WELCOME TO CE 100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Unit 4 WELCOME TO CE 100 Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development Unit 4

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Reminders and Updates: Don’t forget to read the home page announcements, in addition to our weekly “unit announcements.” If you have any late work turned in please me if it has not been graded. Unit 5 “Conditional Enrollment” is coming up this week. All assignments must be turned in by the end of unit 5 on Tuesday, May 1 PM. There are no exceptions to this, per Kaplan Policy.

Important Reminders : You must have all unit 4 projects in to me by tomorrow… Tuesday April 17 th !!! I will be returning some of your degree plans back to you! You must make changes quickly so that you can earn your grade. If you get it returned, please make the changes ASAP. You will not get a grade for this assignment until it is complete.

Unit 4 Overview This week in Unit 4, our explorations become even more personalized to you as an individual. We will explore the customized part of your degree program, where you get to choose the classes that you are interested in taking as electives to build the path to your personally selected career in the field of early childhood development.

Objectives After completing this unit, you should be able to: Describe your reasons for choosing the elective course clusters Explore specializations in the field of early childhood development Develop your Customized Early Childhood Development Degree Plan Course outcomes practiced in this unit: CE100-4: Apply basic knowledge of the early childhood professional role to program and professional goals GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English

Unit 4 : What will prepare you? How do you see your courses preparing you for the field you are going to enter? What courses are you excited to take?

Project In the Unit 4 Project you will use the information provided about the program and classes, combined with your intended career and academic goals. You will have an opportunity to review and select the elective classes for your Customized Early Childhood Development Degree Plan.

Project In this project, you will choose the elective classes or clusters of electives that will personalize and customize your Early Childhood Development Degree Plan. You may choose one of the sample elective class clusters or create your own; in addition, there may be other individual electives you want to take

Last thought on the Project Please remember that there are two documents for the unit 4 project, you must turn in both parts to receive your grade. 1. An excel spread sheet – Associates or Bachelors, and 2. The template sharing: Why have you chosen the elective classes included in your degree plan? What skills and knowledge do you expect to learn from these classes? How will these individual skills and knowledge help you in your field? How will these electives further your career goals in general?

Degree Plans Electives : can change the way you approach your career. Autism Courses Business Psychology Curriculum Nursing

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Important: B.S. Degree = 54 hours of electives (six 100/200 level courses and four 300/400 level courses) A.A. Degree = 25 hours of electives (five 100/200 level courses) Before choosing a catalog course, check to see if there is a prerequisite.

Example of Elective “cluster from AA” Cluster B CM115 Communication- Concepts and Skills CM214 Public Speaking for the Professional CM250 Fundamentals of Grammar and Editing HN144 Human Behavior and the Environment EL203 Portfolio Development

Common Questions and Tips : What about my transfer credits and how does that apply? Always check for prerequisites of a course before putting it on your elective list. This will not be set in stone, so you do not have to worry if you have a change.

Prerequisite Example : CE 340 (you can take if you have CE 240) CE 350 (can only take if you took CE 340) CE 440 (prerequisites are CE 340 and CE 350)

EL 203 Student Benefits Although no experiential learning credits are guaranteed through this process, the more than 600 who have completed EL203 have: Earned an average of 29 credits (6 courses) Saved 3 terms on their degree Realized more than $10,000 in tuition savings Learn More about Portfolio Development (EL203) If you would like to learn more, visit

How do I find out about my transfer credits? You can view “my degree plan” on right hand side of your home screen Click on “quick links” and “degree plan” Contact your advisor if you have questions about your transfer credit status

Interested in Teaching Credential? Visit this website to find out more about your state requirements. For example, if you would like to teach elementary school, it is a good to start researching what requirements you will need to meet after your AA. Bachelor’s Degree Teaching Credential 0-states-certification-requirements 0-states-certification-requirements

What are some of the electives you have chosen? Jump in! Comments…

Looking ahead….. Let’s take a look at what is ahead : Unit 5 : Skills in the field Unit 6: Professional Organizations **** Make sure you have all late work turned in to me by the end of unit 5****

Weekly Reminders Complete the readings. Complete the learning activities. Participate in discussion. Attend seminar. Complete the project. – 2 PARTS questions, concerns, etc.

Thank you! Thank you for joining me! It has been a pleasure share with you again this evening! If you ever need anything… me! Professor Youtsey