2024-25 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

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2024-25 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

Child Development, A.A.S.

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The Child Development curricula are designed to provide academic background and practical work experience necessary for successful care and guidance of young children. Students completing this program will be qualified to serve as the following: early childhood teachers or assistants, foster parents, paraprofessionals, or, with appropriate work experience, child development center directors. Some courses apply to EC-6 teacher certification. (See General Information, Academic Degrees and Certificates for field of study information.) The AAS degree requires completion of 60 semester hours. All of the courses in the Child Development Administration and Early Childhood Certificate programs may apply to this AAS degree. The Child Development AAS degree is approved for Tech Prep.

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Program CIP Code: 19.0706

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
CDEC 1313 - Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs Credits: 3
TECA 1311 - Educating Young Children Credits: 3
CDEC 1323 - Observation and Assessment Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

CDEC 1358 - Creative Arts for Early Childhood Credits: 3
XXXX #3## - Math/Natural Science Elective Credits: 3 ¹
CDEC 2326 - Administration of Programs for Children I Credits: 3
TECA 1354 - Child Growth and Development Credits: 3
CDEC 1319 - Child Guidance Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Third Semester ‐ Summer

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 OR
SOCI 2301 - Marriage & the Family Credits: 3 OR
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government Credits: 3
CDEC #3## - Approved Program Elective Credits: 3 ²

Semester Total: 6

Second Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

XXXX #3## - General Education Elective Credits: 3 ¹
CDEC 1356 - Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood Credits: 3
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Credits: 3
TECA 1303 - Families, School, & Community Credits: 3
CDEC 1359 - Children with Special Needs Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

CDEC 2307 - Math and Science for Early Childhood Credits: 3
TECA 1318 - Wellness of the Young Child Credits: 3
CDEC 2380 - Cooperative Education-Early Childhood Provider/Assistant Credits: 3 (Capstone)

Semester Total: 9

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60

¹ A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
² Approved Program Electives: CDEC 1321 , CDEC 1339 , CDEC 1391 , CDEC 1393 , CDEC 2315 , CDEC 2328 , CDEC 2341 , BUSG 1370 ,BMGT 1301 , POFI 1301 , EDUC 1301 , or EDUC 2301

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