Nov 23, 2024

2018-2019 General Catalog

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2018-2019 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Child Development Permit

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The California Child Development Permit is issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The permit is organized into different levels, each authorizing the holder to perform different levels of service in child development programs.

Permit Course Work

Applicants for the Child Development Permit must complete 15 units of coursework from the following categories. Please see an Early Childhood advisor for more information.

Child Growth and Development

EDEC 220 - Observing Child Development in the First 8 Years Unit(s): 4
EDEC 420 - Child Development in Family, School, and Community Unit(s): 3
EDEC 532 - Social-Moral Development in ECE Unit(s): 3
EDEC 538 - Cognitive and Language Development in Early and Middle Childhood Unit(s): 3
PSY 302 - Life Span Development Unit(s): 3
PSY 410 - Child Development Unit(s): 3-4 (3 Unit(s) Required)

Child, Family, and Community

EDEC 270 - Families and Children in Diverse Societies Unit(s): 4
EDEC 420 - Child Development in Family, School, and Community Unit(s): 3
PSY 418 - The Psychology of Family Unit(s): 3-4 (3 Unit(s) Required)
SOCI 345 - Sociology of Families Unit(s): 4

Early Childhood Programs/Curriculum

EDEC 237 - Creating Environments for Young Children Unit(s): 4
EDEC 437 - Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms Unit(s): 4

General Early Childhood Development

EDEC 201 - Foundations of Early Care and Education Unit(s): 4
EDEC 460 - Introduction to Research in Early Childhood Studies Unit(s): 4
EDEC 435 - Leadership on Behalf of Children and Families Unit(s): 4
EDEC 531 - The Role of Play in Development and Learning Unit(s): 3
EDEC 535 - Lead Adv for Children and Families Unit(s): 3
EDEC 490 - Special Topics in Early Childhood Studies Unit(s): 1-4
EDSP 432 - Young Children with Special Needs Unit(s): 4
LING 430 - Language Acquisition and Communicative Development Unit(s): 4
PSY 411 - Child Psychopathology Unit(s): 4
PSY 448 - Cognitive Development Unit(s): 4

Supervised Field Experience

EDEC 220 - Observing Child Development in the First 8 Years Unit(s): 4
EDEC 437 - Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms Unit(s): 4