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Child & Family Services (AAS.CFS)
 
Associate in Applied Science Degree
 
The primary objective of the Child & Family Services program is to provide students who are interested in a career working with children and/or the family sector with the appropriate academic background and practical experience needed to successfully gain employment in a variety of job opportunities associated with this specific background. Employment opportunities include the following: parent advocate, parental model trainer, subsidy specialist, child care specialist, and family aide specialist. In addition, the program was designed and created to be a transferable option to achieve a bachelor of science degree in family and consumer sciences with a focus in family service. Contact an academic advisor regarding transferability options.  
 
First Year  
   
1st Semester Semester Hours
ENG 120 Composition I 3
PSY 279 Human Development/Life Span 3
ECE 100† Intro to Early Childhood Education 3
ECE 110† Child Behavior and Management 3
SPE 111 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
SOC 280 Introduction to Sociology 3
Total 18
 
 
2nd Semester   Semester Hours
HSP120 Introduction to Social Work or  
HSP101 Dynamics of Domestic Violence 3
PSY 274 Child Development 3
ENG 121 Composition II 3
ART 165
ART 250
MUS 229
Fundamentals of Art or
Understanding Art or
Understanding Music
3
PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology 3
Total 15
   
   
Second Year  
   
1st Semester Semester Hours
BIO100 Biological Science 4
HEC 102† Health/Safety/Nutrition Young Child 3
ECE 083† Instructional Methods 3
ECE 051† Infant/Toddler Environment 3
PSY 278 Family Relations 3
Total 16
 
 
2nd Semester   Semester Hours
ECE 087†† Organization/Management of Pre-Schools
3
ECE 095†† Creative Activities for Pre-School Children
4
ECE 120†† Field Experience Seminar 1
EDU 210 Diversity Schools and Societies 3
HED 178 Responding to Emergencies 2
ECE 125†† Field Experience 2
Total 15
 
† Course only offered fall semester.
†† Course only offered spring semester.
ECE 120 and 125 must be taken the same semester.

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