This is a new award effective Fall 2003.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT -- EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
This award is pending Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approval effective Fall 2003.
Brookhaven and Eastfield only
(Certificate)
(Students pursuing this certificate program are waived from TASP requirements.)
Degree Plan Code: to be assigned
This certificate program is designed for students seeking a career working with children and families from a diverse population. The certificate will enable the student to identify and address the needs of children and families at risk of success.
| CREDIT HOURS |
SEMESTER I
| TECA 1311 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| TECA 1354 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| TECA 1318 | Nutrition, Health and Safety | 3 |
| TECA 1303 | Family and the Community | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| 15 |
SEMESTER II
| CDEC 1319 | Child Guidance | 3 |
| CDEC 2304 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| CDEC 2315 | Diverse Cultural/Multilingual Education | 3 |
| CDEC 1356 | Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 | Children with Special Needs | 3 |
| 15 |
Semester III
| CDEC 2284 | Cooperative Education-Child Development | 2 |
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| +Elective | Foreign Language | 3-4 |
| 8-9 | ||
| Minimum Hours Required | 38-39 |
+Elective - must be taken from any 3-4 Humanities/Fine Arts Foreign language courses.