Twelve (12) credits required in core courses. Six additional credits required in child development courses. Eighteen (18) total credits required.
Experience
Associate Teacher on Child Development Permit or Preschool Teacher as required for employment in private centers by the State Department of Social Services**DSS Title 22.
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DSS1 – Child, Growth and Development (three credits) |
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| CHDV P223 Child Development | 3 credts |
| PSYC P223 Child Development | 3 credts |
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DSS2 – Child, Family and Community (three credits) |
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| CHDV P122*Child, Family and Community | 3 credts |
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DSS3 Program and Curriculum (six credits) |
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| CHDV P142* Principles/Early Childhood Education | 3 credts |
| and | |
| CHDV P144 Creative Activities for Children | 3 credts |
| or | |
| CHDV P143*Principles/Practices/Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development | 3 credts |
| and | |
| CHDV P145 Creative Activities for Children | 2 credts |
| CHDV P011 Music Activities for Young Children (DSS1) | 2 credts |
| CHDV P014 Science for Young Children | 2 credts |
| *Includes laboratory | |
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Support Courses (select six additional credits) |
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| CHDV P110 School-Age Child Dev. Programs | 3 credts |
| CHDV P111 School-Age Child Care Practicum | 3 credts |
| CHDV P112 Early Steps to Reading | 3 credts |
| CHDV P114 Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines | 2 credts |
| CHDV P115 Introduction to Early Intervention | 3 credts |
| CHDV P116 Parenting and Child Guidance | 3 credts |
| CHDV P117 Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Education | 3 credts |
| CHDV P118 Young Child with Special Needs | 3 credts |
| CHDV P119 Child Health and Safety (DSS7) | 3 credts |
| CHDV P120 Child Abuse | 3 credts |
| CHDV P121 Infant/Toddler Care and Development | 3 credts |
| CHDV P123 Children’s Nutrition | 3 credts |
| CHDV P144* Creative Activities for Children (DSS5) | 3 credts |
| CHDV P145* Creative Activities for Children (DSS5) | 2 credts |
| CHDV P160L Infant Care/Development Lab | 2 credts |
| CHDV P161 Principles/Practices Infant Care and Development (DSS4) | 2 credts |
| CHDV P163 Creative Activities for Infants and Toddlers (DSS4) | 2 credts |
| CHDV P231 Children’s Literature (DSS3) | 3 credts |
| CHDV P239 Observing/Recording Behavior of Young Children | 2 credts |
| CHDV P245 Child Care Center Business Management (DSS6) | 3 credts |
| CHDV P246 Child Care Center Administration (DSS6) | 3 credts |
Experience: 3 credits. Three hours per day for a minimum 50 days within a two-year period.
State Department of Social Services (DSS) requires coursework to be identified by DSS numbers.
DSS1 – Three credits in Child, Growth and Development
DSS2 – Three credits in Child, Family and Community
DSS3 – Six credits in Program and Curriculum
For the Child Development Associate Teacher Permit, the student must apply through the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. You can receive evaluation assistance on your permit application to make sure application is complete at Tulare County Office of Education in Visalia, and they will also submit application to the State Commission on Teacher credentialing. For information on California’s requirements, call the Commission on Teacher Credentialing at (888) 921-2682 or visit their website.
Twenty-four (24) credits in child development courses required.
Twelve (12) credits must be from the core courses.
Sixteen (16) credits in general education.
Experience
Child Development Permit: Teacher as required for employment in funded child care programs. State Department of Education, Title V, DSS (Department of Social Services).
Core Courses (twelve credits required)
| DSS1 Child, Growth and Development (three credits) | |
| CHDV P223 Child Development | 3 credits |
| PSYC P223 Child Development | 3 credits |
| DSS2 Child, Family and Community (three credits) | |
| CHDV P122Child, Family and Community | 3 credits |
| DSS3 Program and Curriculum (six credits) | |
| CHDV P142* Principles/Early Childhood Education | 3 credits |
| and | |
| CHDV P144 Creative Activities for Children | 3 credits |
| or | |
| CHDV P143* Principles/Practices/Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development |
3 credits |
| and | |
| CHDV P145 Creative Activities for Children | 2 credits |
| CHDV P011 Music Activities for Young Children (DSS1) | 1 credit |
| CHDV P014 Science for Young Children | 1 credit |
| *Includes laboratory | |
| Support Courses (select 12 additional credits) | |
| CHDV P110 School-Age Child Dev. Programs | 3 credits |
| CHDV P111 School-Age Child Care Practicum | 3 credits |
| CHDV P112 Early Steps to Reading | 3 credits |
| CHDV P114 Prekindergarten Learning and | |
| Development Guidelines | 1 credit |
| CHDV P115 Introduction to Early Intervention | 3 credits |
| CHDV P116 Parenting and Child Guidance | 3 credits |
| CHDV P117 Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Education | 3 credits |
| CHDV P118 Young Child with Special Needs | 3 credits |
| CHDV P119 Child Health and Safety (DSS7) | 3 credits |
| CHDV P120 Child Abuse | 3 credits |
| CHDV P121 Infant/Toddler Care and Development | 3 credits |
| CHDV P123 Children?s Nutrition | 3 credits |
| CHDV P144 Creative Activities for Children (DSS5) | 3 credits |
| CHDV P145 Creative Activities for Children (DSS5) | 2 credits |
| CHDV P160L Infant Care/Development Lab | 2 credits |
| CHDV P161 Principles/Practices Infant Care and Development (DSS4) | 2 credits |
| CHDV P163 Creative Activities for Infants and Toddlers (DSS4) | 2 credits |
| CHDV P231 Children?s Literature (DSS3) | 3 credits |
| CHDV P239 Observing/Recording Behavior of Young Children | 2 credits |
| CHDV P245 Business Management for Schools with Young Children (DSS6) | 3 credits |
| CHDV P246 Administration of Schools for Young Children (DSS6) | 3 credits |
Experience:
At least three hours per day for a minimum 175 days in a four-year period.
Plus
A total of 16 general education credits that must apply toward the associate arts degree. One course is required from each of the four general education categories:
(English, social science, humanities/fine arts, math or science).
For the Child Development Teacher Permit the student must apply through the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. You can receive evaluation assistance on your permit application to make sure application is complete at Tulare County Office of Education in Visalia, and they will also submit application to the State Commission on Teacher Credentialing. For information on California?s requirements, call the Commission on Teacher Credentialing at (888) 921-2682 or visit their website.
| Core Classes (19 credits required) | |
| HMSV P101 - Introduction to Human Services | 3 credits |
| HMSV P103 - Ethics and Human Services Workers | 3 credits |
| HMSV P104 - Basic Interviewing and Counseling | 3 credits |
| HMSV P105 - Introduction to Counseling with Multicultural Populations | 3 credits |
| HMSV P109 - Group Counseling Strategies | 1.5 credits |
| HMSV P110 - Group Counseling Process | 1.5 credits |
| PSYC P101A - General Psychology | 3 credits |
| Choose one of the following: | |
| PSYC P110 - Abnormal Psychology | 3 credit |
| PSYC P126 - Lifespan Human Development | 3 credits |
| PSYC P133 - Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 credits |
| SOCI P101 - Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| Option A - Mental Health/Substance Abuse | |
| (16-19 credits required) | |
| HMSV P102 - Alcohol/Substance Abuse | 3 credits |
| HMSV P106 – Psychopharmacology | 3 credits |
| HMSV P107 - Psychopathology and Dual Diagnosis | 3 credits |
| HMSV P108 - Counseling | 3 credits |
| HMSV P111 - Case Management | 3 credits |
| HMSV P112, P134-P135 - Internship | |
| [5 credits for CAADAC] | 2 - 5 credits |
| Option B - Geriatrics (3.5 credits required) | |
| HMSV P134-P135 - Internship | 0.5 credits |
| HMSV P114 - Geriatric Issues | 3 credits |
| Option C - Developmental Disabilities (7 credits required) | |
| HMSV P134-P135 - Internship | 1 credit |
| PSYT P020A - Developmental Disabilities | 2.5 credits |
| PSYT P020B - Promoting Development and Adjustment | 2 credits |
| PSYT P020C - Behavior Support | 2 credits |
Twenty (20) credits required from the following two groups.
| Required (13 credits) | |
| INFS P100 - Intro. to Information Systems | 4 credits |
| INFS P110, P111, P112, or 113 - | |
| Structured Programming | 3 credits |
| INFS P210 - Systems Analysis and Design | 3 credits |
| INFS P220 - Data Com. and Networking | 3 credits |
| Electives (7 credits) | |
| BSAD P101 - Introduction to Business | 3 credits |
| INFS P005 - Introduction to Windows | 1 credit |
| INFS P010 or P011A - Intro. to Word Processing | 2 credits |
| INFS P011B - Advanced Word Processing | 2 credits |
| INFS P020 or P021 - Intro. to Spreadsheet | 2 credits |
| INFS P030 - Intro. to Database | 2 credits |
| INFS P040 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing | 2 credits |
| INFS P050 - Intro. to the Internet | 1 credit |
| INFS P051 - Web Page Design - HTML | 2 credits |
| INFS P052 - Web Page Publishing Using FrontPage | 2 credits |
| INFS P053 - Advanced Web Page Design Using HTML | 2 credits |
| INFS P055 - Internet Research | 2 credits |
| INFS P056 - Web Page Design Practicum | 2 credits |
| INFS P102 or BSAD P102 - Intro. to e-Commerce | 3 credits |
