Program Pathways
Early Childhood Paraprofessional - Major #5912
Certificate of Achievement
2024 Fall Semester
The Early Childhood Paraprofessional Certificate of Achievement prepares students to work as paraprofessionals in preschool through grade 12 (TK-12) school settings. Completing the certificate satisfies the federal No Child Left Behind requirements for employment in school districts and is the foundation for the Associate degree for Transfer in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education.
Term 1
Units: 13.0
CHDEV 1
Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children (Active)
3.0
CHDEV 3
Introduction to Curriculum (Active)
3.0
CHDEV 30
Child and Family in a Diverse Community (Active)
3.0
ENGL 1A
Reading and Composition (Historical)
4.0
Term 2
Units: 12.0-13.0
Introduction to Teaching
3.0-4.0
EDUC 10
Introduction to Teaching With Classroom Fieldwork (Active)
3.0
OR
Introduction to Teaching
4.0
EDUC 30
Introduction to Teaching (Active)
3.0
AND
EDUC 19
Work Experience Education (Active)
1.0
CHDEV 39 (same as PSY 39)
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
Language and Literacy for Multilingual Learners or Children’s Literature
3.0
CHDEV 47
Language and Literacy for Multilingual Learners (Active)
3.0
OR
EDUC 43 (same as CHDEV 43 )
Children’s Literature (Active)
3.0
MATH 10A
Structure and Concepts in Mathematics I (Active)
3.0
Total: 25.0-26.0