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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
EDU/HSER 1128 Guidance, Communication and Development of Young Children, 3cr
EDU/HSER 1132 Creative Activities for the Young Child, 2cr
EDU/HSER 1133 Children’s Health, Nutrition, Physical Development, and the Effects of Drugs, 3cr EDU/HSER 1136 Infant and Toddler Development, 2cr
PSYC 1215 Child and Adolescent Psychology, 3cr
HLTH 1127 Community First Aid, Safety and CPR, 1cr
HSER 1179 Human Services Seminar, 1cr
HSER 1189 Internship, 3cr
Electives, 7cr
Select from the following elective courses:
EDU/HSER 1195 Urban Education: Early Childhood Birth to Grade 3, 3cr
EDU 2805 Introduction to Children’s Literature, 3cr
HSER 1112 Crisis Assessment and Intervention, 3cr
EDU/HSER 1130 Early Childhood Education, 3cr
EDU/HSER 1138 Children with Special Needs, 2cr
SOC 1100 Introduction to Sociology, 4cr
For more information call an admissions representative at 651/450-3000 or send us your question.