1. Admission to Department

The student must be admitted to the college before enrolling in ECD Classes. See current College Catalog for admission procedures.

2. Conditional Acceptance to ECD Program

- You can gain conditional acceptance to the ECS program after completing

• college admission requirements, including placement testing and orientation

• placement in ENGL 101

• completion of Change of Technology Form for ECD

3. Formal Acceptance to ECD Program

The student must have completed:

with a C or better. In addition, the student must:

- have an overall GPA of 2.0

- have 3 approved references, medical statement, and signed moral statement in the ECD office.

4. Program Retention

Students are retained in the program according to college and department procedures. (See College Catalog. Students who fail an ECD course will meet with an assigned advisor to determine the feasibility of continuing in the Program, and/or consider alternatives.

5. Scheduling

• All ECD courses are "tech restricted" and require an ECD advisor's signature and/or approval for enrollment.

• Students are assigned a permanent advisor with formal acceptance in ECD

• ECD students must confer with their assigned faculty advisor, to schedule classes for the next quarter, by the end of week 10 of the current quarter. During these appointments important discussions for Field Experience are initiated, as well as a review of student's progress, questions and concerns related to ECD. (See sample planning form, next page.)

• Students are advised to consult their faculty advisor if/when it seems necessary to drop a course.