First Semester
Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I 3
POFI 13011 Computer Applications I (File Management/Power Point/Word/Excel) 3
CDEC [TECA] 1318 Wellness of the Young Child 3
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood 3
CDEC [TECA] 1354 Child Growth and Development 3
Second Semester
Course Title Credit Hours
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence and Communications 3
Humanities Elective HUMA 1301, DRAM 1310, ARTS 1301, MUSI 1306,
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2342, or 2343 3
PHED 1100 Physical Activities 1
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
CDEC 1380 Cooperative Education I - Child Care and Development 3
CDEC [TECA] 1303 Families, School, and Community 3
Third Semester
Course Title Credit Hours
PHED 1100 Physical Activities 1
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General Studies
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Elective ENGL, GOVT, HIST, HUMA, MATH, PSYC, SOCI, or SPCH 3
CDEC 1381 Cooperative Education II - Curriculum Methods 3
CDEC 1319 Child Guidance 3
Elective Degree
Options2 6
Fourth Semester
Course Title Credit Hours
SPCH Speech Elective 3
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs 3
Math or
Science Elective College Level Mathematics or Science 3/4
CDEC 2380 Cooperative Education III - Teaching Methods 3
Elective Degree
Options2 6
1 Requires the ability to keyboard 35 wpm.
2 See Elective Degree Options, below.
ELECTIVE DEGREE OPTIONS
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CDEC [TECA] 1311 Educating Young Children
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CDEC 2307 Math and Science for Early Childhood
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CDEC 1317 Child Development Associate Training I
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CDEC 1319 Child Guidance
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CDEC 1335 Early Childhood Development 3-5 years
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CDEC 1358 Creative Arts for Early Childhood
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CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs
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CDEC 1321 The Infant and Toddler
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CDEC 2322 Child Development Associate Training II
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CDEC 2324 Child Development Associate Training III
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CDEC 2326 Administration of Programs for Children I
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CDEC 2328 Administration of Programs for Children II
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CDEC 2341 The School Age Child
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SOCI 2301 Sociology of Marriage/Family
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EDUC 1301 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
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EDUC 2301 Introduction to Special Populations
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CDEC [TECA] 1303 Families, School, and Community
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CDEC [TECA] 1318 Wellness of the Young Child
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CDEC 1192 Special Topics in Early Childhood*
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CDEC 1194 Special Topics in Early Childhood*
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CDEC 1195 Special Topics in Early Childhood*
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CDEC 1294 Special Topics in Early Childhood*
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CDEC 1394 Special Topics in Early Childhood*
* NOTE: A maximum of 3 credit hours of special topics courses may be applied to a degree.