LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Child Development
Certificate of Achievement
Curriculum Code: 0133 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
The certificate program prepares individuals for positions as assistant
teachers or teachers in child care programs. 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.) Courses for the
certificate can be applied toward the associate degree. This curriculum
requires three semesters to complete, not including summer. Several semesters
of daytime field work in child care settings are required.
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: 33 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
WRIT 121 Composition I 4
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 5 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: Administration 2 Credits
CHDV 131 Family Child Care Management 2
CHDV 230 Early Childhood Center Admin 2
CHOICE 2: Professional Related Courses (See Note 3) 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 38
NOTES:
1. CHDV 111 and CHDV 220 must be completed with a minimum 2.5 grade or
better. 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 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
CHDV 101 CHDV 112 CHDV 284
CHDV 111 CHDV 113 Lim.Ch.1
CHDV 221 CHDV 188 Lim.Ch.2
WRIT 121 CHDV 220 Lim.Ch.2
CHDV 222
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