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Overview
The Infant and Child Development program is designed to equip teachers of young children with the fundamental views and skills needed to effectively nurture the development of young minds.
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Infant and Child Development is the study of young children from conception to adulthood. The program focuses primarily on the crucial early childhood years, a very special age span in human development. Courses offered will aid students in developing a personal philosophy on how children learn and why they behave as they do.
Undergraduate Major
Bachelor of Science with a major in infant and child development.
Career Opportunities
- Child Care Teacher
- Child Development Researcher
- Child/Family Therapist
- Child Life Specialist
- Curriculum Development
- Educator (Elementary, Secondary and University level)
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the university high school students must have a GPA of 2.25 as well as an SAT score of 430 on Critical Thinking/Verbal and 400 on Math or an ACT score of 17 on English and 17 on Math.
Faculty
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Francine H. Hollis, PhD, CFS
Department Chair and Executive Director of Head Start and Early Head Start Program
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