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Child Development, BS

Requirements

The program of study requires a minimum of 45 hours, on a 120-hour degree, consisting of:

Required Courses (30 hours)

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Trauma-Informed Interventions

3

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Global Advocacy

3

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Developmental Research and Evaluation

3

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Professional Development in Careers with Children

3

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Family Systems

3

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Child Development Capstone

3

course

Trauma & Relationships

3

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Trauma & Behavior

3

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Case Studies in Child Development

3

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Child Psychology

3

Elective Courses (15 hours)

Choose 5 electives:

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Special Problems

1-21

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Fundamentals of Play

3

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Fundamentals of Child Life Practice

3

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Child Development Internship

3

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Survey of Communication Disorders

3

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Language Development for Non Majors

3

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Juvenile Justice

3

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Critical Literacy and Children's Literature

3

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Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3

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Child and Adolescent Development

3

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Study of Exceptional Students

3

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Children, Creativity and the Fine Arts

3

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Infant and Child Nutrition

3

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Human Development

3

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Developmental Psychology

3

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Abnormal Psychology

3

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Comparative Psychology

3

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Human Neuropsychology

3

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Social and Emotional Development

3

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Psychology of Counseling

3

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Advanced Developmental Psychology

3

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Child Development in a Cultural Context

3

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Behavior Disorders of Childhood

3

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Applied Behavior Analysis

3

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Marriage and the Family

3

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Social Work Practice with Children

3

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Child Welfare

3

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Human Behavior and Social Environment I

3

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Animal Assisted Therapy and Social Work

3

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Grief and Loss

3

Independent Studies CHDV, COSD, EDUC, PSYC, SOWO, SOCI or CRJU

Special Topics/Problems (CHDV, COSD, EDUC, PSYC, SOWO, SOCI or CRJU)

CHDV Study Abroad

Associated Requirements

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Elementary Statistics

3

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Introduction to Psychology

3

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Introductory Sociology

3

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Introduction to Social Work

3