Child Care and Development - Schoolcraft College

Child Care and Development from Schoolcraft College is a Campus Associate Child Care degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. To work effectively with children, early childhood educators must be sensitive to and understand the developmental stages of children. This curriculum contains theoretical and practical experiences to prepare students to work in early childhood programs in a variety of settings. The required practicum experiences at the college?s lab school, the Children?s Center, expose students to best practices in early childhood. All courses are not offered each semester. Students should work with the Counseling Center to set up a schedule that will work for them. Students who satisfactorily complete all College Requirements qualify for an Associate in Applied Science Degree . FIRST YEAR Fall Semester ENG 100 Communication Skills. . . 3 CCD 116 Child Development . . . 3 CCD 100 Introduction to Child Welfare Services. . . . . . . 3 CCD 102 Foundations of Early Childhood Education. . 3 Social Science Select 1. . . 3 PSYCH 153 Human Relations POLS 105 Survey of American Government 15 Winter Semester ENG 106 Business English. . . 3 CCD 118 Infant and Toddler Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CCD 101 Preschool Child Care. . . 3 CCD 115 School-Age Child Care. . . . 3 CCD 150 Child Care Practicum 1. . . 3 COLLS 111 Electronic Portfolio. . . . . 1 16 SECOND YEAR Fall Semester Math Select any General Education Mathematics course. . . . 3?4 CCD 126 Creative Activities. . . 3 CCD 200 Child Care Practicum 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Science Select 1. . . 4?5 BIOL 101 General Biology CHEM 111 General Chemistry 1 GEOG 105 Earth Science for Elementary Teachers GEOL 133 Physical Geology PHYS 104 Introduction to Astronomy PHYS 123 Applied Physics HUM 106 Introduction to Art and Music. . . 1 14?16 Winter Semester CCD 211 Children and Youth in Groups. . . 3 CCD 214 Operation and Maintenance of a Child Care Facility. . . 3 CCD 216 The Child with Special Needs. . . 3 CCD 121 The Adolescent. . . 3 CCD 221 Early Literacy and Numerical Thinking. . 3 CCD 224 Emerging Educator. . . 1 16 PROGRAM TOTAL 61?63 CREDITS View more details on Schoolcraft College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Child Care courses.