New River Community College 2025-2026 Navigator

2025-2026 PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE New River Community College

Career/Technical Education Programs

Certificate Early Childhood Development, Certificate

Two-Semester (One Year) Program

First Semester (Fall) CHD 120

Introduction to Early Childhood Education Creative Activities for Children Introduction to Exceptional Children

3 3 3 3 3

CHD 125 CHD 210 ENG 111 HLT 135 SDV 100

College Composition I Child Health and Nutrition College Success Skills

1 Total: 16

Second Semester (Spring) CHD 205

Guiding the Behavior of Children Observation and Participation in Early Childhood/Primary Settings

3

CHD 165

3

CHD 216

Early Childhood Programs, School, and Social Change 3 OR SOC 215

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

3 3

PSY 230 SOC 200

Developmental Psychology Introduction to Sociology

3 Total: 18 Total Minimum Credits: 34

NOTES:

CHD 120 is a recommended prerequisite/corequisite for all other CHD courses.

CHD 120, CHD 125, and HLT 135 are recommended prerequisites/corequisites for CHD 165.

Field experience placements in Early Childhood must be approved by the Program Head the semester prior to enrolling in CHD 165.

CHD Requirements are CHD 118, CHD 164, CHD 166, or CHD 270.

CHD 216 is recommended for Early Childhood Development students.

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