The Department of General Education and Developmental Studies offers a transferable academic degree, the Associate of Arts in General Studies and the Associate of Arts in Teaching . The department supports all of the technical and academic programs at LIT by offering general education courses for the core curriculum and undergraduate degree programs. Developmental Education courses are also housed within the department.
No active programs available.
Child Care and Development
Program Director: Sharon Kruger
Office: Technology Center, Room 220
Address: 802 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 247-5290
E-mail: childcare@lit.edu
The 60 SCH Child Care and Development Program prepares individuals for employment in the field of early childhood care. The care giver of young children works with young children in a child care setting, observing, overseeing, interacting and teaching, which includes setting up curriculum and activities. The care giver is aware of and attends to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive needs of the individual child.
The Day Care/Child Care Center Director supervises and oversees the training of care givers, may work directly with children, and works with budgeting and financing. The director knows the minimum standards to remain in compliance with state licensing practices. The director works with parents and oversees the food program and curriculum.
The Child Care Director/Quality Care giver can perform the duties of a care giver and director. In addition, the care giver may go into the home of children, develop programs to educate parents with parenting skills and other life skills, assess families and individual children, train care givers, and demonstrate child care center equipment.
The courses may be used as academic instruction in working toward National Child Development Associate requirements, but do not provide Child Development Associate certification by themselves.
Students complete classes on the LIT campus and observation requirements at an approved child care facility. Students enrolled in child care and development classes must supply 1) a complete criminal background check, and 2) a State approved fingerprint requirement. Students must have access to transportation to child care facilities in the region.
A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in all courses required in the Recommended Programs of Study.
A graduate of the two-year instructional program is awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree.
Associate of Applied Science
Certificate
General Studies
Program Director: Chris Sams
Office: Technology Center, Room 240
Address: 855 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 247-5186
E-mail: casams@lit.edu |
Program Director: Sarah Culver
Office: Technology Center, Room 206
Address: 855 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 247-5273
E-mail: sculver@lit.edu |
Program Director: Dexter Babin
Office: Technology Center, Room 234
Address: 855 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 247-4856
E-mail: dababin@lit.edu |
Program Director: Sarah Wallace
Office: Technology Center, Room 232
Address: 855 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 247-5046
E-mail: sewallace@lit.edu |
The Associates of Arts in General Studies degree is designed to provide students with a strong education foundation needed for the work force and academic transfer to four-year higher education institutions. The curriculum includes coursework in communication, mathematics, natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities. In addition, the degree provides a general electives section for students to select courses based on interest and career paths.
Academic Associates
Certificate
Teacher Education
Program Director: Carolyn Heflin
Office: Technology Center, Room 222
Address: 855 E. Lavaca St., Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409) 257-0059
E-mail: cheflin1@lit.edu
The Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) is a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) approved degree. The AAT consists of courses intended for transfer to baccalaureate programs that lead to initial Texas teacher certification. The program gives students an academic foundation in core subjects, while also providing experiential learning opportunities through observation hours and skills-based assignments.
Academic Associates