Child Development - Director/Administrator Option 

 

Associate in Applied Science Degree
CDEV.AAS.C09

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The director/administrator option in the Child Development associate degree program is designed to provide individuals with skills in caring for children and business management necessary to assume the role of child care teacher, director, administrator, or program manager with a wide variety of options for specialization. Students must be at least 19 years of age upon completion of the program to be qualified as a child care worker and 21 years of age to be a child care center director, according to the Department of Children and Family Services regulations. (See other program requirements on this page.) This degree typically is not designed for transfer.

Child Development Major (15 courses) - 43 credit hours
Complete all four sub-requirements:
1. Child development courses - 24 credit hours
CDEV 1513   Child Growth/Development
*CDEV 2523   Intro. to Early Childhood Education
*CDEV 2363
  Administration in Child Care Settings
*CDEV 2403   Clinical Experience
*CDEV 2533   Early Childhood Curriculum Development
*CDEV 2543   Child Study and Observation
*CDEV 2633   Health, Nutrition and Safety
*EDUC 1833    Students with Disabilities
2. Business courses - 15 credit hours
BSNS 1553
  Introduction to Business
BSNS 2143
  Human Relations in Business
* BSNS 1603   Business Communications
BSNS 2113   Small Business Management
BSNS 2213   Human Resource Management
3. Accounting courses - 3 credit hours
CHOOSE ONE course from the following two options:
ACCT 1413
  General Accounting
ACCT 1514   Financial Accounting
4. Computer course - 1 credit hour
COMP 1521
   Computer Literacy
   
Child Development electives - (1 course) 3 credit hours
CHOOSE ONE course from the following 11 options:
*CDEV 2013
   History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education
*CDEV 2103
   School-Aged Programming
*CDEV 2513
   Child, Family and Community Relations
*CDEV 2153
   Developmentally Appropriate Infant/Toddler Care
*CDEV 2163
   Discipline/Classroom Management
*CDEV 2223
   Art/Music Activities
*CDEV 2233
   Language Acquisition and Development
*CDEV 2243
   Science/Math Activities
*CDEV 2253
   Motor Development/Physical Activities
CDEV 2263
   Heads Up! Reading
*CDEV 2363
   Administration in Child Care Settings
 
General Education (5 courses) - 15 credit hours
Complete both sub-requirements:
1. Communications - 9 credit hours
*SPCH 1553
   Introductory Speech
In addition, CHOOSE TWO courses from the following three options:
*ENGL 1413 - Fundamentals of Writing
*ENGL 1613 - English I
*ENGL 1623 - English II
2. Psychology - 6 credit hours
PSYC 1813
    Introduction to Psychology
In addition, CHOOSE ONE course with a PSYC prefix.
   
Humanities, social and behavioral science, science, or mathematics elective(1 course) - 3 credit hours
CHOOSE ONE humanities, social and behavioral science, science, or mathematics elective.
 
MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION - 64

*Course has prerequisite.

Child Development–Director/Administrator Option A.A.S. —
Suggested course sequence


Fall
CDEV 1513 3 cr.hrs.
* CDEV 2533 3 cr. hrs.
* SPCH 1553 3 cr. hrs.
COMP 1521 1 cr. hrs.
* ENGL 1413 3 cr. hrs.
PYCH 1813 3 cr. hrs.

Spring
BSNS 1553 3 cr. hrs.
BSNS 2143 3 cr. hrs.
* ENGL 1613 3 cr. hrs.
* CDEV 2523 3 cr. hrs.
Psychology course 3 cr. hrs.

Fall
* CDEV 2543 3 cr. hrs.
* CDEV 2363 3 cr. hrs.
ACCT 1413 or ACCT 1514 3-4 cr. hrs.
* BSNS 1603 3 cr. hrs.

Spring
* EDUC 1833 3 cr. hrs.
* CDEV 2633 3 cr. hrs.
BSNS 2113 3 cr. hrs.
* BSNS 2213 3 cr. hrs.
* Child Development elective Humanities, Social and Behavioral Science, Science or Mathematics course 3 cr. hrs.

Summer session
* CDEV 2403 3 cr. hrs.

*Course has prerequisite.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Basic laboratory experience is required in many child development courses within the program. Specific tasks performed in the lab setting will vary according to skills, interests, and course requirements. Prior to initiating lab assignments and projects, Child Development students must meet the requirements for staff in child care facilities as outlined by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Care Facility Regulations: (1) must have a high school diploma or its equivalent; (2) must be able to pass a DCFS criminal background check; (3) must have a completed health form; and (4) must have a signed mandated reporter form on file. It is the student's responsibility to make sure all program requirements are current and on file with the program coordinator.