CAREER PROGRAMS: Child Studies

Certificate of Achievement:
Early Childhood Education

Major Requirements: 30 UNITS

Successful completion of 30 semester units in coursework listed below plus 16 units in general education. This satisfies State Department of Education Title 5 coursework requirements for the Child Development Teacher Permit.

Early Childhood Certificate of Achievement

Course Number	Course Name	Units
CHS 1	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
CHS 2	Child Growth and Development	3
CHS 60	Children's Ways of Thinking and Knowing	3
CHS 63	Child Family and Community	3
CHS 66	Child Health and Safety	3
CHS 80	Curriculum Principles and Practices	3
CHS 87	Methods of Observation in Early Childhood Settings	3
CHS 31	Student Teaching Practicum	3
CHS 35	Field Exp in EC Classrooms	3
ELECTIVES: Complete 6 units from the following list:
CHS 5	Childhood and Culture	3
CHS 58	Language, Literacy and the Developing Child	3
CHS 88	Early Childhood Environments	3
CHS 59	Music & Movement	3
CHS 67	Creative Art Experience	3
CHS 70	Infant Toddler Development & Care	3
CHS 83	Documentation of Children's Learning	2
CHS 84	Advocacy for Children	1
CHS 86	Technology for Teachers	3
CHS 88A	The Outdoor Experience	1

Sixteen diversified semester units in general education should include at least one course in each of the following areas:

1. Humanities and/or Fine Arts
2. Social Sciences
3. Math and/or Science
4. English/Language Arts