Nicholls State University

Associate of Science Degree in Child Development and Preschool Management (CDAS)

Associate of Science Degree in Child Development and Preschool Management (CDAS)

The university awards the Associate of Science Degree in Child Development and Preschool Management upon the successful completion by the student of the two-year curriculum and the requirements of the university and the College of Education. The Associate of Science program is offered for students who wish to teach or manage private or Head Start preschools. The program is designed to familiarize a student with preschool operations and at the same time accrue college credit applicable to a baccalaureate degree in Birth to Five/Early Interventionist Education.

CLR – Computer Literacy Requirement GER – General Education Requirement
OCR – Oral Communication Requirement UR – University Requirement

Suggested Course Sequence:

YEAR* COURSE NAME COURSE NUMBER REQUIREMENT CREDIT HRS
1 BIOL 105 GER 3
1 BIOL 106 GER 3
1 ENGL 101 GER 3
1 ENGL 102 GER 3
1 FCED 135 3
1 FCED 232 3
1 Fine Arts Elective GER 3
1 Freshman Seminar Course UR 1
1 HIST 151 GER 3
1 MATH 101 GER 3
1 MATH 110 GER 3
1 GEOG Elective 3
2 COMD 278 3
2 EDUC 211 3
2 EDUC 250 3
2 EDUC 251 CLR 3
2 ENGL Literature Elective GER 3
2 FCED 239 OCR 6
2 MATH 210 3
2 PSYC 206 GER 3
TOTAL HOURS 61
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