EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MASTER TEACHER CERTIFICATE AND PREPARATION FOR STATE PERMIT |
| Dept. |
No. |
Title |
Units |
| Required Courses: |
| ECE |
1 |
Principles & Practices of Teaching |
3 |
| ECE |
10 |
Child Growth & Development |
3 |
| ECE |
12 |
Child, Family & Community |
3 |
| ECE |
23 |
Mentor Teacher/Adult Supervision |
2 |
| ECE |
31 |
Child Abuse and Neglect |
3 |
| ECE |
40 |
Intro to Curriculum |
3 |
| ECE |
44 |
Health, Safety & Nutrition |
3 |
| ECE |
45 |
Teaching in a Diverse Society |
3 |
| ECE |
46A |
Observation & Assessment |
3 |
| ECE |
47 |
Practicum in ECE |
3 |
| ENG |
1A |
Composition |
4 |
| ECE Emphasis Courses: |
6 |
| Infant/Toddler Education: |
| ECE |
20 |
Infant/Toddler Growth & Development (3) |
AND |
| ECE |
21 |
Infant/Toddler Environments (3) |
|
| Or Early Childhood Special Education: |
| ECE |
33 |
Survey of Special Education (3) |
AND |
| ECE |
35 |
Issues in Special Education (3) |
|
| Or Early Childhood Curriculum (6 units from the following): |
| ECE |
19 |
Children's Language & Literature |
(3) |
| ECE |
30 |
Curriculum Design |
(3) |
| ECE |
38 |
Science & Number Concepts |
(3) |
| General Education Courses: 12 units from the following areas: Social Science, Humanities, Math or Science |
| |
Required Core Subtotal |
39 |
| |
General Education Subtotal |
12 |
| |
CERTIFICATE TOTAL |
51 |
| Note: State of California also requires 350 days of experience working in a child care program to apply for a Master Teacher Permit. |