Associate of Applied Science Degree

Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program

First Semester Courses (Fall)

Class	Number	Class Title	Credits
CHD	120	Introduction to Early Childhood¹	3
CHD	125	Creative Activities for Children¹	3
ENG	111	College Composition I	3
PSY	200	Principles of Psychology	3
SDV	100	College Success Skills	1
SOC	200	Principles of Sociology	3
			16

Second Semester Courses (Spring)

Class	Number	Class Title	Credits
CHD	205	Guiding the Behavior of Children	3
ENG	112	College Composition II	3
HLT	110	Concepts of Personal and Community Health	3
HMS	100	Intro. To Human services	3
PSY	216	Social Psychology	3
SOC	268	Social Problems	3
			18

Third Semester Courses (Fall)

Class	Number	Class Title	Credits
EDU	156	Single Parent Families	3
CHD	290	Coordinated Internship in Early Childhood¹	3
CST	100	Principles of Public Speaking	3
ITE	115	Introduction to Computer Applications & Concepts	3
SOC	215	Sociology of the Family	3
____	____	Elective (HMS or CHD)³	3
			18

Fourth Semester Courses (Spring)

Class	Number	Class Title	Credits
CHD	210	Intro. to Exceptional Children	3
CHD	290	Coordinated Internship in Early Childhood (or HMS 290)²	3
MTH	120	Introduction to Mathematics	3
PSY	235	Child Psychology	3
____	____	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective³	3
			15
Total Minimum Credits			67

Footnotes:
¹CHD 120 is a pre-/corequisite for all other CHD courses.
²CHD 120 and CHD 125 are pre-/corequisites for CHD 290. Internships must be approved by the program head.
³Childhood Development Electives: CHD 118, CHD 166, CHD 270, HLT 135.
⁴Students may choose from college approved Humanities/ Fine Arts electives on catalog page 55.