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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Catalog with Addendum
Child Development/Early Childhood, AAS
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If you have a desire to work with children and families, then the Child Development and Early Childhood program would like to welcome you.
The Child Development and Early Childhood AAS degree program provides you the foundation to pursue further education in the fields of Child Development, Family Studies and Human Development. It also prepares you to be a lead teacher in and/or a director of quality early care and education programs.
With focus on the practical application of current theory, we will show you how to provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of young children. Begin shaping the minds of our future at TJC and discover all the wonder of early childhood education.
Marketable skills for this award include: building effective relationships, customer service, strong work ethic, team work, and verbal communication skills.
Associate of Applied Science
TSI Complete
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Major Courses: 36 Credits
General Education Requirements: 24 Credits
Every Associate of Applied Science degree plan must contain at least 15 semester hours of general education courses. At least one course must be taken from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts (language, philosophy & culture/creative arts), social/behavioral science (social and behavioral sciences/American history/government/political science), and natural science/mathematics (life and physical sciences/mathematics). Major Courses: 36
General Education Requirements: 24 Recommended Course Sequence:
Total Semester Hours: 60
Note: - The Child Development/Early Childhood Program is located at the TJC Central Campus (1400 East Fifth Street, Tyler, TX 75701). Our courses are offered face-to-face, hybrid, and online. Face-to-face and hybrid courses are taught in the Pirtle Technology Building, Room 201.
- Students enrolling in the Child Development/Early Childhood Program will be subject to a criminal background check.
- All Child Development/Early Childhood (CDEC) courses have a required textbook.
- Some courses are only offered during fall semester or spring semester, but not both. Please plan accordingly.
- # indicates course only taught in the fall semester
- + indicates course only taught in the spring semester
- *Represent General Education requirements.
- **CDEC 1303 , CDEC 1311 , and CDEC 1318 content is aligned with Texas State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards, which requires students to participate in a minimum of 16 hours of field experience with children from infancy through age 12 in a variety of settings with varied and diverse populations. The field experiences are aligned with these Standards and may not always be approved for students living in another state.
- Students living in the TJC Service Area, or within 35 miles of TJC, must complete the required field experiences at TJC’s Laboratory School, the Family Learning Center of Tyler.
- Those living outside of the TJC Service Area, or more than 35 miles from TJC, may complete the required field experiences at an accredited or approved childcare center or school in their service area.
- A TJC Facility Agreement must be completed and returned prior to the student beginning field experience hours at an approved alternative center/school.
- Students should follow the guidelines for the field experience requirements outlined in each individual course. For more information, contact the Department Chair, Lynn Sitton, at lynn.sitton@tjc.edu or 903-510-2921.
- ***CDEC 2384 is the capstone course for this degree.
- Please see www.tjc.edu for articulation agreements concerning this degree.
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