Early Childhood Multicultural Education/Teach (Birth-Grade 3) Concentration
Associate of Arts degree
The Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Multicultural Education is intended for students whose goal is to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or a related field. Educational emphasis is on the children’s developmental progress toward competence, interdependence, socialization and the integration of content areas. In New Mexico the Early Childhood Multicultural framework delineates the content children are to learn, the processes through which children achieve the identified curricular goals, what teachers do to help children achieve these goals, and the context in which teaching and learning occur. The curriculum is flexible to facilitate adaptation to our multicultural communities and all children, including those with special needs. The minimum credit hours include the thirty-six credit hour general education transfer core.
General Education Core (30 hours)
Area I. Communications (9 hours)
| ENG111 | Freshman Composition I | 3 credits |
| ENG115 | Freshman Composition II | 3 credits |
| SPCH111 | Public Speaking | 3 credits |
Area II. Mathematics (4 hours)
| MATH180 | College Algebra | 4 credits |
Area III. Laboratory Science (8 hours)
Area IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
Area V. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours) -- From at least 2 different disciplines
Program Requirements (29 hours)
| ECME110 | Professionalism | 2 credits |
| ECME123 | Introduction to Reading and Literacy Development | 3 credits |
| ECME130 | Curriculum Development through Play - Birth through Age 4 (PreK) | 3 credits |
| ECME135 | Practicum for Curriculum Development through Play - Birth through Age 4 (PreK) | 2 credits |
| ECME230 | Curriculum Development and Implementation - Age 3 (PreK) through Grade 3 | 3 credits |
| ECME235 | Practicum Curriculum Development and Implementation - Age 3 (Prek) through Grade 3 | 2 credits |
| ECME240 | Guiding Young Children | 3 credits |
| ECME257 | Assessment of Children and Evaluation of Programs | 3 credits |
| ECME260 | Family and Community Collaboration | 3 credits |
| EDUC102 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 2 credits |
| EDUC201 | Child Growth, Development, and Learning | 3 credits |
Related Studies (3 hours)
| CSA150 | Computer Fundamentals | 3 credits |
Program Director: Brenda Ortega
Phone: (505)454-2504Email: bortega@luna.edu
Department Advisor: Tycie Jackson
Phone: (505)454-5381 ext. 1553Email: tjackson@luna.edu
Student Success Center Personnel
Director: Renee Maestas
Phone: (505)454-5355Email: rmaestas@luna.edu
Advisor: Janice Medrano
Phone: (505)454-2546Email: jmedrano@luna.edu