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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
TEACHER CERTIFICATE
AND PREPARATION FOR STATE PERMIT

Dept. No. Title Units
Required Courses:
ECE 1 Principles & Practices of Teaching 3
ECE 10 Child Growth & Development 3
ECE 12 Child, Family & Community 3
ECE 31 Child Abuse and Neglect 3
ECE 40 Intro to Curriculum 3
ECE 44 Health, Safety & Nutrition 3
ECE 45 Teaching in a Diverse Society 3
ECE 46A Observation & Assessment 3
ECE 47 Practicum in ECE 3
ENG 1A Composition 4
Required Core Subtotal 31
General Education Courses:  12 units from the following areas: Social Science, Humanities, Math or Science
  Required Core Subtotal 31
  General Education Subtotal 12
  CERTIFICATE TOTAL 43

Note: State of California also requires 175 days of experience working in a child care program to apply for a Teacher Permit.

 

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DISCLOSURE: Early Childhood Education—Teacher

Total # of Units

43

 

Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code

130500

SOC code and related occupations

http://www.bls.gov/soc/major_groups.htm

 

 

Preschool Teachers, Teacher Assistants

Classification of Instruction Program (CIP) code

19.0709

 

Program Completion Time*

36 months

 

% of graduates that completed within the program completion time

NA (less than 10 students completed; FERPA restriction)

 

Program Costs (9-month budget for resident students except for Tuition)

 

 

Tuition (full certificates)

$728

 

Health Fees

$28

 

Parking

$40

 

Books and Supplies

$1638

 

Room and Board

$4,338

 

Non-Resident tuition

$205 per unit + $0.25/per unit for Student Center fee

 

Median Debt

NA (less than 10 students; FERPA restriction)

 

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