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Child Development Assistant Teacher: Certificate (Locally Approved Certificate) 

Description

The Child Development curriculum provides coursework to meet the Child Development Assistant Teacher Permit. Successful completion of the coursework meets the requirements for this Permit as outlined in the Child Development Matrix. The Assistant Teacher Certificate may be earned by students who satisfactorily complete six units of coursework listed below with a grade of “C” or better.

Program Requirements

Child Development Assistant Teacher: Certificate (Locally Approved Certificate) course requirements link. Please note: This link and all links for courses, below, go to the Taft College Catalog, an external website. Plan to return to the Taft College website.

Required Courses

Course Number   Course Name Credit Hours
PSYC 2003 Child Growth and Development 3.0
ECEF 1501 Early Care, Education, and Family Studies Curriculum 3.0
    Total Credit Hours: 6

PSYC 2003, ECEF 1501: Students may take the transferable or non-transferable version of the course.

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