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Educational Assistant/School Age Children and Youth

The purpose of the Educational Assistant certificate is to provide an overview of child growth and development, communication, classroom management strategies, and practical experiences for before and after school child care professionals and for assistants in elementary school classrooms. It is designed to meet the course-work requirements at the Teacher Level of the Children’s Center Permit with a School Age Emphasis.

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Certificate Requirements:

Core Courses (24 Units)

CDES 101* Early Childhood Learning, Play, and Programs 3

CDES 15*

or

SOC 15

Child, Family, and Community

Socialization of the Child

3

3
CDES 110* Early Childhood Curriculum and Practice 1 3
CDES 111* Child Guidance and Communication 3
CDES 112* Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3
CDES 117* Teaching Children in a Diverse Society 3
CDES 120* Observation and Assessment 3
CDES/PSYC 7 Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence 3

School Age Courses (9 Units)

CDES 90* or

CDES 131

Explorations of K-12 Education

Educational Psychology

3

CDES 116 or

CDES 118

Teaching in Mulitlingual Classrooms

Exceptional Children

3
CDES 125* School Age Children and Youth 3

Supervised Field Experience Couse (1 Unit)

CWE 168

Coopertive Work Experience

Must be taken concurrently with CDES 90, CDES 116, CDES 118, or CDES 125)

1

And 16 units of General Education Courses

One course in each of the following 4 areas must be included.

See Associate Degree, CSU or IGETC General Education lists found in Student Handbook for acceptable courses.

  • English/ Language Arts,
  • Science or Math,
  • Humanities/Fine Arts,
  • Social Sciences
                                                                      Total units 47

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description** Must be taken concurrently