Course variations

Course summary

This program provides a broad-based foundation of child development in the areas of learning, cognition, language, and social/ emotional development. Field experiences support and enhance professional development in each of these areas.

Program modules

The modules include ENGL 100/104 English Composition I and ENGL 105 English Composition II or ENGL 108 Accel First Yr Compos, COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication, BIOL 125 Life Sciences or BIOL 124 Introduction to Environmental Biology I, CIS 204 Introduction to Computer-based Systems, PSY 120 Elementary Psychology, PSY 344 Human Sexuality, PSY 361 Human Development I, PSY 362 Human Development II, SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology, SOC 350 Social Psych. Marriage/Family, BHS 216 Introduction to Early Childhood Ed., BHS 217 Appl. Devel. Child Care, BHS 224 Language and Literacy in Early Childhood, BHS 225 Art, Music and Movement in Early Childhood, BHS 310 Math, Science, and Social Studies in Early Childhood, BHS 331 Techniques of Human Assess, BHS 332 Child Care Administration, BHS 354 Practicum Early Childhood I, BHS 355 Practicum Early Childhood II or BHS 356 Practicum with Infants and Toddlers, F and N 260 Nutrition in Early Childhood Education, BHS 125 Children in Family Care, BHS 228 Developmental Infant and Toddler Care, BHS 320 Children’s Social Development, BHS 340 Teaching Very Young Children with Special Needs.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have completed a graduation from an accredited secondary school and prove secondary school graduation by submitting official academic transcripts and if appropriate true and attested English translations. Students must meet the academic standards for admission set by Purdue University Calumet's Academic Departments. For admission into a degree seeking major, students must prove proficiency in the English Language by achieving one of the following and submitting an official test score report: A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550, paper and pencil test, or 79, internet Based TOEFL (iBT), a grade of at least a B in English at the ordinary level of G.C.E. (General Certificate of Education) or G.C.S.E. (General Certificate of Secondary Education), a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) verbal score of 480 or greater, transferable credit from an accredited US institution of higher education equivalent to Purdue University Calumet’s ENGL 104, English Composition course, an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Score of 6.5.

Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

Purdue University Calumet

Department name

Libera Arts and Sciences, Department of Behavioral Sciences