Earn a Child and Family Professional Development Certificate!
The Academic Certificate (AC) in Child and Family Professional Development program is designed for practitioners in the early childhood, school-age or home visitor field seeking coursework and portfolio/resource file assistance to meet a wide variety of national credentialing requirements(such as the Council for Professional Recognition CDA or the National Child Care Association CCP). Individuals completing this certificate will have fulfilled only the required training clock hours and resource file/portfolio prior to application to external credentialing organizations. Final credentialing assessment and award of the external credential is awarded by the external credentialing organization.
CIPS Code: 13.1210
Academic Certificate in Child and Family Professional Development
| Required Courses: |
16 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Required Core: |
3 |
| ECH253 |
National Credential Portfolio Development |
3 |
| Academic Specialization: |
13 |
| Students must complete one of the following blocks: |
| Family Child Care |
| CFS163 |
Family Child Care: Introduction to Business Management |
3 |
| CFS164 |
Family Child Care: Curriculum and Environment |
3 |
| EED205 |
The Developing Child: Prenatal to Age Eight |
3 |
| EED215 |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness |
3 |
| EED260* |
Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Internship (1) |
1 |
| Infant Toddler |
| EED205 |
The Developing Child: Prenatal to Age Eight |
3 |
| EED215 |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness |
3 |
| EED260* |
Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Internship |
1 |
| ITD210* |
Early Attachments, Relationships, and Families: Birth to Age Three |
3 |
| ITD220* |
Cognition and Communication: Birth to Age Three |
3 |
Preschool
|
| ECH128 |
Early Learning: Play and the Arts |
3 |
| EED205 |
The Developing Child: Prenatal to Age Eight |
3 |
| EED212 |
Guidance, Management and the Environment |
3 |
| EED215 |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness |
3 |
| EED261* |
Early Childhood Preschool Internship |
1 |
| Home Visitor |
| CFS190 |
Home-Based Visitation |
3 |
| CFS205 |
Human Development |
3 |
| CFS220 |
Introduction to Parenting and Family Development |
3 |
| CFS225 |
Foundations of Parent Education |
3 |
| FCS260* |
Family and Consumer Science Internship |
1 |
| School Age |
| CFS167 |
School-Age Child Care Provider |
3 |
| CFS/ECH176 |
Child Development |
3 |
| CFS206 |
Child and Family Organizations: Management and Administration |
3 |
| EED215 |
Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness |
3 |
| FCS260* |
Family and Consumer Science Internship |
1 |
| Click any of the above course #'s for detailed information and register for it today! ** |
Notes
- The total amount of credits required for this certificate is 16.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program
- * Indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites
- Individuals may be required to meet current state/local regulatory requirements such as fingerprint clearance, health/immunization record and/or CPR certificate.
- Minimum GPA: 2.00
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