GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
MASTER TEACHER

This curriculum is designed for those students who plan careers in teaching in a pre-school setting. The program requires completion of the 30 units of Child Development curriculum plus 16 units of General Education courses, necessary for the Child Center Permit.
The certificate is outlined in acknowledgment of the California Child Development Permit, which is issued through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The permit enables an educator to move along a career ladder which supports a hierarchy of professional goals and competencies relative to employment and leadership. The required courses listed for this child development certificate meet the requirements of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for teachers of Child Development Centers, Extended Day Care Centers, and other publicly funded children’s centers; the requirements of the California Child Development Permits: Preschool and School-Age Matrixes, and Administrative Code, Title XXII for teachers and directors of state licensed infant/toddler, preschool, and school-aged programs; the recommendations of the California Community Colleges Home Economic Program Plan for child development students; and the paraprofessional criteria in the 2001 "No Child Left Behind." The permit enables an educator to move along a career ladder which supports a hierarchy of professional goals and competencies relative to employment and leadership.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
CHLDV 135

CHLDV 133

 Observation and Assessment

3
 

CHLDV 135

 Child Growth and Development

3
CHLDV 135 and verification of TB clearance.

CHLDV 140

 Principles and Practice of Teaching 3
CHLDV 140 and verification of TB clearance
Corequisite: CHLDV 180, 181 or 182

CHLDV 141

 Student Teaching Seminar

2
 

CHLDV 142

 Child, Family, and Community

3
State of California Child Development Permit 

CHLDV 176

 Mentor Teacher Practices

3
Corequisite: CHLDV 141

CHLDV 180 or
CHLDV 181 or
CHLDV 182

 Student Teaching Field Practice - Infant/Toddler Focus
Student Teaching Field Practice - Preschool Focus
Student Teaching Field Practice - School Age Focus

1 or
1 or
1
   Select a minimum of 6 units from the following:
CHLDV 135

CHLDV 137

 School Age Children in Child Care

3
 

CHLDV 138

 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3
CHLDV 135

CHLDV 147

 Working with Infants and Toddlers

3
  CHLDV 151* Creative Activities for Preschool Children 3
  CHLDV 152* Music for Young Children 3
  CHLDV 154* Early Childhood Education and the Art Experience 3
CHLDV 135 (may be taken concurrently) CHLDV 155* Children with Special Needs 3
CHLDV 135 CHLDV 156* Teaching in a Diverse Society 3
  CHLDV 158* or Dance 158 Movement Development: Birth Through Twelve Years 3
  CHLDV 160 Guiding Children and Adolescents 3
  CHLDV 174 Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs I 3
CHLDV 174 CHLDV 175 Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs II 3
  CHLDV 210* Scaffolding Learning in Early Childhood Education 3
  CHLDV 220 Stress, Coping and Resiliency  for the Professional Educator 3
  Complete one of the following specialties for at least 6 units:
     Arts
 

CHLDV 152* 

Music for Young Children

3

 

CHLDV 154*

 Early Childhood Education and the Art Experience

3
 

CHLDV 158* or DANCE 158*

Movement Development: Birth Through Twelve Years

3
    Special Needs
CHLDV 135 (may be taken concurrently)

CHLDV 155* 

Children with Special Needs

3

 

ASL 101

 American Sign Language I

4
    Cultural Diversity
CHLDV 135

CHLDV 156* 

 Teaching Children of Various Cultures

3

Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151

ETH S 121

 Ethnic and Racial Minorities

3
      Curriculum
CHLDV 140 (may be taken concurrently)

CHLDV 151*

Creative Activities for Preschool Children

3

CHLDV 135 and 140 or equivalent

CHLDV 210*

 Scaffolding Learning in Early Childhood Education

3
  TOTAL UNITS OF REQUIRED COURSES 30
  Select a minimum of 16 units with at least one course from each of the following G.C.C. AA/AS G.E. areas:
    -10.a. Natural Science or 10.d.(2). Math course and  
    -10.b. Social Science and  
    -10.c. Humanities and  
    -10.d.(1). English Composition   
  TOTAL UNITS OF G.E. REQUIRED 16
Note: * These courses may not be used to meet more than one requirement.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2009 GCC Catalog 2009-2010

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.