LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Child Development
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum Code: 0108 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
This degree program prepares individuals to work in child care as a teacher,
teacher assistant, or program director. The curriculum is aligned with the
standards issued by the National Association for the Education of Young
Children and the Council for Professional Recognition (CDA). Students learn to
plan and implement high quality, developmentally appropriate programs for all
ages of children, infants through school-age, in both centers and family child
care homes. Graduates of the associate degree program meet the educational
requirements for child care center program directors as specified by the State
of Michigan Child Day Care Center Licensing Regulations. The program
involves several semesters of daytime field work in child care settings. Not
all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to
transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any
course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
INFORMATION
Contact the Health and Human Service Careers Department, Gannon Vocational-
Technical Center, Room 1750, telephone number (517) 483-1410.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 45 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CHDV 101 Child Growth/Devel: 0-5 Years 4
CHDV 111 Child Guidance/Communication (See Note 1) 4
CHDV 112 Family Relationship/Child Care 2
CHDV 113 Health/Safety Issue:Child Care 2
CHDV 188 Caring/Children/Special Needs 2
CHDV 220 Preschool Curric/Learning Env (See Note 1) 4
CHDV 221 Infant-Toddler Program Dev 4
CHDV 222 School-Age Child Care Prog Dev 2
CHDV 284 Child Development Practicum (See Note 2) 5
ISCI 121 Integrated Sci for Education I 4
SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4
WRIT 121 Composition I 4
WRIT 122 Composition II 4
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 23-24 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 6-7 Credits
(See General Education Core Requirements for information on how to fulfill
these requirements. Core area proficiency exams, where appropriate, are
available for each core area.)
Communication Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 3) 0
Mathematics Core Area (See Note 4) 3-4
Science Core Area (See Note 3) 0
Writing Core Area (See Note 3) 0
CHOICE 2: Science (See Note 5) 4 Credits
CHOICE 3: Humanities (See Note 5) 8 Credits
CHOICE 4: Administration 2 Credits
CHDV 131 Family Child Care Management 2
CHDV 230 Early Childhood Center Admin 2
CHOICE 5: Professional Related Courses (See Note 6) 3 Credits
EMSB 107 First Aid/CPR Sem/Daycre Prov .5
HUSE 100 Introduction to Human Services 3
HUSE 101 Personal Dimensions/Human Serv 2
HUSE 110 Intro/Child Abuse and Neglect 3
HUSE 112 Understanding/Substance Abuse 3
HUSE 120 Introduction/Family Violence 2
MINIMUM TOTAL 68
NOTES:
1. CHDV 111 and CHDV 220 must be completed with a minimum 2.5 grade or
better. All other required CHDV courses must be completed with a minimum
2.0 grade or better.
2. CHDV 284 requires departmental approval. Applications must be submitted
one semester in advance to be admitted to CHDV 284. Applications for
departmental approval are available in the Health and Human Service
Careers Department, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 1750.
3. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
4. MATH 118 or MATH 119 are recommended but do not transfer. Students
planning to transfer should choose MATH 112.
5. See the MACRAO Transfer Agreement in the "Transfer Information" section
for appropriate science and humanities courses. BIOL 145 or ISCI 122
are strongly recommended as the science requirement. ENGL 208 is
strongly recommended as a humanities choice.
6. Students may also choose from CHDV-prefix courses not already used to
meet degree requirements.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
CHDV 101 CHDV 113 CHDV 112 CHDV 188
CHDV 111 CHDV 220 CHDV 221 CHDV 284
WRIT 121 CHDV 222 ISCI 121 Lim.Ch.3
Lim.Ch.1 Lim.Ch.1 SOCL 120 Lim.Ch.4
Lim.Ch.5
V
WRIT 122
Lim.Ch.2
Lim.Ch.3
Lim.Ch.5
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