Child Development –Director/Administrator Option, AAS

CDEV.AAS.C09

Program Overview

The director/administrator option in the Child Development associate degree program is designed to provide individuals with skills in caring for children and business management necessary to assume the role of child care teacher, director, administrator, or program manager with a wide variety of options for specialization. Students must be at least 19 years of age upon completion of the program to be qualified as a child care worker and 21 years of age to be a child care center director, according to Department of Children and Family Services regulations. (See other program requirements on this page.) This degree typically is not designed for transfer

Child Development Program Requirements

Basic laboratory experience is required in many child development courses within the program. Specific tasks performed in the lab setting will vary according to skills, interests, and course requirements. Prior to initiating lab assignments and projects, Child Development students must meet the requirements for staff in child care facilities as outlined by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Care Facility Regulations: (1) must have a high school diploma or its equivalent; (2) must be able to pass a DCFS criminal background check; (3) must have a completed health form; and (4) must have a signed mandated reporter form on file. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure all program requirements are current and on file with the program coordinator.

Program Requirements

Major Courses

CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development	3 Credits
CDEV 2523	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3 Credits
CDEV 2363	Administration in Child Care Settings	3 Credits
CDEV 2403	Clinical Experience	3 Credits
CDEV 2533	Early Childhood Curriculum Development	3 Credits
CDEV 2543	Child Study & Observation	3 Credits
CDEV 2633	Health, Nutrition & Safety	3 Credits
EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities	3 Credits
BSNS 1553	Introduction to Business	3 Credits
BSNS 2143	Human Relations in Business	3 Credits
BSNS 1603	Business Communication	3 Credits
BSNS 2113	Small Business Management	3 Credits
BSNS 2213	Human Resource Management	3 Credits
ACCT 1413	General Accounting	3 Credits
	OR
ACCT 1514	Financial Accounting	4 Credits

Choose one

CDEV 2013	History & Philosophy of Early Child Ed	3 Credits
CDEV 2103	School Aged Programming	3 Credits
CDEV 2513	Child, Family & Community Relations	3 Credits
CDEV 2153	Infant/Toddler Care	3 Credits
CDEV 2163	Discipline/Classroom Management	3 Credits
CDEV 2223	Art/Music Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2233	Language Acquisition & Development	3 Credits
CDEV 2243	Science/Math Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2253	Motor Development/Physical Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2263	Heads Up Reading	3 Credits
Credit Hours:		45-46

General education

COMP 1521	Computer Literacy	1 Credit
	OR
COSC 1152	Introduction to Windows	2 Credits
PSYC 1813	Introduction to Psychology	3 Credits
	Psychology course	3 Credits
SPCH 1553	Introductory Speech	3 Credits

Choose two

ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing	3 Credits
ENGL 1613	English I	3 Credits
ENGL 1623	English II	3 Credits
	Psychology course	3 Credits
Credit Hours:		16-17

Elective

Choose one humanities, social and behavioral science, science, or mathematics course from the General education courses for Applied Science Degrees.

Credit Hours:

3

Minimum Credit Hours: 64

Suggested course sequence

Fall semester

CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development	3 Credits
CDEV 2533	Early Childhood Curriculum Development	3 Credits
COMP 1521	Computer Literacy	1 Credit
	or
COSC 1152	Introduction to Windows	2 Credits
ACCT 1413	General Accounting	3 Credits
	or
ACCT 1514	Financial Accounting	4 Credits
BSNS 2113	Small Business Management	3 Credits
ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing	3 Credits

Spring semester

BSNS 2143	Human Relations in Business	3 Credits
ENGL 1613	English I	3 Credits
CDEV 2523	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3 Credits
PSYC 1813	Introduction to Psychology	3 Credits
	Humanities Social and Behavioral Science Science or Mathematics course	3 Credits

Fall semester

CDEV 2543	Child Study & Observation	3 Credits
CDEV 2363	Administration in Child Care Settings	3 Credits
CDEV 2633	Health, Nutrition & Safety	3 Credits
SPCH 1553	Introductory Speech	3 Credits

Spring semester

EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities	3 Credits
BSNS 1603	Business Communication	3 Credits
BSNS 1553	Introduction to Business	3 Credits
BSNS 2213	Human Resource Management	3 Credits
	Child Development elective	3 Credits
	Psychology course	3 Credits

Summer term

CDEV 2403

Clinical Experience

3 Credits

Program Cost

Minimum credit hours required for completion:			64
Tuition and fees - $142.00 per credit hour			$142.00
					$9,088.00
Course Fees:
	BSNS 1603	Business Communications		10.00
	CDEV 2533	Early Childhood Curriculum Development		15.00
	ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing		5.00
	ENGL 1613	English I		5.00
	EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities		30.00
				65.00
					65.00
Books:
	ACCT 1413	General Accounting or ACCT 1514		310.50
	BSNS 1553	Introduction to Business		146.65
	BSNS 1603	Business Communications		310.00
	BSNS 2113	Small Business Management		263.40
	BSNS 2143	Human Relations in Business		160.00
	BSNS 2213	Human Resources Management		200.00
	CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development		390.00
	CDEV 2363	Administration in Child Care Settings		183.65
	CDEV 2403	Clinical Experience		37.30
	CDEV 2523	Intro to Early Childhood Education		171.40
	CDEV 2533	Early Childhood Curriculum Development		259.65
	CDEV 2543	Child Study and Observation		110.00
	CDEV 2633	Health, Nutrition & Safety		207.00
	COMP 1521	Computer Literacy		141.00
	EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities		223.00
	ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing		62.65
	ENGL 1613	English I		73.35
	PSYC 1813	Introduction to Psychology		104.00
	SPCH 1553	Introductory Speech		85.95
				3,443.50
					3,443.50
TOTAL					$12,596.50
This program requires six hours of electives. The total price does not include all costs associated with the electives. All prices are subject to change. Please visit Hammes Bookstore for the most up-to-date textbook prices.