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.
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One Year
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1st Semester
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2nd Semester
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CHD
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118
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Language Arts for Young Children
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3
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CHD
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121
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Childhood Educational Dev. I
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3
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EDU
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100
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Introduction to Education
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1
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EDU
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160
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Tech./Observation in Early Ed.
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3
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EDU
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235
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Health/Safety/Nutrition Ed.
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3
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SOC
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216
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Child-Parent Comm. Relations
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3
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1 ___ |
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Social Science Elective |
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SDV
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Elective
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1
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CHD
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125
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Creative Activities for Children
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3
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CHD
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298
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Seminar and Project
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3
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EDU
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155
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Parent Education
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3
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ENG
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111
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College Composition I
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3
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PSY
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231
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Life Span Human Dev. I
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3
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Total Credits/Semester
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17
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15
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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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