This certificate is designed to meet the coursework requirements at the Master Teacher level for the State of California Children’s Center
Permit and prepares students to be competent teachers in early childhood classrooms and effective supervisors and mentors of other adults in the classroom.
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Certificate Requirements:
Core Courses (24 Units)
| CDES 101* |
Early Childhood Learning, Play, and Programs |
3 |
CDES 15*
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SOC 15* |
Child, Family, and Community
Socialization of the Child |
3
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| 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 in a Diverse Society |
3 |
| CDES 120* |
Observation and Assessment |
3 |
| CDES 7/PSYC 7 |
Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence |
3 |
Supervised Field Experience Course (7 Units)
| CDES 121* |
Early Childhood Curriculum and Practice II: Supervised Field Experience |
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| CDES 124 |
Infant and Toddler Practicum |
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| CWE 168 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
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Adult Supervision Course (2 units)
CDES 127 Adult supervision and Mentor Practices 2 Specialty Courses (6 units choose one cluster, highlighted in blue)
| Diversity |
CDES 116*
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Teaching in Multilingual Classrooms
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3
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CDES 117*
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Culture and Diversity in Classrooms |
3 |
| Special Needs |
CDES 118*
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Exceptional Children
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3
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CDES 119*
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Perceptual Motor Development |
3 |
| School Age Children & Youth |
CDES 90* |
Explorations in K-12 Education
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3
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CDES 125*
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School Age Children and Youth |
3 |
| Infancy |
CDES 123*
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Infant and Toddler Development
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3
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CDES 133*
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Infant and Toddler Curriculum and Group Care |
3 |
| Creative Arts |
CDES 114*
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Creative and Dramatic Arts
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3
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CDES 240*
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Music and Movement |
3 |
| Language and Literacy |
CDES 115*
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Language Arts, Literature, and Literacy
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3
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CDES 116*
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Teaching in Multilingual Classrooms |
3 |
| Math, Science, and Technology |
CDES 113*
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Teaching Science, Math & Technology
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PHOT 51*
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Intro to Digital Imaging
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And 16 units of General Education Courses
A 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 55
*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description** Must be taken concurrently |
