Early Childhood Education Level 2 (ECE2)

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Level up! ECE1 must be completed before starting this track.

Year Two Students Earn

  • Level 2 Education Certificate
  • Department of Labor Apprenticeship Level 2 Certificate

Course Sequence

ECE Level 2 required courses by semester
Semester Course Format Credit Hours
Summer (11-week course) TECA 1354 Child Growth & Development Online 3 hrs.
Fall CDEC 1358 Creative Arts for Early Childhood Online 3 hrs.
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood Online 3 hrs.
Spring ENGL 1301 Composition I* Online or In-Person 3 hrs.
Reading & Writing Support Class** — CR
Summer (5-week course) CDEC 2307 Math & Science Early Childhood Online 3 hrs.
Total College Hours 15 hrs.

Course Notes

  • *Must be TSIA Reading & Writing Complete or take with support class.
  • **Not required if TSIA Reading & Writing Complete.

Contact

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Shari Buzbee Page
Early Childhood Apprenticeship Specialist
Child Studies & Education

  254-299-8728
  spage@mclennan.edu

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Amanda Castro
MCC Faculty EEA Liaison
Child Studies & Education

  254-299-8789
  acastro@mclennan.edu

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