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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
This program is for students who desire training that satisfies state requirements for Headstart programs, day care centers, home daycare, and related areas.
Some prerequisite courses may apply to this program.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Written Communications:  ENGL100
3 credits
Oral Communications:  COMM210 or COMM220
3 credits
Laboratory Science:
3-4 credits
   
Mathematics: MATH100 or higher.
4 credits
Social Science:
4 credits
 
POLI110 or a combination of POLI240 and at least one of the following:  SOCI111, SOCI230, SOCI235, ANTH260, ANTH265, ECON215, ECON216, HIST250, HIST251, HIST252, HIST253, HIST255, HIST257, POLI246, PSYC120, PSYC221, PSYC223, or PSYC225.
 
Humanities:
4 credits
 
HUMN100, HUMN200, or two of the following (courses must have different prefixes and only one may be a foreign language)ARTS120, ARTS225, MUSI101, MUSI110, ENGL195, ENGL200, ENGL201, ENGL212, ENGL220, ENGL221, ENGL265, ENGL270, ENGL280, ENGL290, PHIL220, PHIL221, PHIL222, FREN120, FREN121, GERM101, GERM102, SPAN130, or SPAN131.
 
Computer Literacy:
3 credits
 
CMIS101, CMIS115, CMIS175, or competency testing. .
 
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Course Name
Course #
Cr.
Emergency Health Care    
2
Introduction to CDA
1
Preschool Kinetics Curriculum
2
Child Development: Infants & Toddlers
3
Child Development: Preschoolers
3
Infant/Toddler & Preschool Curriculum
3
Administration of Early Childhood Programs
3
Children with Special Needs
3
Children’s Literature
3
Small Business Management
3
General Psychology
3
Child Psychology
3
Electives
5-6
 
SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
Legal Environment of Business
3
Child Development: The School Age Child
3
Michigan Child Care Futures: Basic
1
Michigan Child Care Futures: Advanced
1
Introduction to Teaching
3
Organizational Behavior
3
Sociology
3
Elementary Spanish
4
 
A CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE JOB TRAINING CERTIFICATE IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
CAREER PATHWAY: This program corresponds to the Human Services career pathway.
2007-09 CATALOG

 

                                                             
                                                              
                                                                              
                                          

 

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