Early Childhood Education- Teaching Assistant- Certificate

The Early Childhood Teaching Assistant Certificate Program provides training for individuals working in early child- hood education settings. Upon initial enrollment in the program students must complete an "Application to Participate" form .

Students completing observation hours may be required to complete state and federal criminal background checks, depending upon where they are doing their observations.

NOTE: Entry into the program is determined through the evaluation of personal qualifications and verification that the student meets the requirements to work in the field.

Required Courses

First Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 103	Intro. Early Childhood Educat	3
EDUC 260	Health/Nutrition Young Childr	2
	Education Elective	2-4
	Education Elective	2-4
PSYC 100	Introduction to Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
	Education Elective	2-4
	Education Elective	2-4
	Education Elective	2-4
PSYC 101	Child Development	3
ENGL 121	Communication Skills	3
HLTH 102	First Aid and Personal Safety	2
Total Credit Hours:		16

ENGL 121 can be substituted with ENGL 101.

Education Electives

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
EDUC 104	Creative Learning Experiences	4
EDUC 159	Issues in Exceptionalities	3
EDUC 160	Guiding Children	2
EDUC 170	Infant/Toddler Curriculum I	3
EDUC 206	Cultural Effects on Child Dev	3
EDUC 207	Childrens Literature	3
EDUC 208	Language Development	3
EDUC 220	Day Care Administration	3
EDUC 230	Infant & Toddler Development	3
EDUC 240	Program Planning/Young Children	3
EDUC 250	Math/Science for Young Childr	3

Student must take a total of 15 credit hours in Education electives.

Total Credit Hours: 31