Education: Early Childhood - Teaching Assistant

Certificate Program

Students entering this program must place into ENGL 121. A criminal background check is required as a prerequisite for EDUC 103, EDUC 206, EDUC 208, and PSYC 101, and is required for employment in DCFS licensed facilities.

REQUIRED COURSES
HOURS
First Semester
EDUC 103 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 
3
HLTH 103 First Aid and CPR/Young Children 
2
EDUC 160 Guiding Children
2
EDUC 206 Cultural Effects on Child Development. 
3
EDUC 207 Children's Literature
3
EDUC 260 Health/Nutrition Young Children 
2
Total
15
Second Semester
EDUC 104 Creative Learning Experiences 
4
EDUC 250 Math/Science for Young Children
3
EDUC 208 Language Development (pre: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor)
3
*PSYC 101 Child Development
3
ENGL 121 Communication Skills OR *ENGL 101 Rhetoric I
3
Total
16

*General Education

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