The Bachelor of Applied Science in Child Development is a 2+2 degree to enable graduates of Associate of Applied Science degrees in Child Development and related fields to complete a bachelor's degree. Must be admitted to BAS Child Development Program to take CDEV 300 THEORIES OF LEARNING IN ECE, EDUC 302 STRATEGIES IN EARLY EDUCATION, and EDUC 402 CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION.

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 on the Academic Map tab.

Graduation Requirements

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

Practicum and Seminar

A semester long project concurrent practicum experience and seminar are taken during final year of study. A “C” or better must be earned, and the Peregrine Bachelor Level Assessment must be completed.

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

Total Degree Credits: 120

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Hours
Associate Degree in Child Development or a Related Major		15
	Hours	15
Semester 2
Associate Degree in Child Development or a Related Major		15
	Hours	15
Semester 3
Associate Degree in Child Development or a Related Major		15
	Hours	15
Semester 4
Associate Degree in Child Development or a Related Major		15
	Hours	15
Semester 5
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation		3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective		3
Writing and Rhetoric Elective		3
CDEV 300	THEORIES OF LEARNING IN ECE 6	3
CDEV 307	DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILD EDUC 5	3
CDEV 304	TEACHING MATH TO YOUNG CHLDN 5	3
	Hours	18
Semester 6
CDEV 332	SCIENCE EXPLORATION FOR PRE K 5	3
CDEV 325	ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 2 5	3
CDEV 335	CREATIVE EXPERIENCES EARLY EDU 5	3
CDEV 336	EARLY EXPER IN SOCIAL STUDIES 5	3
People and Their Worlds Elective		3
	Hours	15
Semester 7
CDEV 337	LANGUAGE ARTS & EMERGENT LIT 2	3
Scientific Inquiry Elective		3 - 4
CDEV 338	EARLY INTERVENTION	3
EDUC 302	STRATEGIES IN EARLY EDUCATION 1	3
EDUC 402	CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION 2	2
	Hours	14-15
Semester 8
CDEV 405	PRACTICUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 3	3
CDEV 406	SEMINAR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 4	4
ENGL 403	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	3
Free Elective		3
	Hours	13
	Total Hours	120-121

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Taken concurrently with EDUC 402 CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION

²

Field/Clinical Course - 45 Hours

³

Practicum and Seminar - Field/Clinical Course - 70 Hours

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Practicum and Seminar - Taken concurrently with EDUC 405 STU TEACHING - SCIENCE 5-9

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Field/Clinical Course - 10 Hours

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Field/Clinical Course - 20 Hours

Degree requires a total of 120 credit hours. [ Core Course Credit Hours : 34 ]

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1	0
Writing and Rhetoric		6
Quantitative Reasoning		6
Scientific Inquiry		7 - 8
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation		6
Human Communication and Interaction		3
People and Their Worlds		6
Program Courses
Child Development AAS Free Electives		44
Free Elective		3
CDEV 332	SCIENCE EXPLORATION FOR PRE K	3
CDEV 325	ETHICS & ADMINISTRATION 2	3
CDEV 336	EARLY EXPER IN SOCIAL STUDIES	3
CDEV 300	THEORIES OF LEARNING IN ECE	3
CDEV 304	TEACHING MATH TO YOUNG CHLDN	3
EDUC 302	STRATEGIES IN EARLY EDUCATION	3
EDUC 402	CURRICULUM IN EARLY EDUCATION	2
CDEV 405	PRACTICUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	3
CDEV 406	SEMINAR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	4
ENGL 403	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	3
CDEV 338	EARLY INTERVENTION	3
CDEV 337	LANGUAGE ARTS & EMERGENT LIT 2	3
CDEV 307	DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILD EDUC	3
Total Hours		120-121

¹

Institutional Graduation Requirement, but is not counted in the degree total.