Early Childhood Education

Certificate Program

Catalog Year 2008-09

MHCC Faculty Advisors:
Ellen White: 503-491-6985 - Room EC 22 Ellen.White@mhcc.edu

Successful completion of the curriculum for a one-year certificate allows a student to move into the second year of the Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS). (Students must complete with a C grade average.) A one-year certificate prepares a student to enter the field of early childhood education as a teacher, or assistant teacher in child care centers and private preschools or as a nanny.

Please check the MHCC website for any curricular changes that have occurred since the catalog was published.

First Quarter		Cr
ECE123	Early Childhood Literature and Language	2
ECE140	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	2
ECE146	Curriculum: Foundations	3
ECE156	Cooperative Planning Seminar I¹	1
ECE170	Health, Safety, and Nutrition	2
WE280CDC	Cooperative Education Internship¹	3
WR101	Workplace Communications or WR121 English Composition	3
16
Second Quarter
ECE131	Child Development	3
ECE145	Techniques of Positive Guidance	3
ECE150	Curriculum: Play	3
ECE156	Cooperative Planning Seminar II¹	1
WE280CDC	Cooperative Education Internship¹	3
	Human Relations requirement‡	3
16
Third Quarter
ECE147	Infant/Toddler Caregiving	3
ECE152	Creative Explorations	3
ECE157	Sensory Motor	3
ECE160	Interpersonal Skills	2
MTH65	Beginning Algebra II (or higher)²‡	4
15

1 ECE156 and WE280CDC must be taken concurrently. Level I seminar and co-op may be taken Fall or Winter term. Level II seminar and co-op may be taken Winter or Spring term.
2 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.

‡See pages 7-10in the printed catalog.

Special opportunities for teachers and caregivers - Learn while you earn!

Non-traditional credit can help you earn a degree or certificate while you’re working in early childhood education. You must have completed 12 credits at MHCC to be eligible.

Your prior training and current job experience may provide the knowledge needed to successfully challenge a course. An ECE faculty adviser will work individually with you to outline a degree path using a combination of traditional classes, on-site evaluation of your teaching and caregiving experience and non-traditional credit for prior learning.

Get credit for what you know.
Cut the time required to earn your college degree.
Maintain your employment.

Non-traditional credit can provide the flexibility you need to make your dream of a college degree a reality!
(All students must successfully complete coursework and practicum competencies required for graduation. College and program requirements apply.)