ECE 200D - Early Childhood Education Practicum

This course will serve as a description for ECE 200A, ECE 200B, ECE 200C and ECE 200D. Students will integrate college classroom instruction with on-the-job learning through a required 64-hour practicum experience. Students will select a licensed and instructor-approved child care facility and will spend three to five hours per week over the course of the semester in the child care facility gaining direct experience working with young children. At the end of the semester, students will evaluate their experience and performance, as well as submitting journal entries and time sheets. This course must be taken concurrently with ECE 108, ECE 109, ECE 204, ECE 205, ECE 206 or ECE 211 unless instructor permission is granted. If desired, students may take each credit at a different location to broaden their experience and knowledge for a maximum of four credits total.
NOTE: *Students may clock hours of experience toward completion of the CDA credential.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 105 or permission of instructor
1 credit = 1 lecture /laboratory