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Early Childhood Development (Certificate)

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Lewis-Clark State College
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Instruction Method
Online
Time to Degree
2 semesters
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About the Program

The Early Childhood Development Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC) is a 52-credit option that offers early childhood education to prepare you for careers including private childcare providers, teacher’s assistants, or classroom aides. The program emphasizes observing, assessing, and planning curriculum for the areas of cognitive development, fine/gross motor physical development, social and emotional development, language and literacy development, and self-help skills of children birth through age eight. Credits earned while completing the educational requirements for the ATC articulate directly into the LC State Early Childhood Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Program Requirements

  • Core ATC Early Childhood Devolopment complete the following 4 requirements
    16 credits
    General Education Core courses.
    Take ENGL 101.
    ENGL101 - Writing/Rhetoric I
    3 credits
    ENGL109 - College Writing & Research
    6 credits
    Choose COMM 101 or 204.
    COMM101 - Fundamentals Oral Comm
    3 credits
    COMM204 - Public Speaking
    3 credits
    Take 1 core Math course Choose from MATH 123, 130, 143, 147, 153, 170, 253, or 257, or MTHPT 130, 137, or 153.
    MATH153 - Statistical Reasoning
    3 credits
    MATH153P - MATH 153 Supplement
    1 credit
    Choose PSYC 101 or 205.
    PSYC101 - Intro/Psychology
    3 credits
    PSYC205 - Lifespan Develop Psyc
    3 credits
  • Early Childhood Dev ATC Major Reqmts complete the following 3 requirements
    36 credits
    Required Early Childhood Development courses for the Advanced Technical Certificate. A Technical Skills Assessment is required.
    Required Early Childhood Development courses Take ECDPT 100, 104, 108, 112, 150, 155, 205, 208, 211, and 250, RE 301.
    ECDPT100 - Health/Safe/Nutrition
    3 credits
    ECDPT104 - Intro to Early Child
    3 credits
    ECDPT108 - Child Development
    3 credits
    ECDPT112 - Infant Toddler Dev
    2 credits
    ECDPT150 - Observation
    3 credits
    ECDPT155 - Child Family Community
    2 credits
    ECDPT205 - Guiding Young Children
    2 credits
    ECDPT208 - Curriculum Development
    3 credits
    ECDPT211 - Exceptional Child
    3 credits
    ECDPT250 - Program Administration
    3 credits
    RE301 - Psycholinguistics/Lit
    3 credits
    Take 3 credits of ECDPT 194.
    ECDPT194A - IN:Early Child Dev I
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT194B - IN:Early Child Dev II
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT194C - IN:Early Child Dev III
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT194D - IN:Early Child Dev IV
    1 - 6 credits
    Take 3 credits of ECDPT 294.
    ECDPT294A - IN:Early Child Dev I
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT294B - IN:Early Child Dev II
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT294C - IN:Early Child Dev III
    1 - 6 credits
    ECDPT294D - IN:Early Child Dev IV
    1 - 6 credits
Grand Total Credits
52

* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.