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Child Development –<br />
Director/Administrator Option<br />
Associate in Applied Science Degree – CDEV.AAS.C<strong>09</strong><br />
The director/administrator option in the Child Development associate degree program is designed to provide<br />
individuals with skills in caring for children and business management necessary to assume the role of child care<br />
teacher, director, administrator, or program manager with a wide variety of options for specialization. Students<br />
must be at least 19 years of age upon completion of the program to be qualified as a child care worker and 21 years<br />
of age to be a child care center director, according to Department of Children and Family Services regulations.<br />
(See other program requirements on this page.) This degree typically is not designed for transfer<br />
Child Development Major (15 courses) Credit hours: 43<br />
Complete all four sub-requirements:<br />
1. Child development courses - 24 credit hours<br />
CDEV 1513 - Child Growth and Development<br />
* CDEV 2033 - Instructional Methods of Early Childhood Education<br />
* CDEV 2163 - Discipline/Classroom Management<br />
* CDEV 2363 - Administration in Child Care Settings<br />
* CDEV 2123 - Child Study & Observation<br />
* CDEV 2133 - Health, Nutrition and Safety<br />
* CDEV 2403 - Clinical Experience<br />
* EDUC 1833 - Students with Disabilities<br />
2. Business courses - 15 credit hours<br />
BSNS 1553 - Introduction to Business<br />
BSNS 2143 - Human Relations in Business<br />
BSNS 1603 - Business Communications<br />
BSNS 2113 - Small Business Management<br />
BSNS 2213 - Human Resource Management<br />
3. Accounting courses - 3 credit hours<br />
Choose one course from the following two options:<br />
ACCT 1413 - General Accounting<br />
ACCT 1514 - Financial Accounting<br />
4. Computer course - 1 credit hour<br />
COMP 1521 - Computer Literacy<br />
Child development electives (1 course) Credit hours: 3<br />
Choose one course from the following 11 options:<br />
* CDEV 2013 - History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education<br />
* CDEV 2<strong>10</strong>3 - School-Aged Programming<br />
* CDEV 2113 - Child, Family and Community Relations<br />
* CDEV 2153 - Developmentally Appropriate Infant/Toddler Care<br />
* CDEV 2163 - Discipline/Classroom Management<br />
* CDEV 2223 - Art/Music Activities<br />
* CDEV 2233 - Language Acquisition and Development<br />
* CDEV 2243 - Science/Math Activities<br />
* CDEV 2253 - Motor Development/Physical Activities<br />
* CDEV 2263 - Heads Up! Reading<br />
* CDEV 2363 - Administration in Child Care Settings<br />
General Education (5 courses) Credit hours: 15<br />
Complete both sub-requirements:<br />
1. Communications - 9 credit hours<br />
* SPCH 1553 - Introductory Speech<br />
In addition, choose two courses from the following three options:<br />
* ENGL 1413 - Fundamentals of Writing<br />
* ENGL 1613 - English I<br />
* ENGL 1623 - English II<br />
2. Psychology - 6 credit hours<br />
* PSYC 1813 - Introduction to Psychology<br />
In addition, choose one course with a PSYC prefix.<br />
Humanities, social and behavioral science,<br />
science, or mathematics elective (1 course) Credit hours: 3<br />
Choose one humanities, social and behavioral science, science, or mathematics elective (see Pages 60).<br />
Child Development –<br />
Director/Administrator Option<br />
Associate in Applied Science Degree<br />
Suggested course sequence<br />
Fall semester<br />
Credit hours<br />
CDEV 1513 3<br />
* CDEV 2033 3<br />
* CDEV 2163 3<br />
COMP 1521 1<br />
* ENGL 1413 3<br />
* PSYC 1813 3<br />
Spring semester<br />
BSNS 1553 3<br />
BSNS 2143 3<br />
* ENGL 1613 3<br />
* SPCH 1553 3<br />
Psychology course 3<br />
Fall semester<br />
* CDEV 2123 3<br />
CDEV 2363 3<br />
ACCT 1413 or ACCT 1514 3-4<br />
BSNS 1603 3<br />
Spring semester<br />
* CDEV 1833 3<br />
CDEV 2133 3<br />
BSNS 2113 3<br />
* BSNS 2213 3<br />
Child Development elective 3<br />
Humanities, Social and Behavioral<br />
Science, Science or Mathematics<br />
course 3<br />
Summer session<br />
* CDEV 2403 3<br />
Child Development<br />
program requirements<br />
Basic laboratory experience is required in many<br />
child development courses within the program.<br />
Specific tasks performed in the lab setting will<br />
vary according to skills, interests, and course<br />
requirements. Prior to initiating lab assignments<br />
and projects, Child Development students must<br />
meet the requirements for staff in child care<br />
facilities as outlined by the Illinois Department<br />
of Children and Family Services Child Care<br />
Facility Regulations: (1) must have a high school<br />
diploma or its equivalent; (2) must be able to pass<br />
a DCFS criminal background check; (3) must<br />
have a completed health form; and (4) must have<br />
a signed mandated reporter form on file. It is the<br />
student’s responsibility to make sure all program<br />
requirements are current and on file with the<br />
program coordinator.<br />
Minimum credit hours required for completion - 64<br />
*Course has prerequisite.<br />
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