Child Development Permit

Child Growth and Development

• EDEC 110 - Understanding Development: Birth through Adolescence Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 532 - Social and Emotional Development Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 538 - Children’s Thinking and STEM Experiences Unit(s): 3
• PSY 302 - Life Span Development Unit(s): 3
• PSY 410 - Child Development Unit(s): 3-4

Child, Family, and Community

• EDEC 270 - Families and Children in Diverse Societies Unit(s): 4
• EDEC 450 - Empowerment and Equity for Children and Families Unit(s): 3
• PSY 418 - The Psychology of Family Unit(s): 3-4
• SOCI 345 - Sociology of Families Unit(s): 4

Early Childhood Programs/Curriculum

• EDEC 237 - Early Childhood Curriculum with Field Experience Unit(s): 4
• EDEC 437 - Integrated Curriculum with Field Experience 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 - Play and its Role in Development and Learning Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 535 - The Visionary Leader in ECE Programs 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

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• PSY 411 - Child Psychopathology Unit(s): 4
• PSY 448 - Cognitive Development Unit(s): 4

Supervised Field Experience

Each of the courses in this category is a 4-unit course that includes three units of content and one unit of supervised fieldwork.  All three courses must be completed in order to meet the 3-unit supervised fieldwork requirement for the permit.

• EDEC 220 - Child Observation with Field Experience Unit(s): 4
• EDEC 237 - Early Childhood Curriculum with Field Experience Unit(s): 4
• EDEC 437 - Integrated Curriculum with Field Experience Unit(s): 4