Grayson College offers a Child Development Associate of Applied Science degree, certificates, and Occupational skills awards. The Child Development AAS degree programs are also available in an online format.
This 60-hour degree explores child growth and development and how to interact and provides the strongest education and foundations for all children birth through adolescence with a focus on birth through age eight. This degree has you in early childhood classrooms from the first semester working and learning. This degree allows for many careers in a variety of fields like child care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, Early Childhood Intervention, and Head Start.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree, certificate and occupational skills requires that you have a High School Diploma or equivalent. The Associate of Applied Science requires that you have met TSI requirements.
To earn a degree or certificate in this program, students must successfully complete a capstone course with a grade of B prior to graduation.
Accreditation Information:
National Association of the Education of Young Children
Rhian Evans Allyin
Chief Executive Officer
1401 H Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
202-232-8777 (phone)
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| CDEC 1319 (Child Guidance) | 3 |
| CDEC 1323 (Observation & Assessment) | 3 |
| TECA 1354 (Child Growth & Development) | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 (Children with Special Needs) | 3 |
| *EDUC 1300 (Learning Frameworks) | 3 |
| CDEC 2326 (Administration of Programs for Children I) | 3 |
| TECA 1311 (Educating Young Children) | 3 |
| *ENGL 1301 (Comp I) or SPCH 1311 (Intro to Speech Comm.) | 3 |
| *BIOL 1308, GEOL 1301, MATH 1332 or MATH 1342 | 3 |
| CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs) | 3 |
| TECA 1303 (Families, School & Communities) | 3 |
| TECA 1318 (Wellness of the Young Child) | 3 |
| *Approved Child Development Elective1 | 3 |
| *Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core | 3 |
| CDEC 2328 (Administration of Program for Children II) | 3 |
| CDEC 1356 (Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood) | 3 |
| CDEC 1321 or CDEC 2341 | 3 |
| *Approved Elective2 | 3 |
| *Approved Elective2 | 3 |
| CDEC 2384 Cooperative Education - Child Development |
3 |
| total: | 60 |
All students must meet with an advisor to determine which courses will transfer to the 4-year school of their choice.
1Approved Child Development Electives: CDEC 1317, 1321, 1330, 1335, 1339, 1343, 1358, 2304, 2307, 2315, 2322, 2324, 2340, 2341 or Southeastern Oklahoma students see note below.
2Students transferring to Southeastern Oklahoma must take ENGL 1301 and SOC 1301 as approved electives.
*Students transferring to TWU choose: CDEC 1321 (Infants and Toddlers) or CDEC 1358 (Creative Arts) as approved Child Development Electives, HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 as approved electives
*Please review your Student Planner or contact your Student Success Coach/Faculty Mentor to review which courses may be used to fill this degree requirement.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| CDEC 2326 (Admin of Programs of Children I) | 3 |
| CDEC 2328 (Admin of Program for Children II) | 3 |
| CDEC 1319 (Child Guidance) | 3 |
| CDEC 1323 (Observation & Assessment) | 3 |
| TECA 1318 (Wellness of the Young Child) | 3 |
| TECA 1354 (Child Growth & Development) | 3 |
| TECA 1303 (Families, Schools & Community) | 3 |
| CDEC 1313 (Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs) | 3 |
| CDEC 2336 (Admin. of Program of Children III) | 3 |
| total: | 27 |
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| CDEC 1319 (Child Guidance) | 3 |
| CDEC 1323 (Observation & Assessment) | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 (Children with Special Needs) | 3 |
| TECA 1303 (Families, Schools & Community) | 3 |
| TECA 1318 (Wellness of the Young Child) | 3 |
| EDUC 1300 (Learning Frameworks) | 3 |
| TECA 1311 (Educating Young Children) | 3 |
| CDEC 1356 (Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood) | 3 |
| TECA 1354 (Child Growth & Development) | 3 |
| CDEC 1313 (Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs Capstone) | 3 |
| total: | 30 |
This award does not lead to national CDA credential.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| TECA 1354 (Child Growth & Development) | 3 |
| CDEC 1359 (Children with Special Needs) | 3 |
| CDEC 1319 (Child Guidance) | 3 |
| total: | 9 |
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| CDEC 1317 (Child Development Associate Training I) | 3 |
| CDEC 2322 (Child Development Associate Training II) | 3 |
| CDEC 2324 (Child Development Associate Training III) | 3 |
| total: | 9 |