Child Development and Education Certificates and Degrees
The CDE Department has a variety of certificates and degrees designed to meet different goals! CDE Faculty and Academic Counselors can help you select the one for you!
Note: Two of our courses CDE 110 Introduction to Curriculum and CDE 121 Practicum: The Student Teaching Experience have Pre-requisite courses that must be completed BEFORE you can register for the course. If you think you may have taken a pre-requisite course at another college you must complete a prerequisite clearance request.
- CDE 110- Introduction to Curriculum: pre-requisite courses are:
- CDE 7-Child, Growth and Development
- CDE 101- Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
- CDE 121- Practicum: The Student Teaching Experience prerequisite courses are:
- CDE 110- Introduction to Curriculum
- CDE 7-Child, Growth and Development
- CDE 15-Child, Family and Community
- CDE 101- Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
- CDE 120- Observation and Assessment
The links below take you to the course requirements for each program.
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- Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Associate in Science for Transfer
- Certificate of Achievement
- Associate Teacher Level I Certificate of Achievement**
- Early Childhood Teacher Certificate of Achievement
- Infant Toddler Teacher Certificate of Achievement
- Master Teacher Certificate of Achievement
- Professional Development for Preschool/TK Educator Certificate of Achievement
- Site Supervisor Certificate of Achievement
- Non-Credit Certificate of Completion
**Zero Textbook Costs! You can earn this degree/certificate without having to pay for textbooks.
Associate Teacher Certificate
Child and Adolescent Development Associate Degree for Transfer