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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
A.A.S. DEGREE - Curriculum Code 330

Campus(es) and Times Available
Ammerman - Grant - Eastern

The Early Childhood program offers courses both day and evening. Students should check both day and evening schedules at each campus for courses offered each semester.

Overview of Programs

This curriculum is designed for people who are now working or wish to work with young children. Graduates will be qualified for positions as directors, head teachers or assistants in day care centers, nursery schools and Head Start programs. Graduates are also qualified to be assistants in public and private pre-kindergartens, kindergartens, elementary schools and special education classes. Students who wish to transfer to a four-year college to pursue their New York State teacher certification should be able to transfer most liberal arts credits and some early childhood credits depending on the transfer institution. Students are responsible for checking with transfer institutions of their choice to assure the most successful transfer. Classroom instruction is supplemented by observations and practicums in programs serving young children.

Title of Courses

            ED11: Foundations of Early Childhood Education
            ED22: Early Childhood Activities
            ED23: Infants and Toddlers: Programs and Care (not required)
            ED25: Creative Activities: Art
            ED33: Instructing the Young Child
            ED35: Creative Activities: Music
            ED44: The Child and His/Her World
            ED45: Creative Activities: Literature
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General Information

ED11, ED22 and ED23 are open to all students and can be taken as electives. Admission to the Early Childhood Program (Curriculum Code 330) is required for all other courses and is limited to the number of practicum placements available. Students cannot be employed by the program at which they are placed for their practicum experience and must be available during the day.   A Change of Emphasis form is available in the College Admission Office on each campus.

Telephone Numbers to Call for Information

Central Admissions Office:                                                           451-4114
            Professor Darlene Hochman, Intercampus Coordinator             451-4299
            Campus Program Advisors:
                          Alan Weber, Ammerman Campus, Selden                    451-4651
                          Kathleen Cummings, Eastern Campus, Riverhead         548-2591
                          Lynn Liebert, Grant Campus, Brentwood                       851-6548

For additional information go to:
http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/Catalog/2004-06/SCCC04_06Catalog.pdf pages 113-114
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