Child Development - CHDV.AAS

Associate in Applied Science Degree

First Year

Fall Semester

• CHDV 131 - Introduction To Child Development 3 credit hours

• CHDV 137 - Observation & Assessment Of Children 3 credit hours

• CHDV 139 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3 credit hours

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

  or

• ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours

• MATH 129 - Business Mathematics 3 credit hours

  or

• Any Transfer Level MATH Course 3-5 credit hours (

• MATH 142 Math For Elementary Teachers I

•  preferred)

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring Semester

• CHDV 133 - Child Growth And Development 3 credit hours

• CHDV 136 - Exceptional Child 3 credit hours

• CHDV 142 - Infant/Toddler Care 3 credit hours

• CHDV 238 - Family, School & Community Relations 3 credit hours

• LITT 140 - Children’s Literature 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Note: At this point in the program, students are eligible for Early Childhood Level 2 and Infant Toddler Level 2 Credentials

Summer Semester

•  Child Development Elective (see list) 1-3 Credit Hours

Total: 1-3 credit hours

Second Year

Fall Semester

• CHDV 232 - Curriculum For Young Children 3 credit hours

• CHDV 234 - Children’s Laboratory 3 credit hours

• CHDV 236 - Admin. Of A Child Development Prog. 3 credit hours

• PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

  or

• SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

• SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

  or

• SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Note: At this point in the program, students are eligible for Early Childhood Credential Level 3

Spring Semester

• CHDV 240 - Seminar In Child Development 2 credit hours

• CHDV 271 - Child Development Internship 3 credit hours

• Child Development Elective (see list) 3-4 credit hours

• MUSI 133 - Music For The Pre-School Teacher 3 credit hours

  or

• Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours

• Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours (PHSC 130 - General Physical Science is required for SIUE)

Total: 14-16 Credit Hours

Approved Child Development Electives List

• BIOL 130 - Fundamentals Of Biological Science 4 credit hours

• CHDV 145 - School-Age Child Care 3 credit hours

• CHDV 160 - Teaching Math in Early Childhood 3 credit hours

• CHDV 170 - Discovering Montessori 3 credit hours

• EDUC 236 - Language Development & Acquisition 3 credit hours

• ENGL 132 - First-Year English II 3 credit hours

• GEOG 132 - Geography By World Regions 3 credit hours

• MKTG 240 - Social Media Marketing 3 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S. in Child Development: 60

Students can also earn the Illinois Dir