New River Community College 2025-2026 Navigator

2025-2026 PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE New River Community College

Career/Technical Education Programs

Associate of Applied Science Degree Human Services-Early Childhood Development Specialization, AAS

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program

First Semester (Fall) CHD 120

Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3 3 3 3 1

CHD 125 ENG 111 PSY 200 SDV 100 SOC 200

Creative Activities for Children College Composition I Principles of Psychology College Success Skills Introduction to Sociology

3 Total: 16

Second Semester (Spring) CHD 205

Guiding the Behavior of Children

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

ENG 112 HLT 110

College Composition II

Personal and Community Health

OR HLT 135

HMS 100

Introduction to Human Services

ITE

152

Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications

MTH 132

Business Mathematics

OR MTH 154

3 Total: 18

Third Semester (Fall) CHD 165

Observation and Participation in Early Childhood/Primary Settings Introduction to Exceptional Children Principles of Public Speaking Human Services/Child Development Requirement(s) (pg 92)

3 3 3 3 3 3

CHD 210 CST 100 ____ ____

PSY 216

Social Psychology OR PSY 230

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Sociology - Requirement(s) (pg 97)

3 Total: 18

Fourth Semester (Spring) CHD 216

Early Childhood Programs, School, and Social Change 3 OR SOC 215 3 Advanced Observation and Participation in Early Childhood/Primary Settings 3

CHD 265

EDU 200 ____ ____

Foundations of Education

3

Human Services/Child Development Requirement(s) (pg 92)

3

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Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement(s) (pg 92-93)

3 Total: 15 Total Minimum Credits: 67

NOTES: CHD 120 is a recommended prerequisite/corequisite for all other CHD courses. CHD 120 and CHD 125 are recommended prerequisites/corequisites for CHD 165 and CHD 265. HLT 110 is recommended for transfer students. MTH 154 is recommended for transfer students. Field experience placements in Early Childhood must be approved by the Program Head the semester prior to enrolling in CHD 165 and CHD 265. CHD 118, CHD 164, CHD 166, CHD 216, and CHD 270 are recommended for Early Childhood students. Sociology Requirements are: SOC 215, SOC 266, or SOC 268. Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts requirements in the college catalog.

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Check out NRCC’s online catalog for more details. http://catalog.nr.edu/