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Chid Development

 

Chid Development

 Course Number
 First Semester
 Sem. Hrs.
 CHD 100 Observation & Guidance of the Young Child 3
 CHD 101
 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
or
 3.5
 EDU 101 Introduction to Education 4
 CHD 102 Child Growth & Development 3
 ENG 101 Freshman Composition 1 3
 PSY 101 General Psychology 1 3
  Semester Total 15.5-16
 Second Semester
 
 CHD 103
Curriculum for Early Childhood
or
 4
 EDU 201Educational Psychology
 3
 EDU 120Introduction to Technology
in Education
 3
 EDU 220Foundations of Reading
 3
 PSY 221 Child Psychology 3
 SOC 203 Introduction to Diversity 3
  Semester Total 15-16
  Third Semester 
 CHD 204 Children with Exceptionalities 3
 CHD 205 Child-Family-Community Relations 3
 CIS 112 Computer Software Applications 3
 HTH 130 First Aid/CPR 2
 MAT 109 Concepts of Mathematics 3
  Semester Total 14
 Fourth Semester
 
 CHD    207#
Supervision & Administration
or
 
 General Education Elective~*
 3
 SPE    110
Interpersonal Communications
or
 
 SPE    120Introduction to Public Speaking
 3
 CHD    131Observation & Assessment
 4
 NUT    110Nutrition
 3
 BOC    110#
Small Business Principles
or
 
 MAT    111~
Mathematics/Elementary Teachers 1
or
 
 MAT    112~Mathematics/Elementary Teachers 2
 3
  Semester Total  16
  Total Program Requirement 60.5-62

#CHD 207 and BOC 110: Preferred courses for students interested in operating a child care business.

~MAT 111 and MAT 112 and General Education Elective: Preferred courses for students pursuing path to paraprofessional in a public school setting.

*General Education Elective credit may be in coursework from Fine Arts, Humanities, Math, Science, or Social Science.