Child Development
The Associate of Applied Science in Child Development consists of curriculum designed to prepare child development professionals. It can be the next step following the Certificate of Mastery in Child Development. The program prepares students for jobs in child development centers or other educational settings for young children. With electives in business, students are able to learn the key essentials of operating a childcare center. The Associate of Applied Science is a terminal degree, which leads to immediate employment. Although the AAS is not primarily designed for transfer to bachelor’s degree programs, the curriculum includes a significant number of transferable credit hours for stude
Courses
- CDP 1103 — INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT The process of human development from conception
- CDP 1113 — CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT An introductory study of the child from conception to six with
- CDP 1223 — PRESCHOOL BEHAVIOR AND GUIDANCE Principles of guidance and behavior to foster positive growth
- CDP 2013 — CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A survey of special needs of young children with emphasis on
- CDP 2103 — PARENT–TEACHER COMMUNITY RELA TIONS Emphasis on parent–teacher relationships and parent
- CDP 2213 — Art and Music for Young Children
- CDP 2223 — Program Planning for Early Child
- CIS 1103 — KEYBOARDING FOR COMPUTERS III Continuation of speed and accuracy development. Instruction in
- CIS 1113 — COMPUTER APPLICATIONS This course is designed to provide students with fundamental computer skills
- CIS 1513 — INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING
- CIS 1533 — INTRODUCTION TO SPREADSHEETS
- ENGL 1113 — Freshman Composition I
- ENGL 1213 — Freshman Composition II*
- HIST 1483 — or HIST 1493
- HIST 1493 — American History since 1877
- HPER 1021 — CPR FOR THE PROFESSIONAL Basic life support involving emergency rescue skills to improve cardiac
- HPER 1102 — School and Community Health
- OLS 1111 — Orientation
- PSY 1113 — SOC 1113, SPAN 1113, SPAN 1213, SPCH 1403, SPCH 1413*
- PSY 2113 — CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
- SOC 1113 — Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 1213 — MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY Consideration of courtship and marriage, developing readiness for marriage
- SOC 2113 — SOCIAL PROBLEMS Survey and analysis of human institutions and some of the major social problems that
- SPCH 1113 — Fundamentals of Speech