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Child Development, Associate of Applied Science

Requirements

Freshman Year

First Semester

CDEC 1358Creative Arts for Early Childhood

3
TECA 1311Educating Young Children

3
CDEC 1313Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs

3
TECA 1354Child Growth and Development

3
CDEC 1359Children with Special Needs

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

TECA 1318Wellness of the Young Child

3
CDEC 1356Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood

3
CDEC 1319Child Guidance

3
CDEC 2187Internship - Child Care Provider/Assistant

1
CDEC 1321The Infant and Toddler

3
TECA 1303Families, School & Community

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Co-requisites: CDEC 1319 & CDEC 2187

Sophomore Year

Summer Session

ENGL 1301Composition I CORE

3
Total Credit Hours:3

First Semester

ENGL 1302Composition II CORE

3
CDEC 2307Math and Science for Early Childhood

3
CDEC 2188Internship - Child Care Provider/Assistant

1
CDEC 2326Administration of Programs for Children I

3
XXXX X3XXSocial/Behavioral Science CORE

3
Total Credit Hours:13

Co-requisites: CDEC 2307 & CDEC 2188

Second Semester

Elective MATH or Natural Science

3
Elective Language, Philosophy & Culture - CORE

3
CDEC 2328Administration of Programs for Children II

3
CDEC 2486Internship-Child Care Provider/Assistant CAPSTONE

4
Total Credit Hours:13

Social and Behavioral Science:  Course must be selected from  a Social and Behavioral Science core course.

Math: Course may be selected from a college level math core course or Science: Course may be selected from a core course from life or physical sciences.

Language, Philosophy & Culture: Course may be selected from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, 2351, PHIL 1301, PHIL 2306

Capstone Experience: CDEC 2486 is a course taught in the last semester.  The learning experiences in this course result in a consolidation of a student's educational experience.

 

Total Credit Hours: 60