ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Child Development

FIRST YEAR
First Semester
ENGL 1301Composition I3
CDEC 1311Educating Young Children
or TECA 1311
3
CDEC 1354Child Growth and Development* or TECA 13543
CDEC 1358Creative Arts for Early Childhood3
CDEC 1421The Infant and Toddler4
Total Hours16
Second Semester
ENGL 2311Technical and Business Writing3
CDEC 1303Families, School and the Community* or TECA 1303 3
CDEC 1413Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs4
CDEC 1419Child Guidance4
CDEC 2307Math and Science for Early Childhood3
ElectiveChild Development Elective3
Total Hours20
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
CDEC 1356Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood3
CDEC 1359Children with Special Needs3
CDEC 2326Administration of Programs for Children I3
ElectiveFine Arts or Humanities3
ElectiveSocial/Behavioral Science3
Total Hours15
Second Semester
MATH 1332Contemporary Mathematics I3
CDEC 1318Wellness of the Young Child* or TECA 1318 3
CDEC 2364Practicum – Child Development 3
CDEC 2441The School-Age Child4
CDEC 2315Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education3
Total Hours16
GRAND TOTAL67
*Students planning to continue at a senior college or university should take TECA courses.
 
PROGRAM ELECTIVES
CDEC 1317Child Development Associate Training I
CDEC 1343Independent Study in Child Development
CDEC 2322Child Development Associate Training II
CDEC 2324Child Development Associate Training III
CDEC 2328Administration of Programs for Children II
ITSC 1309Integrated Software Applications I