PSYCH 225 Early Childhood Development

3 Credits

This course focuses on the theory and experience of the perceptual, motor, cognitive, social, psychological, and moral development of the child from infancy to eight years of age. A practicum, which consists of 12 hours per semester of supervised experience in the Neumann University Child Development Center, is a required component of this course. Through this practicum, students learn observation, assessment, and record-keeping skills.

Prerequisite(s): Proof of a current FBI Fingerprint Clearance, a Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance, and a Pennsylvania Criminal Background Clearance is required in order to begin this course; and PSYCH 101 (with a minimum grade of C).

This course is a requirement for the Early Childhood/Elementary Education major and is restricted to these students.