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Child Development

Associate in Applied Science - 65 Credit Hours

Program Information:
Graduates are prepared to work with pre-school children in nursery schools, child care centers, and pediatric units in health care facilities, and as assistants in public school classrooms. The program emphasizes opportunities for healthy social, physical, emotional, and intellectual growth of the child from birth through age eight. The child development student guides and supervises children in developmentally appropriate activities. Most classes are taught on campus with observation and practical experience provided in area child centers as well as in the Illinois Central College Child Center. Most hours in the program transfer to senior institutions.

Program Accreditation:

Admission to the Program:

Recommended Course Sequence:

Fall Semester 1:
ENGL 105 or ENGL 110; FCS 111; SOC 110; CHILD 110; CHILD 120

Spring Semester 1:
COMM 110;CHILD 140; PSY 110; CHILD 130; CHILD 132; Laboratory Science

Fall Semester 2:
CHILD 230; CHILD 240 Elective; Mathematics; CHILD 200

Spring Semester 2:
CHILD 231; CHILD 241; Elective; Humanities

Required General Courses
Number	Course Name	Hrs.
	**Humanities	3
	**Mathematics	3-5
	**Laboratory Science	4
COMM 110	Communication: Process and Practice	3
ENGL 105 or ENGL 110	Basic Composition Composition I	3
PSY 110	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	3

Required Program Courses
Number	Course Name	Hrs.
*CHILD 110	Introduction to Child Development	3
*CHILD 120	Human Growth and Development	3
*CHILD 130	Introduction to Creative Activities	3
*CHILD 132	Infant-Toddler Development	3
*CHILD 140	Child, Family and Community	3
*CHILD 200	Early Childhood Special Education	3
*CHILD 230	Program Planning	3
*CHILD 231	Literature for Children	3
*CHILD 240	Child Development Experiences	4
*CHILD 241	Child Development Experiences	6
FCS 111	Early Childhood Nutrition Education	3

Required Elective Courses
Number	Course Name	Hrs.
	Elective	6

*Students must attain a "C" grade or better in each CHILD course to be retained in and graduate from the program. **See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

For Program Information Contact:
Social Science Department
Room 220D
(309)694-5331