Child Development/Early Childhood Department

Kilgore College offers a valuable opportunity for students to learn through hands-on experiences in laboratory settings.

Students conduct their laboratory experience in the nationally accredited Kilgore College Early Childhood Center (KCECC) under the supervision of model early childhood teachers. Additional laboratory experiences are provided by a variety of other approved licensed early childhood program in the community.

Our program is unique because we offer several choices for students to receive training. A student can earn an A. A. S. degree in Child Development/Early Childhood or anyone who completes one or any of our certificates can use those courses toward our A. A. S. degree. Also, a student can complete and Associate of Arts in Teaching degree which will transfer to complete a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies.

*The following degree consists of the Kilgore College Core Curriculum and the Early Childhood Field of Study Transfer Classes.

Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree
Teacher Preparation for Pre-K-Grade 6

COMPONENT AREA	REQUIRED COURSES	SEMESTER HOURS
Communication	6 hours to be selected from ENGL 1301 and 1302 or 2311 3 hours to be selected from SPCH 1315, 1318, 1321	9
Mathematics	3 hours to be selected from MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, *1333, 1342, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2320 *Math 1333 will not fulfill Math requirement for AS degree	3
Natural Sciences	8 hours to be selected from BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 2401, 2402, 2406, CHEM 1405, 1406, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425 GEOL 1403, 1404, 1405, 2407 PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 2425, 2426	8
Visual Performing Arts	3 hours to be selected from ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, DANCE 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366 MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310	3
Humanities	3 hours to be selected from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2326, 2332, 2333* HIST 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322 PHIL 1301, 1304 SPAN 2311, 2312, 2315 *ENGL Literature course required for AA degree	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences/History/ Government	6 hours to be selected from HIST 1301, 1302, 2301 6 hours from GOVT 2305 and 2306 3 hours to be selected from* ANTH 2301, 2351, COMM 1307, CRIJ 1301, ECON 1301, 2301, 2302, GEOG 1303, PSYC 2301, 2314, SOCI 1301, 1306, TECA 1354 (Child Growth and Development) *Business majors select ECON 2301 or ECON 2302	15
Institutional Options	3 hours to be selected from BCIS 1305, COSC 1336, 1337 2 hours to be selected from KINE 1218, 1230, 1238, 1245, 1247, 1248, 1250, 2247, 2248 Or (2) 1-hour activity courses	5
Total Minimum Requirements	Total Credit Hours	46 including both institutional options