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Early Childhood Education Certificate

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE

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The Child Development Certificate program provides students with an Occupatonal Certificate needed for GreatStart. This certificate leads into the two-year AAS Degree for Child Development. All students in the program must go through a background check as required by the Department of Children and Family Services. Additionally, a physical exam proving the student is free of communicable disease, including tuberculosis, and physical or mental conditions which could affect his or her ability to perform assigned duties is required.

Total Hours: 35

First Semester		Credit Hours
ECE 1201	Child Development	3.00
ECE 1202	Planning/Organizing/Managing Early Childhood Environment	3.00
ECE 2205	Programming/Teaching School Age	3.00
ECE 2207	Child Guidance	3.00
ENGL 1101	Rhetoric and Composition I	3.00
HEA 1102	Basic First Aid	2.00
		17

Second Semester
CSCI 1101	Introduction to Computers	3.00
ECE 1203	Child Study and Observation	3.00
ECE 1206	Curriculum and Teaching Strategies for Young Children	3.00
ECE 1207	Language Arts for Young Children	3.00
ECE 1209	Child Development Practicum I	3.00
SOCI 2101	Social Problems	3.00
		18