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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Certificate AL, LO

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for employment in situations where care and maintenance of young children is the primary object. Occupational opportunities include aides in child development centers, day care centers, nursery school, residential facilities, and family day care homes.

One Year

1st Semester

2nd Semester


 

   CHD

118

Language Arts for Young Children

3

 

   CHD

121

Childhood Educational Dev. I

3

 

   EDU

100

Introduction to Education

1

 

   EDU

160

Tech./Observation in Early Ed.

3

 

   EDU

235

Health/Safety/Nutrition Ed.

3

 

   SOC

216

Child-Parent Comm. Relations

3

 

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Social Science Elective

 

 

   SDV

 

Elective

1

 

 

   CHD

125

Creative Activities for Children

 

3

 

   CHD

298

Seminar and Project

 

3

 

   EDU

155

Parent Education

 

3

 

   ENG

111

College Composition I

 

3

 

   PSY

231

Life Span Human Dev. I

 

3

 


 

 

Total Credits/Semester

17

15

Total credits for the Early Childhood Development Assistant Certificate = 32.

1 The social science elective may be selected from the  economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology) courses listed on pages 40-41.

       
 
       

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