Pre-K Early Childhood Associate

A Quality, convenient, and affordable degree, designed around your schedule.

This associate degree leads to Associate Licensure in Pre-Kindergarten Education. Graduates are qualified to teach in or manage licensed daycare and preschool programs, and they are eligible for associate pre-kindergarten Teacher Licensure after passing the Pre-k Praxis examination. Most of the coursework can be applied toward a bachlor's degree for Family and Consumer Science Instructor or Early Childhood Education.

Already have your CDA?

Even better! YSU recognizes your hard work and provides credit for 3 courses if you have your CDA!

TEACH Ohio Scholarship

How does 95% off tuition sound? That's right, current childcare workers can earn their degree while only paying 5% of the tuition rate. Learn more by going to the TEACH Ohio webpage at the OCCRRA site here

Program Information

YSU's ece aas (aka "The Pre-k program)

  1. All students in the associate program take courses in designing and implementing appropriate lessons, working with families in the educational process, assessing child development, and learning ethical guidelines and professional standards.
  2. All new, updated online courses provide the most current ECE content and field experiences
  3. Use of affordable, and even open source (free) textbooks in courses to decrease total costs even more
  4. All other course content provided for free

Curriculum

Year one Fall
Course Title S.H
YSU 1500 Success Seminar 1
CHFM 1514 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3
ENGL 1500 Writing 1 3
PSYCH 1560 General Psychology 3
CMST 1545 Communication Foundations 3
Total 16
YEAR ONE SPRING
CHFM 1530 Infants and Toddlers: Development and Care 3
ENGL 1551 Writing 2 3
CHFM 2633 Early Childhood: Integrating Development and Education 3
PSYC 3755 Child Development 3
CHFM 2660 Wellness in Early Childhood Years 3
Total 15
YEAR TWO FALL
SPED 2600 Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society 3
CHFM 2650 Assessment of Children in Early Childhood Settings 3
CHFM 3733L Practicum in Early Childhood Settings 3
ELIS 2601 Educating the Whole Child 3
CHFM 3750 Families, Communities, and Schools 3
Total 15
YEAR TWO SPRING
CHFM 2664 Effective Classroom Management and Positive Guidance in the Early Childhood Classroom 3
MATH 2624 Quantitative Reasoning 3
ELIS 2601 Development, Learning, and the Arts 3
CHFM 3790 Directed Practice in PreK 4
CHFM 3790 Directed Practice Seminar 2
Total 15

Total Semester Hours: 61

To learn more about these programs, please visit the YSU Course Catalog Here