Program: Early Childhood Education – Upper Iowa University, Sample Schedule (2-Year Plan) - North Iowa Area Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™

May 21, 2025

NIACC Catalog 2018-2019

First Year

First Term

ECE - 103 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3 s.h.)
EDU - 216 Introduction to Teaching (3 s.h.)
EDU - 219 Field Experience and Seminar (1 s.h.)
ENG - 105 Composition I (3 s.h.)
SOC - 110 Introduction to Sociology (3 s.h.)
or PSY - 111 Introduction to Psychology (3 s.h.)
SPC - 112 Public Speaking (3 s.h.)
SDV - 113 Strategies for Academic Success (2 s.h.)
SDV - 199 College Essentials (1 s.h.)

Total: 19 s.h.

Second Term

ENG - 106 Composition II (3 s.h.)
BCA - 101 Introduction to Computers and Information Systems (3 s.h.)
or BCA - 215 Computer Business Applications (3 s.h.)
PSY - 121 Developmental Psychology (3 s.h.)
or PSY - 223 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3 s.h.)
ECE - 133 Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition (3 s.h.)
LIT - 130 African American Literature (3 s.h.)
or PHI - 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3 s.h.)
MAT - 121 College Algebra (4 s.h.)
or MAT - 140 Finite Math (3 s.h.)
or MAT - 156 Introduction to Statistics (3 s.h.)

Total: 18-19 s.h.

Second Year

Third Term

BIO - 186 Microbiology (4 s.h.) **
or BIO - 202 Biology I (4 s.h.)
or BIO - 206 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 s.h.)
or ENV - 110 Environmental Science (3 s.h.)
CHM - 166 General Chemistry I (5 s.h.) **
ECE - 159 Early Childhood Curriculum II (3 s.h.)
EDU - 250 Educational Technology and Design (3 s.h.)
PHS - 142 Principles of Astronomy (3 s.h.)

Total: 17-18 s.h.

Fourth Term

ART - 101 Art Appreciation (3 s.h.)
or ART - 120 2-D Design (3 s.h.)
or MUS - 100 Music Appreciation (3 s.h.)
EDU - 242 Classroom Assessment (2 s.h.)
EDU - 246 Including Diverse Learners (3 s.h.)
HIS - 151 U.S. History to 1877 (3 s.h.)
or HIS - 152 U.S. History Since 1877 (3 s.h.)
POL - 111 American National Government (3 s.h.)
or POL - 112 American State and Local Government (3 s.h.)
or POL - 121 International Relations (3 s.h.)
PSY - 281 Educational Psychology (3 s.h.)

Total: 17 s.h.

Suggested Electives

FLS - 141 Elementary Spanish I (4 s.h.)
FLS - 142 Elementary Spanish II (4 s.h.)
RDG - 125 College Reading Strategies (3 s.h.)

Other Courses for Early Childhood Offered Online during Summer Terms

ECE - 131 Home and School Relationships in Early Childhood (3 s.h.)
ECE - 221 Infant/Toddler Care and Education (3 s.h.)
ECE - 243 Early Childhood Guidance (3 s.h.)

Note:

*Required ACT/Accuplacer math scores needed before enrolling in any math class.
**See prerequisites before selecting course

NIACC ECE AA Degree meets the General Education Requirements at Upper Iowa University Prekindergarten-Grade 3.
Check with transfer institution for Foreign Language requirement.
Contact the transfer institution or check with a NIACC counselor/advisor for assistance.
Upper Iowa University has a requirement of one biological science and one physical science course.