Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
MAT14+ or MAT15+ or MAT187 |
College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions or Precalculus | Critical course OR Any approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite | MA or MA or MA | 3–6 | |
BPC110 or CIS105 or CSC180 or CSC180AA or CSC180AB or EDU/EED115 |
Computer Usage and Applications or Survey of Computer Information Systems or Computer Literacy or Computer Literacy or Computer Literacy or Digital Literacy for Teaching and Learning in Education | EDU115 or EED115 recommended | CS or CS or CS or CS or CS or CS | 3–4 | |
CFS/ECH176 or CFS205 |
Child Development or Human Development | SB or SB | 3 | ||
FYE101 or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG102 or ENG108 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
COM225 | Public Speaking | L | 3 | ||
MAT256 | Investigating Quantity: Number, Operations and Numeration Systems | 4 | |||
EED200 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | Critical course Gateway course | SB | 3 | |
EED215 or (CFS123 and CFS125) |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Physical Fitness or (Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings and Safety In Early Childhood Settings) | 2–3 | |||
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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EED222 | Introduction to the Exceptional Young Child: Birth to Age Eight | C, SB | 3 | ||
EED225 | Language and Literacy in the Context of Culture and Relationships | C, HU | 3 | ||
GCU/POS113 or HIS103 |
United States and Arizona Social Studies or United States History to 1865 | If HIS103 is selected, students will need to take POS221 in Term 4 | H, SB or H, HU, SB | 3 | |
MAT257 | Investigating Geometry, Probability and Statistics | 4 | |||
SQ | Natural Sciences Quantitative | SQ | 4 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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EDU/ENH291 | Children's Literature | HU | 3 | ||
SG or SQ |
Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 | ||
Elective | Elective | Take POS221 if HIS103 was selected in Term 3 | 0–3 | ||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 |
Part-time Sequence
Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
CFS/ECH176 or CFS205 |
Child Development or Human Development | SB or SB | 3 | ||
FYE101 or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MAT14+ or MAT15+ or MAT187 |
College Mathematics or College Algebra/Functions or Precalculus | Critical course OR Any approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite | MA or MA or MA | 3–6 | |
EED200 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education | Critical course Gateway course | SB | 3 | |
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG102 or ENG108 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
MAT256 | Investigating Quantity: Number, Operations and Numeration Systems | 4 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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COM225 | Public Speaking | L | 3 | ||
EED215 or (CFS123 and CFS125) |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Physical Fitness or (Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings and Safety In Early Childhood Settings) | 2–3 | |||
MAT257 | Investigating Geometry, Probability and Statistics | 4 |
Term 5
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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EED225 | Language and Literacy in the Context of Culture and Relationships | C, HU | 3 | ||
GCU/POS113 or HIS103 |
United States and Arizona Social Studies or United States History to 1865 | If HIS103 is selected, students will need to take POS221 in Term 8 | H, SB or H, HU, SB | 3 |
Term 6
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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EED222 | Introduction to the Exceptional Young Child: Birth to Age Eight | C, SB | 3 | ||
SQ | Natural Sciences Quantitative | SQ | 4 |
Term 7
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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BPC110 or CIS105 or CSC180 or CSC180AA or CSC180AB or EDU/EED115 |
Computer Usage and Applications or Survey of Computer Information Systems or Computer Literacy or Computer Literacy or Computer Literacy or Digital Literacy for Teaching and Learning in Education | EDU115 or EED115 recommended | CS or CS or CS or CS or CS or CS | 3–4 | |
EDU/ENH291 | Children's Literature | HU | 3 |
Term 8
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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SG or SQ |
Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 | ||
Elective | Elective | Take POS221 if HIS103 was selected in Term 5 | 0–3 | ||
Elective | Elective | 0–3 |
Course Area Key
Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- C = Cultural Diversity in the US
- CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
- FYC = First Year Composition
- G = Global Awareness
- H = Historical Awareness
- HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- MA = Mathematics
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG = Natural Sciences General
- SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative