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(30 credits)
Purpose: Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain employment in early childhood, preschool and child care settings as a child care teacher.
Program Information: This certificate program is designed to allow students the appropriate training that will allow them to be qualified for entry-level teacher positions in the early childhood field. The students will acquire theory, knowledge, skills, and techniques to prepare them for employment..
This program helps students confront directly the realities of a career focused on caring for the needs of children. Students explore attitudes, thoughts, and feelings as they affect their ability to work effectively with others as an early childhood educator. Direct experience with children and agencies, through internship and class experiences, are essential features of this program.
Occupational Objectives: Advocate, case manager, activities director for children, assistant teacher-child day/care teacher, child care worker, information and referral specialist, and other human service related employment.
EDU 2010 Teaching Emergent Readers, 2cr
HSER 1123 Family Functions and Interactions, 3cr
HSER 1128/EDU 1128 Guidance/Communication
Development of Young Children, 3cr
HSER 1132 Creative Activities for the Young Child, 2cr
HSER 1136 Infant, Toddler Development, 2cr
HSER 1133 Child Health, Nutrition, Safety
and Physical Development, 3cr
PSYC 1215 Child and Adolescent Psychology, 3cr
HLTH 1129 Community First Aid, Safety, and CPR, 1cr
HSER 1179 Seminar, 1cr
HSER 1189 Internship, 4cr
Electives, 6cr
Select from the following elective courses:
EDU 1195 Intro to Urban Teacher: Early Childhood
Education Birth to Grade 3, 3cr
EDU 2805 Intro to Children’s Literature, 3cr
HSER 1112 Crisis Assessment and Intervention, 3cr
HSER 1130 Early Childhood Education, 3cr
HSER 1138 The Special Needs Child, 2cr
SOC 1100 Introduction to Sociology, 4cr
For more information on the Child Care Teacher Vocational Certificate call an admissions representative at 651/450-8500 or send us your question.