The Early Childhood Education(ECHE) Associate Program also encompasses the Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Program. This Program includes academic and methods classes, as well as field experience. The Head Start classrooms and licensed registered child care facilities serve as lab sites. The courses are designed to provide an opportunities for employment in a child care setting or training in Early Childhood Care, with the least amount of the time off work. The student completes the CDA program and will be eligible to apply for their CDA certification. A student completing the Early Childhood Education program will receive an associate degree. Each student who successfully completes both the ECHE and CDA programs will be qualified for employment in the Head Start Program or as a Teacher's Aide in the elementary school system. The student will also be qualified to become self-employed as a Day Care Home Provider or as a staff member of a child care center.
General Education Requirements 29 Credits
Business Core Requirements 31
| BIOL 151 | General Biology/Lab | 4 | AIS 140 / 141 | Gros Ventre / Nakoda Hist / Cultural | 3 | |
| CIS 110 | Intro to Microcomputer | 3 | ECHE 100 | Intro to ECHE & CDA | 3 | |
| ENL 111 | English Composition I | 3 | ECHE 110 | Early Child Prog Mgmt | 3 | |
| *ENL 112 | English Composition II | 3 | ECHE 120 | Preschool Curric. & Env. | 3 | |
| *MTH 210 | College Algebra | 4 | ECHE 125 | Guiding Young Child w/ Family | 3 | |
| AIS 150 / AIS 155 | Nakoda/Gros Ventre I Language | 3 | ENL 210 | Children's Literature | 3 | |
| AIS 100 | American Indian Studies | 3 | GEOG 110A | Geography | 3 | |
| *SP 110 | Public Speaking | 3 | EPYC 100 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
| MTH 215 | Math for Elem. Teachers I | 3 | ||||
| *MTH 220 | Math for Elem. Teachers II | 3 | ||||
| PYC 215 | Child & Adol. Development | 3 | ||||
| PYC 220 | Disorder Child / Adolescent | 3 | ||||
| ENL 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
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| *MTH 220 | Math for Elem. Teachers II | 3 | ||||
| PYC 215 | Child & Adol. Development | 3 | ||||
| PYC 220 | Disorder Child / Adolescent | 3 | ||||
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| BIOL 151 | General Biology/Lab | 4 | ECHE 120 | Preschool Curr. / Environ. | 3 | ||
| CIS 110 | Intro to Microcomputer | 3 | *ECHE 125 | Guiding Young Child | 3 | ||
| ECHE 100 | Intro to ECHE & CDA | 3 | ENL 111 | English Compostion I | 3 | ||
| MTH 215 | Math for Elem. Teachers I | 3 | *EPYC 100 | Educational Psychology | 3 | ||
| AIS 100 | Nakoda or Gros Ventre | 3 | *MTH 210 | College Algebra | 4 | ||
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| PYC 215 | Child & Adol. Development | 3 | AIS 140 / 141 | Gros Ventre / Nakoa Hist / Cultural | 3 | ||
| PYC 220 | Disorder Child / Adolescent | 3 | *ENL 112 | English Composition II | 3 | ||
| *ENL 200 | Intro to Literature | 3 | ENL 210 | Children's Literature | 3 | ||
| GEOG 110A | Geography | 3 | *MTH 220 | Math for Elem. Teachers II | 3 | ||
| AIS 150 / !IS 155 | Nakoda / Gros Ventre I Language | 3 | SP 110 | Public Speaking | 3 | ||
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