General Education Core Requirements:

BIO 110	Biological Science for Educators	4
CIS 101	Computers for Learning	3
COM 115	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
ENG 110	Writing I	3
MTH 103 or above	Intermediate Algebra (except MTH 197 and 297)	3
PLS 101	American Democracy and Citizenship	3
IDS 110	The University in the Global Community	1
General Core Hours:		20

Child Development Core Requirements:

CFD 130	Essentials of Nutrition	3
CFD 155	Principles of Human Development	3
CFD 160	Principles of Development in Early Childhood	3
CFD 163*	Relationships in Today’s Families	3
CFD 204	Management of Child Care Centers	3
CFD 234	Assessment Strategies and Techniques in Early Childhood	3
CFD 244	Working with Young Children with Special Needs	3
CFD 250*	Parenting in Contemporary Society	3
CFD 255	Principles of Development in Infancy	3
CFD 257	Principles of Development in Middle Childhood	3
CFD 260	Supervised Experience in Child Development Laboratories	4
CFD 261	Play as Development	2
CFD 297	Topics in Globlization	2
CFD 299	Internship in Planning and Implementing Curriculum for Child Development Centers	5
Child Development Core Hours:		43

Related Courses for Early Childhood Education:

PSY 121	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 150	Principles of Sociology	3
Related Hours:		6

Total Hours Required:

69

Students are strongly encouraged to confirm the transferability of individual courses to other institutions prior to enrollment. Not all courses will transfer or satisfy specific degree requirements for bachelor’s degrees.