Care and Development of Young Children, AAS

Location(s): Monroe Campus

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Program Total Credit Hours

Program Description

The Associate of Applied Science in Care and Development of Young Children is designed as a degree program to meet the needs of those pursuing a career in early childhood development and the new guidelines established by the United States Department of Education as a part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. The program includes a 300 hour supervised work experience in an approved early childhood setting.

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

CDYC 101 - Found of Early Childhood Dev Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 103 - The Learning Environment Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 165 - Lang & Lit in Early Childhood Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 211 - Child Guidance Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 240 - Observation & Participation Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 273 - Dev Curr & Mat in Early Child Credit Hour(s): 3
CDYC 298 - Practicum in Early Child Devel Credit Hour(s): 6
CINS 101 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hour(s): 3
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credit Hour(s): 3
ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credit Hour(s): 3
MATH 110 - College Algebra Credit Hour(s): 3
PSYC 201 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
PSYC 226 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
SPCM 120 - Intro to Public Speaking Credit Hour(s): 3

Fine Arts Requirement (3 credit hours)

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Fine Arts

Humanities Requirement (3 credit hours)

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Humanities- Literature/History

Natural Science Requirement (3 credit hours)

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Natural Science

CDYC Electives (6 credit hours)

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

CDYC Electives

Mission and Outcomes

Objective

Graduates of the Louisiana Delta Community College Care and Development of Young Children program will be able to: Promote child development and learning. Apply child development and learning knowledge to build family and community relationships. Observe, document, and assess development to support young children and families. Demonstrate effective approaches in the teaching and learning process of young children. Demonstrate professionalism in the field of Early Childhood Education.

Mission

The mission of the Associate of Applied Science Degree in the Care and Development of Young Children is to improve the quality of the early childhood learning environments in our region through exploratory, experiential, and student-centered course offerings. Some goals for this program are:

To have an understanding of the Early Childhood Profession
To gain knowledge of growth and development of young children
To know developmentally appropriate practice in Early Childhood Education
To effectively work with young children

Partners

Pathways

Grambling State University (GSU)