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CAREER PROGRAMS: Major Requirements

Child Studies Certificate and Degrees
Early Childhood Certificate of Merit
18 UNITS
2005-2006 Academic Year

Successful completion of 18 semester units in coursework listed below. This satisfies State Department of Education Title 5 coursework requirements for the Child Development Associate Teacher Permit and Department of Social Services Title 22 coursework requirements for qualified preschool teachers in a licensed early childhood program.

Early Childhood Certificate of Merit
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 87 Methods of Observation in
Early Childhood Settings
3

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REVISED August 1, 2007


 
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