A.A.S.

IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Child Development Program is designed to help prepare students to make a positive difference in the growing field of childcare. This program helps prepare successful graduates with the ability to understand the needs of young children including children with special needs and the ability to develop appropriate learning environments for them. Criteria for quality early childhood programs developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) have been incorporated into course content. The Associate of Applied Science Degree and a Certificate of Completion are offered. TECH PREP: Articulated credit may be available for some courses students completed while in high school. See the Carl Perkins Career Center for more information..

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL Subjects CDEC 1311 CDEC 1354 CDEC 1319 ENGL 1301 ORIN 1100 CDEC 1413 Sem. Hrs. Intro. to Early Childhood Education . . . . .3 Child Growth and Development . . . . . . . .3 Child Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Composition and Rhetoric . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Education and Career Planning . . . . . . . . .1 Curriculum Res. for Early Child. Prog. . .4 ______ 17 Subjects CDEC 1303 CDEC 1321 CDEC 1359 CDEC 1318 CDEC 1457

SPRING Sem. Hrs. Family and the Community . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Infant and Toddler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Children with Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . .3 Nutrition, Health and Safety . . . . . . . . . . .3 Math & Science for Early Child. Prog. . . .4 ______ 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL Subjects Sem. Hrs. CDEC 1456 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood . .4 Approved Humanities/Fine Arts Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 MATH 1332 College Math I OR MATH 1314 College Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Approved Social/Behavioral Science Elective . . . . . . . . . . .3 CDEC 2341 The School Age Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 CDEC 1364 Practicum in Child Development. . . . . . . .3 ______ 19
* Capstone must be taken in final semester.

SPRING Subjects CDEC 1365* CDEC 1458 COSC 1401** SPCH 1315 SPCH 1321 CDEC 2326 BUSI 1301 Sem. Hrs. Practicum in Child Development . . . . . . .3 Creative Arts for Early Childhood . . . . . .4 Microcomputer Applications . . . . . . . . . . .4 Public Speaking OR Business & Professional Speaking . . . . . .3 Admin. of Programs for Children I OR Business Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 ______ 17

**ITSC 1409 is a substitute course for COSC 1401 in A.A.S. and Certificate degres.
Students should contact the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for information on requirements to direct childcare centers.

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