Developmental Disabilities – A.A.S.

For employees of Mexia State Supported Living Center

PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Child Development – Developmental Disabilities program is designed to help prepare current employees of the Mexia State-Supported Living Center to work with consumers living at a facility operated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services. The program affords successful graduates the opportunity to increase their skills in working with people with developmental disabilities, as well as the opportunity to apply for positions of greater responsibilities at Mexia State- Support Living Center.

Navarro College Required Course

Freshman Year

Fall

PMHS 1301

CDEC 1419Intro - Training and Documentation

4

COSC 1401Introduction - Computing

4

CDEC 1354Child Growth & Development

3

CDEC 1372

OR

Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:14

COSC 1401: ITSC 1409 is a substitute course for COSC 1401 in A.A.S. and Certificate degrees.

Spring

ENGL 1301Composition I

3

MATH 1332Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)

3

OR

MATH 1314College Algebra

3

CDEC 1359Children With Special Needs

3

CDEC 1358Creative Arts for Early Childhood

3

BMGT 2311Change Management

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Summer

HPRS 1206Essentials of Medical Terminology

2

HRPO 2301Human Resources Management

3

CDEC 1413Cur Resources Early Childhood

4

Total Credit Hours:9

Sophomore Year

Fall

SCWK 2331Abnormal Behavior

3

CDEC 2440Inst. Tech. Child W/Spec Needs

4

CDEC 2364

PSYC 2301General Psychology

3

OR

SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:13

Spring

Language / Philosophy / Culture OR Creative Arts

3

BMGT 2368Practicum-Bus Adm & Management

3

SPCH 1311Introduction to Speech Communication

3

OR

SPCH 1315Public Speaking

3

OR

SPCH 1321Business & Professional Communication

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Capstone must be taken in final semester.

**Students should contact the Navarro College Mexia dean for assistance in selecting courses from the following list, based on the student’s area of interest. A total of 21 semester hours beyond the core is needed to complete the degree requirements of 63 credit hours.