Child Development Assistant, Certificate I

Plan of Study

Semester 1

CDEC 1358Creative Arts for Early Childhood

3

TECA 1311Educating Young Children

3

CDEC 1313Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs

3

TECA 1354Child Growth and Development

3

CDEC 1359Children with Special Needs

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Semester 2

TECA 1318Wellness of the Young Child

3

CDEC 1356Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood

3

CDEC 1319Child Guidance

3

CDEC 2187Internship - Child Care Provider/Assistant

1

CDEC 1321The Infant and Toddler

3

TECA 1303Families, School & Community

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Capstone ExperienceCDEC 1319 is a course taught in the last semester. The learning experiences in this course result in a consolidation of a student’s educational experience.

Co-requisitesCDEC 1319 and CDEC 2187

NOTE: All Child Development courses require a grade of "C" or better.

Total Credit Hours: 31