Nov 21, 2024

2017-2018 Academic Catalog

HELP

2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED]

Child Development, AAS

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

TECA 1311 - Educating Young Children 3 credit hours. *
TECA 1354 - Child Growth and Development 3 credit hours. *
CDEC 1358 - Creative Arts for Early Childhood 3 credit hours.
CDEC 1321 - The Infant and Toddler 3 credit hours.
ENGL 1301 - Composition I 3 credit hours. ¹

Total Hours: 15

Second Semester

CDEC 1313 - Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs 3 credit hours.
CDEC 1319 - Child Guidance 3 credit hours.
CDEC 2307 - Math and Science for Early Childhood 3 credit hours.
MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning 3 credit hours.
Choose only one from the following cores:
- Language, Philosophy and Culture core 3 credit hours.**¹or
- Creative Arts core 3 credit hours.**¹

Total Hours: 15

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

TECA 1303 - Families, School, and Community 3 credit hours. *
CDEC 1356 - Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood 3 credit hours.
CDEC 1359 - Children with Special Needs 3 credit hours.
CDEC 2326 - Administration of Programs for Children I 3 credit hours.
Choose from Communication core 3 credit hours.**¹

Total Hours: 15

Fourth Semester

TECA 1318 - Wellness of the Young Child 3 credit hours. *
CDEC 2384 - Cooperative Education-Child Development 3 credit hours.
CDEC 2315 - Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education 3 credit hours.
CDEC 2341 - The School Age Child 3 credit hours.
Choose from the Social/Behavioral Science core 3 credit hours.*¹

Total Hours: 15

Grand Total Hours: 60

Note(s):

*Equivalent CDEC course may be substituted.

** Choose from Core Curriculum after checking with the Department Chair.

¹If you cannot take 15 hours in the semester, we recommend you take this class in the summer.