Catalog - Sussex County Community College

sussex.edu • 973.300.2207CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTA.A.S.PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe Associate of Applied Science degree program inEarly Childhood Education (Child DevelopmentSpecialist) prepares students to be educationassistants and teacher aides in schools, child carecenters and similar settings. Students in the programwill have successfully completed 300 hours ofsupervised field experience in which they workedeffectively with children and their families, other staffand administration.Upon Completion of this program, graduates willbe able to:■ Use theories and knowledge of growth anddevelopment to understand the multipleinfluences that promote child development andlearning.■ Build relationships with families and the communityto create a respectful and reciprocal community oflearning to support children and families.■ Support young children through the use ofobservation, documentation and assessmenttechniques and strategies.■ Create, implement and evaluate effective earlychildhood curricula while implementing thephilosophy of developmentally appropriatepractices.■ Exhibit characteristics of an early childhoodprofessional by following the National Associationfor the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)ethical guidelines, participating in professionalorganizations and professional development andadvocating for children and families.Program Goals are based on NAEYC AssociateDegree Program Standards.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTSCOLL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONS (3 CR.) CR.COLL101 Foundations for Success 3GER COMMUNICATION (9 CR.)ENGL101 English Composition I 3ENGL102 English Composition II 3ENGL201 Effective Speaking 3GER HUMANITIES (6 CR.)HIST105 U.S. History I 3HIST106 U.S. History II 3or 3ENGL203 American Literature I 3ENGL204 American Literature II 3orHUMN101 Survey of World Culture I 3HUMN102 Survey of World Culture II 3GER MATH & SCIENCE ELECTIVES (3 CR.)MATH104 Contemporary Mathematics or 3MATH106 Mathematical Concepts 3GER TECHNOLOGY (3 CR.)COMS110 Computer Concepts & Applications 3GER SOCIAL SCIENCE (6 CR.)PSYC101 General Psychology 3SOCA101 Introduction to Sociology 3REQ REQUIRED COURSES (30 CR)CDEV101 Intro to Early Childhood Education 3CDEV150 Lang. Dev. & Lang. Arts in Early ChildhoodEducation 3CDEV160 Child Health & Nutrition 3CDEV260 Methods of Teaching Infants & Toddlers 3CDEV270 Curriculum Studies in Early ChildhoodEducation 3CDEV280 Child Care Internship I 3CDEV285 Child Care Internship II 3EDUC275 Working w/Special Needs Children inEarly Childhood 3ENGL216 Children’s Literature 3PSYC111 Child Psychology 3ELEC ELECTIVES (6 CR.)AMSL101 American Sign Language I 3CDEV272 Music & Art in Early Childhood Education 3CDEV290 Current Topics in Early Childhood Education 3EDUC202 Historical & Philosophical Patterns inEducation 3PSYC280 Educational Psychology 3SOCA215 Perspectives on Race, Gender, Class,& Culture 3TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS: 66DEGREES & CERTIFICATES • 645