This course explores career opportunities for working with children in a variety of child development programs. This course also examines job requirements, duties, regulations, issues, skills, and personal characteristics for becoming successful professionals in early childhood settings.

Prerequisites: None.

Credit Breakout:  3.00  lecture,   0.00  lab,  0.00  other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course provides an overview of typical and atypical child development across cultures from prenatal through school age, including physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, aesthetic and identity/individual development. It integrates developmental theory with appropriate practices in a variety of early childhood care and education settings.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Spring

Credit Breakout:  2.00  lecture,   1.00  lab,  0.00  other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 5 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course will guide the student in obtaining skills needed to establish and maintain a physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environment for young children. Topics include preventing illness and accidents, handling emergencies, providing health, safety and nutrition educational experiences, meeting children's basic nutritional needs, drug/chemical abuse, child abuse and current health-related issues. (NOTE: This course does not include CPR or First Aid certification.)

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall

Credit Breakout:  3.00  lecture,   1.00  lab,  0.00  other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 7 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course provides an exploration of the physical and social environments that promote learning and development for young children. It includes an introduction to basic child guidance techniques for individual and group situations with emphasis on problem prevention and positive guidance strategies, recognition, communication, limit setting, problem solving and behavior modification. Students apply their knowledge of the environment's role in an actual work setting.

Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Spring

Credit Breakout:  3.00  lecture,   1.00  lab,  0.00  other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 7 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.

This course emphasizes the process of writing expository and persuasive essays using effective writing skills and a variety of research techniques. Also included in the course content are critical reading and logical reasoning.

Prerequisites: Must pass Accuplacer test or successfully complete ENGL0130 - English Essentials or receive instructor approval. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Breakout:  3.00  lecture,   0.00  lab,  0.00  other.

Student Expectations: Each student will spend at least 6 hours per week preparing for class. Attendance is critical in this class.