2008-2009
Montana Western Catalog
Associate of Applied Science:
Early Childhood Education
General Education Core ..13-17 credits
_________Behavioral/Social Sciences 3-4
_________MATH 007 or higher 3-4
_________Natural Science 3-4
_________ENG 102 Found of Language 3-4
_________COMS 101 Intro/Computers 1
& Presentation*
Early Childhood Core 24 credits
_______ED 142 Intro to Early Childhood (1)
_______ED 143 Intro to Early Childhood Lab (1)_
_______ED 144 Creating an Environment for Learnin(2)
_______ED 145 Creating an Enviro for Learning Lab (1)
_______ED 240 Positive Child Discipline (2)
_______ED 241 Positive Child Discipline Lab (1)
_______ED 242 Meeting Needs of the Family (2)
_______ED 243 Meeting Needs of the Family Lab (1)
_______ED 250 Child Growth & Development (3)
_______ED 251 Child Growth & Development Lab (1)
_______ED 320 EC Curriculum I (2)
_______ED 321 EC Curriculum I Lab (1)
_______ED 324 EC Curriculum II (2)
_______ED 325 EC Curriculum II Lab (1)
_______ED 344 EC Professional (2)
_______ED 345 EC Professional Lab (1)
_______MUS/ART/DRAMA (any course with art, music,
or drama rubric) (3-4)
_______Health, Safety or Nutrition
(any course dealing with these subjects) (3-4)
Professional Electives (11-17)
_______ED 200 Early Childhood Internship (6)
_______ED 326 Infant/Toddler Dev/Group Care (4)
_______ED 341 Exceptional Learner (3)
_______ED 421 Creativity/Young Child:
Exploring Reggio Emilia & Project Approach (3)
_______ED 279 Curric for Diverse Learners (2)
Total Credits for AAS in Early Childhood Education 60 credits
Graduation requirements:
________Completed all required General Education, Core, and Option Area courses
________Completed a minimum total of 60 credits
________No grade lower than a C-
________Minimum 3.0 GPA in Early Childhood Core
________Completed Application for Graduation
Deadlines for early audit for graduation (Prior to your last semester, an audit is done by the Registrars Office of credits completed to determine what you may still be missing).
Graduate end of spring semester: May 1, previous year
Graduate end of summer semester: Sept. 15 previous year
Graduate end of fall semester: March 15, previous spring semester
Deadline for graduation applications
Graduate end of spring semester: January 1
Graduate end of summer semester: May 1
Graduate end of fall semester: September 1
A student must maintain a 3.0 average in the Early Childhood core courses with no grade lower than a C (ED 142/143, ED 250/251, ED 144/145, ED 240/241, ED 242/243, ED 320/321, ED 324/325 and ED 344/345)
*Western students must demonstrate computer competency as a requirement for graduation. All students must pass a computer competency test, which is based on national standards. COMS courses are available to assist in development of skills necessary to pass the test. Contact Denise Holland at 406-683-7203 regarding competency test.