Education Department

Associate of Applied Science Child Development

 
62 - 63 semester hours

Freshman First Semester***
CDEC 1313
Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs
3
CDEC 1319
Child Guidance
3
TECA 1311
Educating Young Children
3
TECA 1318
Wellness of the Young Child
3
TECA 1354
Child Growth and Development
3
PSYC 1100
Freshman Orientation
1
Total
16


Freshman Second Semester***
CDEC 1164
Practicum in Child Development*
1
CDEC 1195
Issues of Abuse and Neglect
1
CDEC 1359
Children with Special Needs
3
KINE 1338
Concepts in Fitness and Wellness
3
COSC+ 1400
Introduction to Computing
4
ENGL 1301
Freshman College English
3
Total
15


Sophomore First Semester
CDEC 1356
Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood
3
CDEC 2307
Math and Science for Early Childhood
3
CDEC 2326
Administration of Programs for Children I
3
TECA 1303
Families, School, and Community
3
Elective
Math 1332 or Lab Science
3-4
Total
15-16


Sophomore Second Semester
CDEC 2328
Administration of Programs for Children II
3
CDEC 2486
Internship: Child Development/Early Childhood**
4
Elective
Visual/Performing Arts or Humanities
3
Elective
PSYC 2301; SOCI 2326; SOCW 2361
3
Speech
Speech
3
Total
16
TOTAL (SCH)
62-63



* To be taken during first year
**To be taken during last semester
***Child development certificate issued upon completion of courses listed in freshman semesters
+May substitute ITSE 1401 (approved for Fall 2008)