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CAREER PROGRAMS: Major Requirements

Child Studies Certificate and Degrees
Family Development Certificate of Achievement
32 UNITS

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

Family Development Certificate of Achievement
Course Number     Course Name     Units     
CHS 2 Child Growth and Development 3
CHS 5 Childhood and Culture 3
CHS 33A Family Development 3
CHS 33B 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 July 22, 2008

 
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