Early Childhood Level 3 - CHDV/ECL3.CP

Certificate of Proficiency

Requirements:

• CHDV 131 - Introduction To Child Development 3 credit hours

• CHDV 133 - Child Growth And Development 3 credit hours

• CHDV 137 - Observation & Assessment Of Children 3 credit hours

• CHDV 139 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition 3 credit hours

• CHDV 232 - Curriculum For Young Children 3 credit hours

• CHDV 234 - Children’s Laboratory 3 credit hours

• CHDV 238 - Family, School & Community Relations 3 credit hours

• CHDV 160 - Teaching Math in Early Childhood 3 credit hours

  or

• MATH 129 - Business Mathematics 3 credit hours

  or

• Any Transfer Level Math Course 3-5 credit hours (MATH 142 Math For Elementary Teachers I preferred)

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

  or

• ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours

• PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

  or

• SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the Certificate of Proficiency and Gateways Early Childhood Level 3: 30

 The Certificates of Completion offer a direct exit pathway designed for students who are in the field, or are seeking immediate employment and are pursuing Gateways Credentials to secure employment or progress within a current role. This pathway is designed with convenient on and off ramps-you can pursue an Early Childhood Level 2 Credential, for example, then later decide that you would like to attain your Early Childhood Level 3 Credential within the Certificate of Completion.