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Child Development
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Uvalde Campus |
| Limited Course Offerings at Other Off-Campus Sites |
Purpose |
| This program carries a one-year certificate, an A.A.S. degree, and an Enhanced Skills Certificate. This curriculum is designed to develop basic skills, attitudes and competencies necessary for personnel to provide high-quality care and early education in preschool and child care centers. |
Admission Requirements |
| Students are admitted to this program through regular college admissions procedures (see Admissions Regulations section). Students wishing to enter the certificate program will be assessed for writing and reading skills by a local test. Frequently freshman level courses require a reading level of not less than 0302; sophomore level courses require a reading level above the 0302 TASP test scores. Adherence to course descriptions is required. Students admitted to the Child Development program must enroll in the student insurance program. |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION |
Program of Study |
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester Credit
ORIE 0100? New Student Orientation
TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education--3
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs--3
TECA 1318 Nutrition, Health,& Safety--3
ELECTIVE Child Development Elective--3
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Total 12
Spring Semester Credit
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood--3
CDEC 1357 Math and Science for Early Childhood--3
ELECTIVE Child Development Elective--3
CDEC 1281 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider/Assistant I --2
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric--3
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Total 14
Total Credit Hours for Certificate 26
NOTES: ? All students are required to take ORIE 0100; however, ORIE 0100 does not count toward degree requirements. |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (INCLUDING ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE) |
Credit
General Education Courses:
Group I (Social & Behavioral Sciences)--3
Group II (Humanities & Fine Arts) ---9
Group III (Natural Science & Math)-- 3
Total General Education Courses--15
Major or Area of Concentration--45
Basic Use of Computers--3
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Total Credit Hours for A.A.S.--63
FIRST YEAR
Program of Study
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs--3
ELECTIVE2 Group II Elective--3
ENGL 13011 Composition and Rhetoric--3
ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers--3
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Total 18
Fall Semester Credit
ORIE 0100? New Student Orientation
TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Child Education--3
TECA 1318 Nutrition, Health, and Safety--3
Spring Semester Credit
CDEC 1319 Child Guidance--3
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood--3
CDEC 1281 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider/Assistant I--2
CDEC 1357 Math and Science for Early Childhood--3
TECA 1303 Family and the Community--3
SPCH 13111 Fundamentals of Speech--3
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Total 17
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester Credit
CDEC 1358 Creative Arts for Early Childhood--3
CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs--3
CDEC 1321 The Infant and Toddler--3
CDEC 2280 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider/Assistant II--2
SOCI 13011 Principles of Sociology
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PSYC 2301 General Psychology --3
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Total 14
Spring Semester Credit
CDEC 2326 Administration of Programs for Children I --3
BUSG 2309 Small Business Management--3
MATH 13321 College Mathematics--3
TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development --3
CDEC 2281 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider/Assistant III--2
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Total 14
Total Credit Hours for A.A.S. 63
NOTES: 1 Courses in bold type denote general education core of fifteen semester hours.
2 Includes courses from humanities and fine arts.
? All students are required to take ORIE 0100; however, ORIE 0100 does not count toward degree requirements. |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE |
| Students who have completed the plan for Associate in Applied Science -- Child Development are eligible to continue into the Enhanced Skills Certificate program consisting of a fifth semester of college work. |
Program of Study |
THIRD YEAR
Credit
CDEC 2328 Administration of Programs for Children II 3
BMGT 1303 Principles of Management 3
HRPO 2301 Human Resource Management 3
Total Credit Hours for Enhanced Skills Certificate 9
Total Credit Hours for A.A.S. 63 |
GRAND TOTAL 72 |
Tech Prep Students |
Registered Tech Prep students who take equivalent courses while in high school may make the following substitutions for the Associate of Applied Science degree:
CDEC 1311 for TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
CDEC 1318 for TECA 1318 Nutrition, Health, and Safety
CDEC 1303 for TECA 1303 Family and the Community
CDEC 1354 for TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development |
Child Development Associates (CDA) Advanced Placement Policy |
Students possessing the Child Development Associate (CDA) national credential may apply with the Technical Education Director for advanced placement credit in the following courses:
CDEC 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs
CDEC 1281 Cooperative Education - Early Childhood Provider/Assistant I |
