The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

MAJORS IN HUMAN ECOLOGY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT

I. General Education Requirements —41

II. Core Curriculum —12

III. Professional Courses

Course No. Title Credits
CHDE 220 Foundations of Early Childhood Education —3
CHDE 222 Infant/Child Development & Learning —3
CHDE 224 Emerging Language and Literacy —3
CHDE 323 Creative Activities for Young Children —3
CHDE 325 Special Needs in Early Childhood —3
CHDE 327 Curriculum & Instruction for Infants & Toddlers —3
CHDE 330 Observing & Interpreting Behavior of Young Children —3
CHDE 332 Curriculum & Instruction for Preschool Children —3
CHDE 427 Partnerships —3
CHDE 430 Supervision & Administration of Early Childhood Programs —3
CHDE 440 School Age Programming —3
HUEC 203 Human Development: A Lifespan Perspective —3
HUEC 361 Contemporary Family Issues —3
HUEC 450 Human Development Practicum —5
NUDT 214 Infant & Child Nutrition —3

Total —47

IV. Support Courses

Course No. Title Credits
HUEC 474 Research Methodology —2
Approved Electives** —18

Total —20

** Consult advisor for approved list of electives

Total Program Required Credits —120

CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

BIOL 101 Theory & Appl. of Bio Sciences —3
BIOL 103 Biology Lab —1
EDHE 111 Personalized Health &Fitness —3
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I —3
Gen Ed. Req. Area I —3
HUEC 100 First Year Experience Seminar —1
SOCI 101 Intro. to Sociology —3

Semester Total —17

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 102 Basic Composition II —3
MATH 109 College Algebra or higher —3
PSYC 200 Intro. To Psychology —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area I —3
HUEC 230 Multicultural Perspective of Families in the U.S. —3

Semester Total —15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

HUEC 203 Human Development: A Lifespan Perspective —3
ENGL 203 Fund. Of Contemporary Speech —3
CHDE 222 Infant/Child Dev. & Learning —3
NUDT 214 Infant & Child Nutrition —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area III —3

Semester Total —15

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

CHDE 220 Found. of Early Child. Ed. —3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing —3
CHDE 224 Emerging Language & Literacy —3
**** *** Elective —6

Semester Total —15

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

CHDE 323 Creat. Actv.for Young Children —3
CHDE 327 Curr. & Instr. For Inf./Toddler —3
CHDE 330 Observ. & Interpreting Behavior of Young Children —3
HUEC 370 Professional Development —2
**** *** Elective —3

Semester Total —14

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

CHDE 325 Special Needs in Early Childhd —3
CHDE 332 Curr. & Instr. for Presch.Child. —3
HUEC 361 Contemporary Family Issues —3
HUEC 399 Pre-Internship Seminar —1
HUEC 464 Social Psychology of Food, Clothing & Shelter —3
**** *** Elective —3

Semester Total —16

SENIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

CHDE 427 Partnerships —3
CHDE 430 Supervision & Adm. of Early Childhood Program —3
HUEC 474 Research Methodology —2
CHDE 440 School Age Programming —3
**** *** Elective —6

Semester Total —17

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

HUEC 400 Internship —5
HUEC 409 Post-Internship Seminar —1
HUEC 450 Human Development Practicum —5

Semester Total —11

Total Credits Required —120

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