| FIRST YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| TECA 1311 | Educating Young Children* | 3 |
| TECA 1354 | Child Growth and Development* | 3 |
| CDEC 1358 | Creative Arts for Early Childhood | 3 |
| CDEC 1421 | The Infant and Toddler | 4 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 2311 | Technical and Business Writing | 3 |
| TECA 1303 | Families, School and the Community* | 3 |
| CDEC 1413 | Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs | 4 |
| CDEC 1419 | Child Guidance | 4 |
| CDEC 2307 | Math and Science for Early Childhood | 3 |
| Elective | Student’s Choice | 3 |
| Total Hours | 20 | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC 1356 | Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 | Children with Special Needs | 3 |
| CDEC 2326 | Administration of Programs for Children I | 3 |
| Elective | Fine Arts or Humanities*** | 3 |
| Elective | Social/Behavioral Science*** | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics I | 3 |
| TECA 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child* | 3 |
| CDEC 2364 | Practicum – Child Development | 3 |
| CDEC 2441 | The School-Age Child | 4 |
| CDEC 2315 | Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 67 | |
| Suggested Child Development Electives | ||
| CDEC 1343 | Independent Study in Child Development | |
| CDEC 2328 | Administration of Programs for Children II | |
| ITSC 1309 | Integrated Software Applications I** | |
*Students planning to continue at a senior college or university should take TECA courses. | ||