Early Childhood Certificate

Division: Business, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Public and Human Services
Academic Dept:
Human Services
Curriculum Chair: Prof. Sheila Hanna
Tel: 914-606-6625

Program Description:
The Early Childhood certificate is especially useful for people who have degrees in another field but wish to seek employment or volunteer positions in early childhood programs. This program is ideal for mature students and those already employed in early childhood settings who wish to enhance their skills and increase their knowledge.

The Early Childhood certificate includes courses and supervised fieldwork, available in more than 25 early childhood programs, including those in public schools. Students already employed may be able to use their place of employment as their field placement.

Students who complete the certificate program and choose to pursue their studies may transfer completed course credits to Westchester Community College’s A.A.S. degree program in Early Childhood.



Recommended Full-Time
Semester Plan
The curriculum chairperson for this program recommends taking the courses for this degree in a particular order. Click the button above for recommended semester-by-semester layout of the classes needed to complete this program.

Program Descriptions Table of Contents

Program of Study

Credit Hours

  HSERV 209 Early Childhood
   Development
3
  HSERV 135B Foundations of
   Early Childhood
3
  The following 2 courses must be taken together.  
  HSERV 202A Observation &
   Assessment
4
  HSERV 216 Early Childhood
   Field I
3
  HSERV 101 Introduction to
   Human Services
3
HSERV 103 Human Behavior
   and Social Development I
3
 
The following 2 courses must be taken together.
 
  HSERV 140 Infant/Toddler
   Environments
3
  HSERV 218 Early Childhood
   Field II
3
  HSERV 205A Ethnic &
   Cultural Diversity
3
The following 2 courses must be taken together.
  HSERV 220A Early Childhood
   Curriculum
3
  HSERV 222 Early Childhood
   Field III
3
  CPR 1
  Minimum Total Credits 35

 

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