Early Childhood Education Certificate

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The three-semester certificate program includes basic courses in communications, interpersonal relations, child growth and development, working with children, and the early childhood curriculum. Students in the ECE certificate program must maintain semester and cumulative grade point average of at least 2.33 (C+) in order to be awarded the certificate. Students who do not maintain the required cumulative GPA will be placed on Academic Warning for one semester. If they do not attain the required GPA they will need to meet with the program head before continuance in the program, and they may need to withdraw from the program.

After completing this program, graduates can be licensed as early childhood educators by the Provincial Licensing Board, with an additional 500 hours of supervised work and a first aid certificate.

Following completion of the certificate, students who wish to continue their studies can ladder into the following diploma programs:

Early Childhood Education diploma
Special Needs specialty
Infancy specialty
Speech & Language Assistant diploma

Entrance requirements

1. Applicants must be 19 years of age or older before being accepted into the program.

2.

Ability to supply own transportation to field sites.

3. Composition Placement Test score of 48 or more, or ENGL 101 with a minimum of C or higher.

Note: It is important that the CPT be written as early as possible. Late submission of a score may hamper entry into the program.

4. TB (as required per Community Care Facilities Licencing Legislation) and Rubella clearance.

5. Criminal Records check.

6. Satisfactory completion of interview or questionnaire.

Program outline

Semester I

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 100
Human Development
3

ECE 121
Intro. to Early Childhood Education
3

ECE 131
Intro. to Early Childhood Guidance
3

ECE 141
Intro. to Observing and Recording Behaviour of Young Children
3

SSSW 120
Intro. to Interpersonal Communications
3

CMNS/ENGL
one of:
3

  CMNS 155
Communications for Human Services

  ENGL 105
The Reading & Writing of Prose1

Total
18


Semester II

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 200
Human Development II
3

ECE 221
Early Childhood Programs
3

ECE 241
Introductory Practicum
6

ECE 254
Music in ECE
3

ECE 353
Art in ECE
1.5

Total 16.5



Semester III

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 341
Advanced Practicum
6

ECE 351
Nutrition, Health and Safety
3


ECE 255
Presenting Literature to Children
3

ECE 361
The Process of Curriculum Development
3

CMNS/ENGL
one of:
3

CMNS 250
Report Writing for Business, Information Technologies, Social and Human Services
  
ENGL 120–170
(one of)1
  
Total
18

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After completing the certificate program you can continue your education and take advanced courses in more specialized areas. Some of the diploma courses may be taken in the evening (except practicum) giving students the option of working in the daytime. Two program options are available for diploma students. The two programs share a common set of core courses and each requires a different set of specialty courses. Completion of the core courses, and one set of specialty courses leads to registration as a special needs or infancy (under-three) supervisor. Check the timetable or contact the program coordinator for information about the current offerings. Accepted students may begin in April or September each year.

Entrance requirements

1. Completion of ECE certificate and a provincial licence to practise (UCFV ECE graduates exempt).

Program outline

Core diploma requirements

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 413
Atypical Development
3

ECE 424
Working with Families
3

ECE 423
Administration of Childhood Centres
3


Special Needs specialty

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 460
Foundations of Working with Exceptional Children
3

ECE 481
Programming for Exceptional Children
3

ECE 442
Practicum: Special Needs
6


Infancy specialty

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 469
Foundations of Infant Caregiving
3

ECE 482
Programming for Infants
3

ECE 443
Practicum: Infancy
6


Minimum number of credits needed to graduate for the diploma is 60.

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After completing the certificate program you can continue your education and take advanced courses in more specialized areas. Some of the diploma courses may be taken in the evening (except practicum) giving students the option of working in the daytime. Two program options are available for diploma students. The two programs share a common set of core courses and each requires a different set of specialty courses. Completion of the core courses, and one set of specialty courses leads to registration as a special needs or infancy (under-three) supervisor. Check the timetable or contact the program coordinator for information about the current offerings. Accepted students may begin in April or September each year.

Entrance requirements

1. Completion of ECE certificate and a provincial licence to practise (UCFV ECE graduates exempt).

Program outline

Core diploma requirements

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 413
Atypical Development
3

ECE 424
Working with Families
3

ECE 423
Administration of Childhood Centres
3


Special Needs specialty

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 460
Foundations of Working with Exceptional Children
3

ECE 481
Programming for Exceptional Children
3

ECE 442
Practicum: Special Needs
6


Infancy specialty

Course
Title
Credits

ECE 469
Foundations of Infant Caregiving
3

ECE 482
Programming for Infants
3

ECE 443
Practicum: Infancy
6


Minimum number of credits needed to graduate for the diploma is 60.