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Early Childhood Education Course Sequences

See the classes you should take each term to complete the Early Childhood Education certificate or degree you want to earn.

Early Childhood Education Course Sequences

Getting Started

The first step to entering the following programs is to take part in an assessment process, which includes taking the college’s free placement test and meeting with Chemeketa’s Advising and First Year Programs staff. You may need to complete program entry requirements. Then your advisor will help you develop an individualized program of study.

Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.

See course descriptions for more information about your classes.

Early Childhood Education Certificate of Completion

Course Sequence
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 ECE150 Introduction and Observation 3
HDF225 Prenatal, Infant, and Toddler Development 3
HDF249 Introduction to Working with Infants and Toddlers 3
1 HDF222 Family Relationships 3
WR121 Academic Composition (or higher) 4
2 ECE151 Observing and Guiding Behavior 3
2 ECE152 Creative Activities 3
HDF247 Preschool Child Development 3
ECE161 Infant/Toddler Practicum 3
2 HDF140 Home Visiting in ECE 1
3 ECE163 Preschool Practicum 3
3 ECE153 Music and Movement 2
ECE154 Children’s Literature and Literacy 3
HDF248 Learning Experiences for Young Children 3
3 MTH105 Math In The World 4

Infant/Toddler Certificate of Completion 

Course Sequence
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 ECE150 Introduction and Observation 3
1 HDF225 Prenatal, Infant and Toddler Development 3
HDF249 Introduction to Working with Infants and Toddlers 3
1 HDF222 Family Relationships 3
2 ECE151 Observing and Guiding Behavior 3
2 ECE161 Infant/Toddler Practicum 3
2 HDF140 Home Visiting in ECE 1

Preschool Certificate of Completion

Course Sequence
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 ECE150 Introduction and Observation 3
1 HDF222 Family Relationships 3
2 ECE151 Observing and Guiding Behavior 3
2 ECE152 Creative Activities 3
2 HDF247 Preschool Child Development 3

Two Certificates in Two Terms (Infants/Toddlers & Preschool Certificates)

Course Sequences
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 ECE150 Introduction and Observation 3
1 HDF225 Prenatal, Infant & Toddler Development 3
1 HDF249 Introduction to Working and Living with Infants and Toddlers 3
1 HDF222 Family Relationships 3
2 ECE151 Observing and Guiding Behavior 3
2 HDF247 Preschool Child Development 3
2 ECE152 Creative Activities 3
2 ECE161 Infant/Toddler Practicum 3
2 HDF140 Home Visiting in ECE 1

Early Childhood Education AAS Degree

Course Sequence
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 ECE150  Introduction and Observation 3
HDF225 Prenatal, Infant, and Toddler Development  3
HDF249 Introduction to Working with Infants and Toddlers 3
1 HDF222 Family Relationships 3
WR121 Academic Composition 4
2 ECE151  Observing and Guiding Behavior 3
ECE152 Creative Activities 3
ECE161 Infant/Toddler Practicum 3
HDF247 Preschool Child Development 3
2 HDF140 Home Visiting in ECE 1
3 ECE163 Preschool Practicum 3
3 ECE153 Music and Movement 2
ECE154 Literature and Literacy 3
HDF248 Learning Experiences for Young Children 3
3 MTH105 Math In The World 4
ECE251 Young Children Environments 3
4 HPE295 Health and Fitness for life 3
WR122 Argument, Research and Multimodal Communication 4
4 HDF229 Middle Childhood Development 3
  ECE elective 1
5 ECE155 Child Nutrition, Health, and Safety 3
5 ECE261 Student Teaching 1 4
HDF257 Home, School, and Community 3
HDF258 Teaching in an Anti-Bias Classroom 3
CIS101 Computing Concepts or 3
  CA100 Beginning Computing 3
6 COMM111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 4
6 ECE262 Student Teaching 2 or 4
  ECE280D Cooperative Work Experience 4
HDF286 Professional Issues and Leadership ECE 2
6 GEG105 Physical Geography or 4
  GEG106 Cultural Geography 4
6   2 ECE Electives 2