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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
COLL 101 ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
QUANTITATIVE REASONING ELECTIVE	3
WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3
TOTAL:	16

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
SCIENCE COURSE WITH A LAB	4	SEE ATTACHED
CDEV 243 INFANT & TODDLER DEVELOPMENT	3	20 HOURS
CDEV 242 PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT	3	20 HOURS
CDEV 220 ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 1	3	10 HOURS
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
CDEV 251 CAPSTONE	4	120 HOURS
TOTAL:	17

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Child Development is a 2+2 degree to enable graduates of Associate in Applied Science degrees in Child Development and related fields to complete a bachelor's degree. 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 target.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of “C” or better is required in program courses with (CDEV & EDUC) 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:
122

2022-2023

ACADEMIC MAP
Child Development 2+2 BAS

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 5
AESTHETICS, CREATIVITY, AND APPRECIATION	3
QUANTITATIVE REASONING ELECTIVE	3
WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3	ENGL 102
CDEV 300 THEORIES OF LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	3
CDEV 307 DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	3
CDEV 304 TEACHING MATH TO YOUNG CHILDREN	3
TOTAL:	18

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 6
CDEV 332 SCIENCE EXPLORATION FOR PRE K	3
CDEV 325 ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 2	3
CDEV 335 CREATIVE EXPERIENCES EARLY EDU	3
CDEV 336 EARLY EXPER IN SOCIAL STUDIES	3
PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLDS ELECTIVE	3
TOTAL:	15

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 7
CDEV 337 LANGUAGE ARTS & EMERGENT LITERACY 2	3
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY ELECTIVE	4
CDEV 338 EARLY INTERVENTION	3
EDUC 302 STRATEGIES IN EARLY EDUCATION	3	TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH EDUC 402
EDUC 402 CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION	2	45 HOURS
TOTAL:	15

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

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 target.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of “C” or better is required in program courses with (CDEV & EDUC) 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:
122

2022-2023

Foundational Learning Courses (FLCs):

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

Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation	Human Communication and Interaction	People and Their Worlds	Quantitative Reasoning	Scientific Inquiry	Writing and Rhetoric
ART-101 ART-111 ENGL-131 ENGL-132 ENGL-221 ENGL-222 ENGL-241 ENGL-242 ENGL-257 ENGL-261 ENGL-262 ENGL-285 MUSI-170 THEA-101	COMM-105 COMM-111 COMM-112 COMM-202	ECON-201 ECON-202 GEOG-102 HIST-101 HIST-102 HIST-152 HIST-153 HIST-250 PHIL-111 PHIL-150 PHIL-231 POLS-101 POLS-102 PSYC-101 PSYC-241 SOC-101 SOC-107 SOC-221	MATH-120 MATH-125 MATH-126 MATH-211	ASTR-106 BIOL-101 BIOL-102 BIOL-103 BIOL-104 BIOL-107 BIOL-108 BIOL-109 BIOL-115 BIOL-117 BIOL-171 CHEM-111 CHEM-115 CHEM-116 GEOL-101 GEOL-102 GEOL-103 GEOL-104 GEOL-105 PSCI-101 PSCI-111 PSCI-112 PHYS-101 PHYS-102 PHYS-111	ENGL-101 ENGL-102 ENGL-107

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