION

Total 12 Credit Hours


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