ECD-290 Internship/Field Exp in ECD

Credits: Variable 1-3
Contact Hours:
Tier Rate: Tier I
This elective course provides supervised work experience in the major field and the opportunity to make practical application of the knowledge and skills attained. An individualized instructional management plan determines goals to be accomplished. One hundred, eighty (180) hours of work in an early childhood program is required as well as the ability to work independently to exhibit competencies learned in previous early childhood courses. The laboratory component of this course requires students to obtain (at their own expense) a tuberculin (TB) skin test and a background screening from the Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) within the first two weeks of class. See Department Chair for course application. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit hours in ECD courses and 2.0 GPA or program permission.