Instructional Programs
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Purpose: The curriculum is designed for persons who seek full-time employment involving the care and direction of young children, or for those persons presently employed in these situations who wish to update and enhance their competencies. Occupational objectives include assistants, managers, and/or directors in day care and child development facilities.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| CHD | 118 | Language Arts for Young Children | 3 | |||
| CHD | 121 | Childhood Educational Dev. I | 3 | |||
| EDU | 100 | Introduction to Education | 1 | |||
| EDU | 155 | Parent Education | 3 | |||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| PSY | 231 | Life Span Human Dev. I | 3 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| CHD | 109 | Movement and Music | ||||
| Education for Children | 3 | |||||
| CHD | 122 | Childhood Educational Dev. II | 3 | |||
| CHD | 125 | Creative Activities for Children | 3 | |||
| CHD | 126 | Math and Science for Children | 3 | |||
| ENG | 112 | College Composition II | 3 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| CHD | 166 | Infant and Toddler Programs | 3 | |||
| CHD | 205 | Guiding the Behavior of Children | 3 | |||
| CHD | 210 | Intro. to Exceptional Children | 3 | |||
| CHD | 215 | Models of Early Childhood | ||||
| Education Programs | 3 | |||||
| HLT | 110 | Concepts/Pers. & Comm. Health | 3 | |||
| 1 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| CHD | 298 | Seminar and Project | 3 | |||
| EDU | 160 | Tech./Observation in Early Ed. | 3 | |||
| EDU | 235 | Health, Safety & Nutrition Ed. | 3 | |||
| MTH | 151 | Math for the Liberal Arts I | 3 | |||
| 2 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| 2 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| SPD | 110 | Intro. to Speech Communication | 3 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 18 | 17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Early Childhood Development = 67.
To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.
1 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).
2 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
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