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Child Development, C.A.S.

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
EDUC 250 : INTRO TO EARLY EDUCATION	3
CDEV 105 : FAMILY & THE CHILD	3	10 HOURS
CDEV 210 : CUR & STRAT EARLY CHLDHD PGMS	3	20 HOURS
ENGL 101 : ~COMPOSITION 1	3
MATH 120 : QUANTITATIVE LITERACY	3
TOTAL:	15
Semester 2
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
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

The Certificate of Applied Science in Child Development builds early childhood professional knowledge, skills, and abilities so graduates can prepare, facilitate, and assess learning environments that are engaging and playful to promote social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.

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

CAREER LADDER: CDEV is designed as a career ladder with multiple entry and exit points. Students can earn a Certificate of Applied Science in Child Development. In just one more year, you can earn an Associate of Applied Science in Child Development without losing credits. In two years of study beyond the associates 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:
30

For information on courses that meet WV Paraprofessional requirements contact the Education Division at 304.424.8314.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of "C" or better required in program courses (CDEV & EDUC) with an overall GPA of 2.0.

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

BIOL 101 &
BIOL 103 L

BIOL 102

BIOL 104 L

BIOL 107 *

BIOL 108 *

BIOL 109 *

BIOL 115

BIOL 117

BIOL 171

CHEM 111

CHEM 115

CHEM 116

CS 101

GEOL 101 &
GEOL 102 L

GEOL 103 &
GEOL 104 L

GEOL 105 &
GEOL 105 L

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).

Semester 1

Semester 2