Certificate—18 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1475
This program prepares students to work with children ages three to eight at the most basic level. All students must have a high school diploma or GED. Students will develop the basic skills and theoretical practice to work in a variety of educational settings in schools, families and communities with children from age three through eight years old.
Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| |
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| |
| ECE-101 | Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECE-105 | Health, Safety and Nutrition | 3 |
| ECE-109 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| ECE-202 | Growth and Development/Young Child | 3 |
| ECE-205 | Curriculum-Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
COM-101 Composition I: This course is a prerequisite for ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood. It is assumed that if the student has taken COM-101 Composition I previously the student will take ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood during semester one.
(Note: Students who successfully complete the coursework for this certificate will be eligible to apply for IL ECE Credential-Level 2. See ilgateways.com/en/credentials.)
