Child Development
 
      
    Program: Child Development
Degree Type: Certificate
The purpose of the certificate program in child development is to prepare students to seek certification as a Child Development Associate.
 Program Objectives:
- To prepare students to meet the standards set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
- To provide current information and teaching methods to work with young children.
| Fall Semester | |||
| Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hour | 
| EDUC | 209S | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 3 | 
| EDUC | 229S | Play Activities for Children or | 3 | 
| HPRE | 229S | Play Activities for Children | 
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| EDUC | 235S | Child Development | 3 | 
| EDUC | 247S | Curriculum and Planning in Early Childhood Education | 3 | 
| Spring Semester | |||
| EDUC | 239S | Parenting | 3 | 
| EDUC | 249S | Practicum in Early Childhood | 6 | 
| EDUC | 265S | Early Diagnosis of Childhood Diseases | 3 | 
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: | 24 | ||
Contact Information
Priscilla Metoyer
Program Advisor
Phone: 318-670-9368
Email: pmetoyer@susla.edu