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CAREER PROGRAMS: Major Requirements

Child Studies Certificate and Degrees
Family Development Certificate of Proficiency
32 UNITS
2007-2008 Academic Year

Successful completion of 32 semester units in coursework listed below plus 16 units in general education.

Family Development Certificate of Proficiency
Course Number     Course Name     Units     
CHS 2 Child Growth and Development 3
CHS 5 Childhood and Culture 3
CHS 35A Family Development 3
CHS 35B Family Development 3
CHS 63 Child Family and Community 3
CHS 66 Child Health and Safety 3
CHS 70 Infant Toddler Development and Care 3
CHS 87 Methods of Observation in EC Settings 3
CHS 91 Directed Studies 2
ELECTIVES: Complete 6 units from the following list:
CHS 58 Language, Literacy and the Dev. Child 3
CHS 83 Documentation of Children's Learning 2
CHS 84 Advocacy For Children 3
CHS 85 Adult Supervision 3
CHS 86 Technology for Teachers and Administrators 3
CHS 88 Early Childhood Environments 3

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

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REVISED August 1, 2007

 
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