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Early Childhood Education at Trinidad State College
Shape the future by shaping young minds. As an Early Childhood Education major, you will build your proficiency in reading, writing, math, social studies, and science content—while gaining hands-on experience teaching preschool through third-grade students. This program empowers you to thrive as an educator, supported by a college community that invests in your success.
At Trinidad State College, our commitment to students, employees, and the community means your education is not just about earning a degree—it’s about building a stronger future for everyone. We focus on growing access, improving academic programs aligned with workforce needs, and enhancing our campuses so you can learn, teach, and lead with confidence.
Imagine yourself as a:
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Classroom teacher
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Tutor
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Family & child support services provider
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Professional nanny
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Home hospital teacher
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Home therapy services provider
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Daycare director
Be part of a program designed to serve more students, empower educators, and uplift communities.
- Trinidad Campus & Valley Campus
- Teacher Preparation (Early Childhood BA Degree) AA
- Required Background Check
- Professional Licensure (Nationwide)
Required Courses - Director of Education Certificate| Semester One | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Professions | 3 | |
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Lab Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 1111 | Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ECE 2401 | Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | 3 | |
| PSY 2441 | Child Development: GT: SS3 | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Two | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Children | 3 | |
| ECE 2051 | ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | 3 | |
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2411 | Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 2601 | Exceptional Child | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| TOTAL: 30 credits | |||
| Semester One | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 1111 | Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| PSY 2441 | Child Development: GT: SS3 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | ||
| Semester Two | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 | Intro to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | ||
| TOTAL: 21 credits | |||
| Semester One | |||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Course Pre-/Co-Req | Fall Only | Spring Only | OER | |
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |||||
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 | |||||
| Total | 6 | ||||||
| Semester Two | |||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Course Pre-/Co-Req | Fall Only | Spring Only | OER | |
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 | |||||
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |||||
| PSY 2441 | Child Development: GT: SS3 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 9 | ||||||
| TOTAL: 15 credits | |||||||
| Semester One | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 1021 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 | 3 | |
| MAT 1240 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 | 4 | |
| PSY 1001 | General Psychology: GT-SS3 | 3 | |
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Semester Two | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 1022 | English Composition II: GT-CO1 | 3 | |
| GEO 1005 | World Regional Geography: GT-SS2 | 3 | |
| HI1 (additional GT courses available) | HIS 1210 US History to Reconstruction: GT- HI1 | 3 | |
| HIS 1220 US History since the Civil War:GT-HI1 | |||
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 | |
| AH1 | ART 1110 Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 | 3 | |
| MUS 1020 Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| THE 1005 Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Three | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| SCI 1055 | Integrated Science I-Physics and Chemistry with Lab: GT-SC1 | 4 | |
| LIT 1015 or LIT 2055 | Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2 | 3 | |
| Children’s Literature | |||
| ECE 2381 | ECE Child Growth and Development | 3 | |
| Elective* | ECE 1111 Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 Introduction to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | |||
| ECE 2051 ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | |||
| ECE 2401 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | |||
| ECE 2411 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | |||
| ECE 2601 The Exceptional Child | |||
| Total | 13 | ||
| Semester Four | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| SCI 1056 | Integrated Science II-Earth and Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | 4 | |
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2101 | Working with Parents, Families and Communities | 3 | |
| Elective | ECE 2641 Creativity and the Young Child | 3 | |
| MAT 1260 Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 | |||
| PSY 1002 General Psychology II : GT-SS3 | |||
| BIO 1004: A Human Approach: SC1 | |||
| PSY 2440 Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | |||
| Elective* | ECE 1111 Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 Introduction to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | |||
| ECE 2051 ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | |||
| ECE 2401 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | |||
| ECE 2411 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | |||
| ECE 2601 The Exceptional Child | |||
| Total | 16 | ||
| Total: 60 credits | |||
| Semester One | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 1021 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 | 3 | |
| MAT 1240 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 | 4 | |
| PSY 1001 | General Psychology: GT-SS3 | 3 | |
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Semester Two | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 1022 | English Composition II: GT-CO1 | 3 | |
| GEO 1005 | World Regional Geography: GT-SS2 | 3 | |
| HI1 (additional GT courses available) | HIS 1210 US History to Reconstruction: GT- HI1 | 3 | |
| HIS 1220 US History since the Civil War:GT-HI1 | |||
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 | |
| AH1 | ART 1110 Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 | 3 | |
| MUS 1020 Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| THE 1005 Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Three | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| SCI 1055 | Integrated Science I-Physics and Chemistry with Lab: GT-SC1 | 4 | |
| LIT 1015 or LIT 2055 | Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2 | 3 | |
| Children’s Literature | |||
| ECE 2381 | ECE Child Growth and Development | 3 | |
| Elective* | ECE 1111 Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 Introduction to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | |||
| ECE 2051 ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | |||
| ECE 2401 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | |||
| ECE 2411 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | |||
| ECE 2601 The Exceptional Child | |||
| Total | 13 | ||
| Semester Four | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| SCI 1056 | Integrated Science II-Earth and Science with Lab: GT-SC1 | 4 | |
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2101 | Working with Parents, Families and Communities | 3 | |
| Elective | ECE 2641 Creativity and the Young Child | 3 | |
| MAT 1260 Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 | |||
| PSY 1002 General Psychology II : GT-SS3 | |||
| BIO 1004: A Human Approach: SC1 | |||
| PSY 2440 Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 | |||
| Elective* | ECE 1111 Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 Introduction to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | |||
| ECE 2051 ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | |||
| ECE 2401 Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | |||
| ECE 2411 Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | |||
| ECE 2601 The Exceptional Child | |||
| Total | 16 | ||
| Total: 60 credits | |||
| Semester One | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 1021 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 | 3 | |
| MAT 1140 MAT 1240 MAT 1260 or MAT 1340 | Career Math | 3 | |
| Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 | |||
| Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 | |||
| College Algebra: GT-MA1 | |||
| ECE 1011 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 1045 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 1111 | Infant and Toddler Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Two | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| ECE 1031 | Guidance Strategies for Young Children | 3 | |
| ECE 1125 | Intro to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2051 | ECE Nutrition, Health and Safety | 3 | |
| ECE 2621 | ECE Curriculum Development: Methods and Techniques | 3 | |
| ECE 2631 | Language and Cognition for the Young | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Three | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, SS1, SS2, SS3, SC1, SC2 | PSC 1011 American Gvt.: GT-SS1 | 3 | |
| HIS 1210 US History to Reconstruction: GT- HI1 | |||
| MUS 1020 Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| ART 1110 Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| THE 1005 Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 | |||
| SCI 1105 Science in Society: GT-SC2 | |||
| PSY 1001 or PSY 1002 | General Psychology I: GT-SS3 | 3 | |
| General Psychology II: GT-SS3 | |||
| ECE 2641 | Creativity and the Young Child | 3 | |
| PSY 2441 | Child Development: GT: SS3 | 3 | |
| ECE 2401 | Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Semester Four | |||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| CIS 1018 | Intro to PC Applications | 3 | |
| ECE 2411 | Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| ECE 2601 | Exceptional Child | 3 | |
| ECE 2088 | Practicum: Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| COM 1150, 1250 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| TOTAL: 60 credits | |||
Emily Hammer, Ph.D.
Division Chair: Early Childhood Education, Business, Computer Information Systems/Computer
Networking
Valley Campus
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