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Full-Time Faculty
 June Millovich M.S.
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Department Chair
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Barbara Tamialis M.A
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Christina Smith M.A.
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Master Teacher Certificate

Certificate Requirements
Core Courses

Course number
 Course name Units
CD 7/Pysc 7 Developmental Psychology: Child Growth and Development 3
CD 15/ Soc 15* Child, Family and Community 3
CD 101* Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children 3
CD 110* Introduction to Curriculum 3
CD 111* Child Guidance and Communication
3
CD 112* Health, Safety and Nutrition 3
CD 117* Teaching Children in a Diverse Society 3
CD 120* Observation and Assessment 3
  Total required units 24

*Course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description in catalog

Specialized Units
Choose ONE of the clusters below (6 unit total)

Diversity

Course Number Course Name Units
CD 116* Teaching in a Multilingual classroom 3
CD 117* Teaching Children in a Diverse Society 3
  Total Units 6

*Course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description in catalog

Special Needs

Course Number Course Name Units
CD 119* Perceptual Motor Development 3
CD 135* The Young Child with Special Needs 3
  Total Units 6

*Course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description in catalog

Curriculum (choose 6 units from the following choices):

Course Number Course Name Units
CD 250 Gardening with Young Children 1
CD 251 Cooking with Young Children 1
CD 252 Mass Media and the Young Child 1
CD 270 Foundations: Social-Emotional 1
CD 271 Foundations: Language and Literacy 1
CD 272 Foundations: English Language Development 1
CD 273 Foundations: Mathematics 1
CD 274 Documentation of Young Children 1

Supervised Field Experience Course

(CD 121 must be completed twice. Once placed in an approved setting with a qualified supervising teacher that serves children ages 3-5 and again placed with children 0-36 months.
Prerequisite courses do not have to be repeated)

Course number Course name Units
CD 121** Practicum: the student teaching experience 5
CD 121** Practicum: the student teaching experience 5
    10

**Complete the following courses prior to enrolling in CD 121:

Course number Course name Units
CD 110* Introduction to Curriculum 3
CD 113* Math and Science for Young Children 3
CD 114* Creative and Dramatic Arts for Young Children 3
CD 115* Language and Literacy for Young Children 3
  Total Units 12

*Course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, limitation, or recommended practice; see course description in catalog

General Education Courses:

At least one degree applicable course in each of the following four (4) areas must be included. See Associate Degree, CSU or IGETC general education lists found in class schedule or student handbook for acceptable courses.

Content Area Units
English/Language Arts  
Science or Math  
Social Sciences  
Humanities/Fine Arts  
Total Units 16

Total Units in Master Teacher Certificate: 58

Click here to download detailed information on how to earn your
Master Teacher Certificate and Associate of Science Degree

 

 

 

 
 
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