Child Development Minor
The purpose of the child development minor is to prepare undergraduate students to work with infants and young children from birth through age eight in a variety of settings including center-based and home-based programs.
Program Competencies
Students completing the child development minor should:
- Understand typical child growth and development.
- Understand how to build relationships with and empower families and collaborate with community agencies.
- Know the rationale for assessing children, how to conduct developmentally appropriate assessment, and use assessment data to inform teaching and program planning.
- Use their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and academic subjects to design instruction and learning environments for children.
- Use their knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and academic subjects to implement instruction and learning environments for children.
- Examine legislation and public policy regarding children and families and will serve as advocates for children and families.
- Know how to design and manage an early childhood program following state child care regulations.
Child Development Minor Requirements
To successfully complete the program, a student must obtain an overall GPA of 2.0 with no grade of "D" in courses in the minor.
Core Requirements
| EDF 207 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDEC 253 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDEE 305 | Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary | 3 |
| EDEC 418 | Preschool Program Planning | 3 |
| IECE 311 | Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| IECE 360 | Families in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| IECE 361 | Positive Child Guidance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Electives
Choose three hours (one course) from the following:
| EDEC 254 | Preschool Administration | 3 |
| EDEC 255 | Assessment of Young Children | 3 |
| EDEC 416 | Infant/Toddler Program Planning | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 24