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ACADEMIC MAP
Child Development 2+2 BAS

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
EDUC 250 INTRO TO EARLY EDUCATION	3
CDEV 105 FAMILY & THE CHILD	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 210 CURRICULUM AND STRATEGIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD	3	20 HOURS
ENGL 101 ~COMPOSITION 1	3
MATH 120 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY	3
TOTAL:	15

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 2
CDEV 205 YOUNG CHILDREN W/SPECIAL NEEDS	3	20 HOURS
PSYC 241 INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	3
CDEV 155 GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN	3	20 HOURS
EDUC 255 LANGUAGE ARTS & EMERGENT LITERACY	3
CDEV 240 OBSERVATION & ASSESSMENT SKILL	3	10 HOURS
TOTAL:	15

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 3
CDEV 243 INFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT	3	20 HOURS
CDEV 242 PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT	3	20 HOURS
CDEV 220 ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 1	3	10 HOURS
SCIENCE COURSE WITH A LAB	4	SEE ATTACHED
TOTAL:	13

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 4
CDEV 215 HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS	4
ART 101, THEA 101, OR MUSI 170	3
COMM 111 ~FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH	3
EDUC 108 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	3
TOTAL:	13

The Bachelor of Science in Child Development is the final step on the CDEV career ladder. Must be admitted to BA Child Development Program to take CDEV 300, EDUC 302, and EDUC 402.

FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE: These courses have a component that requires placement in a child development setting and a completed CDEV file. The amount of hours can be found beside the flag.

CAPSTONE COURSE:
A semester long project that must be taken before graduation. A “C” or better must be earned, and the Pre-PAC Assessment must be completed.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of “C” or better is required in program courses with an overall GPA of 2.0.

PRACTICUM and SEMINAR A semester long project concurrent practicum experience and seminar are taken during final year of study. A “C” or better must be earned.

CAREER LADDER: CDEV is designed as a career ladder with multiple entry and exit points. Students can earn a Certificate Degree. To add a Paraprofessional Prek-12 certification, add two additional classes to your certificate — COMM 111 and EDUC 108. In just one more year, you can earn an AAS in Child Development without losing credits. In two years of study beyond the Associate degree, you can earn a Bachelor of Applied Science in Child Development without losing credits.

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
116

2018-2019

ACADEMIC MAP
Child Development 2+2 BAS

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 5
Credit Hours from First and Second Year of AAS Degree	0	60 HRS
SOCIETY, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIONS GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE (PREFERRED: PSYC 101, SOC 101, SOC 221, OR SOC 105)	3
CDEV 332 SCIENCE EXPLORATION FOR PRE K	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 325 ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 2	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 335 CREATIVE EXPERIENCES EARLY EDU	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 336 EARLY EXPER IN SOCIAL STUDIES	3	10 HOURS
TOTAL:	15

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 6
MATH 304 MATH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 300 THEORIES OF LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	3	20 HOURS
MATH 211 STATISTICS	3
ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2	3
COMM ELECTIVE UPPER DIVISION	3
SOC ELECTIVE UPPER DIVISION	3
TOTAL:	18

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 7
HUMAN INQUIRY & THE PAST ELECTIVE OR SOCIETY, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIONS GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE	3
*THE ARTS & CREATIVITY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE	3
PSYC 363 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY	3
EDUC 302 STRATEGIES IN EARLY EDUCATION	3	TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH EDUC 402
EDUC 402 CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION	2	45 HOURS
TOTAL:	14

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 8
CDEV 405 PRACTICUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	3	70 HOURS
CDEV 406 SEMINAR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	4
ENGL 403 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	3
FREE ELECTIVE	3
TOTAL:	13

The Bachelor of Science in Child Development is the final step on the CDEV career ladder. Must be admitted to BA Child Development Program to take CDEV 300, EDUC 302, and EDUC 402.

FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE: These courses have a component that requires placement in a child development setting and a completed CDEV file. The amount of hours can be found beside the flag.

CAPSTONE COURSE:
A semester long project that must be taken before graduation. A “C” or better must be earned, and the Pre-PAC Assessment must be completed.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A grade of “C” or better is required in program courses with an overall GPA of 2.0.

PRACTICUM and SEMINAR A semester long project concurrent practicum experience and seminar are taken during final year of study. A “C” or better must be earned.

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
116

2018-2019

Foundational Learning Courses (FLCs):

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Composition & Rhetoric

Science & Technology

Math & Quantitative Skill

Society, Diversity & Connections

Human Inquiry & the Past

The Arts and Creativity

ENGL 101

ENGL 102

ENGL 107*

ENGL 108*

ASTR 106

ENGL 102

BIOL 101 & BIOL103 lab

ENGL 107*

BIOL 102 &
ENGL 108*

BIOL 104 lab

BIOL 107*

BIOL 108 *

BIOL 109 *

BIOL 115

BIOL 117

BIOL 171

CHEM 111

CHEM 115

CHEM 116

CS 101

GEOL 101 &
GEOL 102 lab

GEOL 103 &
GEOL 104 lab

GEOL 105 &
GEOL 105L

PSCI 111

PSCI 112

PHYS 101

PHYS 102

PHYS 111

PHYS 112

MATH 120*

MATH 121

MATH 125*

MATH 126

MATH 128

MATH 129

MATH 150

MATH 155

MATH 156

MATH 211

COMM 105

COMM 111

COMM 112

ECON 201

ECON 202

FREN 101

FREN 102

GEOG 102

GEOG 240

POLS 102

POLS 220

PSYC 101

PSYC 241

RELI 231

SOC 101

SOC 105

SOC 221

SOC 232

SPAN 101

SPAN 102

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 152

HIST 153

HIST 250*

PHIL 111

PHIL 150*

PHIL 170

History &
Literature of the Arts

ART 101

ART 105

ART 106

MUSI 170

THEA 101

Literature

ENGL 131

ENGL 132

ENGL 221

ENGL 222

ENGL 241

ENGL 242

ENGL 261

ENGL 262

ENGL 285

Applied Arts

ART 109

THEA 102

Creative Writing

ENGL 213

ENGL 214

ENGL 215

* * Serves technical and professional degree programs specific to WVU Parkersburg. Does not transfer to WVU as General Education (March 2018).

BUSINESS ELECTIVES: Business electives may be chosen from courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BTEC, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, MKTG, or STEM 420. For assistance in choosing electives please see your adacemic advisor. Lower division business elective may include CMS 117, 217, 220, or 230. For the MKTG upper division electives you may chhose from CMS 371, 360, 410, 425, 439.

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