GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

This curriculum is designed for those students who plan careers in teaching in a pre-school setting. The program requires completion of the 31 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
Verification of TB clearance.	CHLDV 133	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
	CHLDV 135	Early Childhood through Adolescence	3
CHLDV 135 and verification of TB clearance.	CHLDV 140	Principles and Practices in Pre-School Education	4
CHLDV 140 and verification of TB clearance Corequisite: CHLDV 180, 181 or 182	CHLDV 141	Student Teaching Seminar	2
	CHLDV 142	Home, School, and Community Relations	3
	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	Child Health	3
CHLDV 135	CHLDV 147	Working with Infants and Toddlers	3
CHLDV 140 (may be taken concurrently)	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 Children of Various Cultures	3
	CHLDV 158* or Dance 158	Movement Development: Birth Through Twelve Years	3
	CHLDV 160	Guiding Children and Adolescents	3
CHLDV 135 and 140 or equivalent	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 135 and 140 or equivalent	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		31-32
		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 courses only 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 2008	GCC CATALOG 2008-2009
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