CHILD DEVELOPMENT

 

                                                        

                                      

 

                                                                                                                               
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Purpose

This program carries a one-year certificate, an A.A.S. degree, and an Enhanced Skills Certificate. This curriculum is designed to develop basic skills, attitudes and competencies necessary for personnel to provide high-quality care and early education in preschool and child care centers.

Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to this program through regular college admissions procedures (see Admissions Regulations section). Students wishing to enter the certificate program will be assessed for writing and reading skills by a local test. Frequently freshman level courses require a reading level of not less than 0302; sophomore level courses require a reading level above the 0302 THEA test scores. Adherence to course descriptions is required. Students admitted to the Child Development program must enroll in the student insurance program.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Certificate of Completion

 

  First Year  
Fall Semester   
ORIE   0100 New Student Orientation   Required of all students, does not count toward certificate
TECA      1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education   3
CDEC  1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs   3
TECA  1318 Wellness of the Young Child   3
ELECTIVE           Child Development Elective   3
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric   3
                       Total 15
Spring Semester   
CDEC  1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood   3
CDEC  2307 Math and Science for Early Childhood   3
ELECTIVE          Child Development Elective   3
CDEC  1281 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider Assistant I   2
CDEC 1319 Child Guidance   3
                      Total 17
        Total Credit Hours for Certificate 29

CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
General Education Courses:  
Group I        (Social & Behavioral Sciences)   3
Group II       (Humanities & Fine Arts)   9
Group III      (Natural Science & Math)   3
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  Total General Education Courses 15
  Major or Area of Concentration 45
  Basic Use of Computers   3
                   Total Credit Hours for A.A.S. 63
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First Year  
Fall Semester    
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Programs   3
ELECTIVE   Humanities & Fine Arts   3
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric   3 
ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers   3
ORIE 0100 New Student Orientation  Required of all students does not count toward degree
TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education   3 
TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child   3
  Total 18
Spring Semester    
CDEC 1319 Child Guidance   3
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood   3
CDEC 1281 Cooperative Education Early Childhood 
Provider Assistant I		   2
CDEC 2307 Math and Science for Early Childhood   3 
TECA 1303 Families in School and the Community   3
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communications   3
    Total 17
Second Year                                                     
Fall Semester     
CDEC 1358 Creative Arts for Early Childhood   3 
CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs   3
CDEC 1321 The Infant and Toddler   3
CDEC 2280 Cooperative Education: Early Childhood 
Provider Assistant II		   2
SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology or   
PSYC 2301 General Psychology   3
  Total 14
Spring Semester    
CDEC 2326 Administration of Programs for Children   3
    Elective - Technical Elective BMGT or BUSI   3
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I   3
TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development   3
CDEC 2281 Cooperative Education: Early Childhood
Provider Assistant III		   2
  Total 14
Total Credit Hours for A.A.S. Degree 63

Tech Prep Students

Registered Tech Prep students who take equivalent courses while in high school may make the following substitutions for the Associate of Applied Science degree:

bulletCDEC 1311 for TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education                                        
bulletCDEC 1318 for TECA 1318 Nutrition, Health, and Safety
bulletCDEC 1303 for TECA 1303 Family and the Community                                                           
bulletCDEC 1354 for TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development