State Early Childhood Education Certificate (CP)(Plan Code: ECESEC45)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Introduction to Applied Technical Writing (5 credits/units) | ||
| English Composition I (5 credits/units) | ||
| English Composition II (5 credits/units) | ||
| Technical Writing (5 credits/units) | ||
| Computational Skills (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| Course Options | 3-5 | |
| Human Relations (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| EDUC& 150 | Child, Family, Community | 3 |
| Major Area Requirements | ||
| ECED& 105 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 5 |
| ECED& 107 | Health/Safety/Nutrition | 5 |
| ECED& 120 | Practicum-Nurturing Rel | 2 |
| ECED& 160 | Curriculum Development | 5 |
| ECED& 170 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| ECED& 180 | Language and Literacy | 3 |
| ECED& 190 | Observation and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC& 115 | Child Development | 5 |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Guiding Behavior (3 credits/units) | ||
| School Age Care (3 credits/units) | ||
| Infants/Toddler Care (3 credits/units) | ||
| Family Care Management (3 credits/units) | ||
| Administration of ECE (3 credits/units) | ||
| Additional Electives to meet minimum 45 credit/unit requirement | 0-2 | |
| Total Credits/Units | 45-47 | |
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Power, privilege and inequity: Students will analyze and evaluate their awareness of equity pedagogy and create strategies for implementing cultural competence in their work with children and their families.
- Promoting child development and learning: Students will apply developmental knowledge to create learning environments and meaningful activities.
- Teaching and learning: Students will apply developmentally appropriate practices when implementing meaningful curriculum in the classroom.
Program maps are a suggested academic plan and should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. Your student entry method, placement, course availability, and program requirements are subject to change and transfer credit(s) may change your map/plan.
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