UT Dallas 2018 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Child Learning and Development (BS)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
010 Core Course 3 010 Core Course 3
020 Core Course 3 030 Core Course 3
050 Core Course 3 040 Core Course 3
060 Core Course 3 060 Core Course 3
PSY 2301 Introduction to Psychology2 3 3 PSY 2314 Lifespan Development2
3
PSY 1100 First Year Seminar1 1 or PSY 2364 Animal Communication2
UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 0 or CGS 2301 Cognitive Science2
  16   15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
070 Core Course 3 070 Core Course 3
PSY 2317 Statistics for Psychology2 3 3 030 Core Course 3
CLDP 3310 Child Development 3 CLDP 3332 Social and Personality Development 3
or CLDP 3339 Educational Psychology PSY 3392 Research Design and Analysis 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 UNIV 2020 Core Curriculum Assessment 0
  15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CLDP 3362 Cognitive Development 3 CLDP 3303 Normal Language Development 3
CLDP 3394 Research and Evaluation Methods4 3 or CLDP 3305 Language and Literacy Development
CLDP Elective 3 CLDP Independent Study Option5 3
Elective 3 CLDP Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
CLDP 3342 Exceptional Children 3 Elective 3
or CLDP 4344 Child Psychopathology 3 Elective 3
CLDP Elective 3 Elective 3
CLDP Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3
  15   15
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 A required Preparatory course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Three (3) semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
4 Required for EC-6 Teacher Certification.
5 PSY Independent Study Option - Take one of the following: PSY 4394 or PSY 4395 or PSY 4396 or PSY 4397 or PSY 4V98 or PSY 4V99
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
 
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