050-099 level courses These are preparatory courses that are not applicable to a degree program Developmental courses above the 100 level may be applied to degree program requirements and therefore are not considered developmental for the purposes of this document
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ
Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something. the emotional, educational, and developmental needs of the child. relating to the development of someone or something
Having to do with the steps or stages in growth and development before the age of 18
you either need to provide ACT scores or take Course Placement; or you need to successfully complete developmental courses
describes life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical, or combination of mental and physical impairments, manifested prior to age twenty-two
the child's developmental age is found by comparing the skills they have in a certain development area (eg language) with what is known about expected development (this may be different from their chronological age - see this page)
a broad term used to describe the maturity of thought process development A child may be older or younger in their thinking and processing information, than others, at a similar age
The branch of psychology concerned with the study of progressive behavioral changes in an individual from birth until death. Branch of psychology concerned with changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur throughout the human life span. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, developmental psychologists were concerned primarily with child psychology. In the 1950s they became interested in the relationship between child rearing and adult personality, as well as in examining adolescence in its own right. By the late 20th century they had become interested in all aspects of psychological development and change over the entire life span
Any of several disorders, such as autism and Asperger's syndrome, characterized by severe deficits in many areas of development, including social interaction and communication, or by the presence of repetitive, stereotyped behaviors. Such disorders are usually evident in the first years of life and are often associated with some degree of mental retardation