2024-2025 Catalog

Early Childhood Educator Level 2, Certificate

Certificate—18 credit hours

Curriculum Code 1475

This program prepares students to work with children ages three to eight at the most basic level. All students must have a high school diploma or GED. Students will develop the basic skills and theoretical practice to work in a variety of educational settings in schools, families and communities with children from age three through eight years old.

Required General Education Course

3 credit hours as follows:

COM-101Composition I

3

COM-101: This course is a prerequisite for ECE-101. It is assumed that if the student has taken COM-101 previously the student will take ECE-101 during semester one.

Required Career Courses

15 credit hours as follows:

ECE-101Introduction to Early Childhood

3

ECE-105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

ECE-109Child, Family and Community

3

ECE-202Growth and Development/Young Child

3

ECE-205Curriculum-Early Childhood Programs

3

Note:

Students who successfully complete the coursework for this certificate will be eligible to apply for IL ECE Credential-Level 2. See ilgateways.com/en/credentials.

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (9 credit hours)

COM-101Composition I

3

ECE-105Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

ECE-109Child, Family and Community

3

Semester 2 (9 credit hours)

ECE-101Introduction to Early Childhood

3

ECE-202Growth and Development/Young Child

3

ECE-205Curriculum-Early Childhood Programs

3