Contacts:

Tammy D. Bibbee
Director,
Transfer and Collaborative Programs
Davis Hall,
Community and Technical College WVU Tech,
Montgomery, WV 25136
Phone: (304) 442-3209
E-Mail: tbibbee@wvutech.edu

Child Development Specialist1,2

Occupational Developement, A.A.S.

COMPONENT I GENERAL EDUCATION (22 Credit Hours)
ENGL 101 English Composition I3 3
ENGL 102 Business & Professional Writing4 3
CMIS 101 Fundamentals of Computer Applications 3
OTEC 182 Business Mathematics5 3
Laboratory Science 4
Gen Education Elective 3
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COMPONENT II CLASSROOM TRAINING (32 Credit Hours)
  • Component II A Occupational Component Electives2
 (12 Credit Hours)
  • Component II B Classroom Training in Child Development
 (20 Credit Hours)
All students are required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of approved total classroom training.8 Approved training is available through River Valley Child Development Services. Please contact program advisor for information.

COMPONENT III  On-the-Job Training in Child Development9,10      (13 Credit Hours)
All students are required to complete a minimum of two years of full-time on-the-job training in an approved apprenticeship employment site. Contact program advisors for more information.

HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION:67
Notes

  1. Students may enter this program with no prior experience but must complete approved Chid Development Apprenticeship before being eligible for graduation.
  2. Child Development Associate (CDA) fulfills 12 credut hours of electives in Occupational Component Elecives.
  3. Fulfills state Written Communication requirements for Occupational Child Development Specialist Degree.
  4. Fulfills state Oral Communication requirements for Occupational Child Development Specialist Degree.
  5. Seven total Quantitative Skills/Laboratory Science Experience credits are required for Occupational Development Degeree and general Education Core. 1) Laboratory science may include BIOL 111 General Biology, PHSC Physical Science, 2)OTEC 182 coupled with CMIS 101 meets computer application general education core.
  6. Fulfills Social Science course requirements for Occupational Development and General Education/Cultural Diversity requirements for WVU Tech Genereal Education Core.
  7. Must provide documentation of West Virginia Department of education and the Bureau of apprenticeship and Training "Chil Development Specialist" completion to have credit recorded immediately prior to graduation.
  8. A letter must be recieved from employer to verify this employment
  9. Maximim of 2,600 contact hours of on-the-job training, converted to credit hours on a ratio of 200:1, can be counted toward the A.A.S. degree.