Early Childhood Education- Teaching Assistant- Associate in Applied Science
The Paraprofessional Option in the Education Program meets the requirement of the State of Illinois for the training of teaching assistants. Upon initial enrollment in the program students must complete an "Application to Participate" form (see NOTE). Students must meet all state requirements to be eligible to participate in the internship.
Students completing observation hours may be required to complete state and federal criminal background checks, depending upon where they are doing their observations. Students completing the practicum for Early Childhood Education or the Practicum for the Paraprofessional or Teaching Assistant programs are required to complete both the federal and state background checks.
NOTE: Entry into the program is determined through the evaluation of personal qualifications and verification that the student meets the requirements to work in the field.
Required Courses
First Semester
| EDUC 101 | Nature/Teaching Profession | 3 |
| EDUC 207 | Childrens Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Rhetoric and Composition I | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| MATH 118 | Mathematics for Elementary Ed I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| EDUC 208 | Language Development | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Child Development | 3 |
| SOCY 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SPCH 101 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| Education Elective | 2-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Third Semester
| EDUC 160 | Guiding Children | 2 |
| EDUC 260 | Health/Nutrition Young Childr | 2 |
| EDUC 270 | Education/Exceptional Child | 3 |
| HLTH 102 | First Aid and Personal Safety | 2 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Physical Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Fourth Semester
| EDUC 225 | Internship in Education | 4 |
| EDUC 226 | Internship Seminar | 1 |
| SOCY 225 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| Education Elective | 2-4 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14-15 |
Education Electives
Total Credit Hours: 60
For Associate in Applied Science degree, in addition to 3 hours in Communications and 3 hours in Science or Math, the student must complete an additional 9 hours of General Education coursework from any General Education category.