Jun 17, 2024  
2017-2018 College Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2017-2018 College Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood, CSC


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PURPOSE: This program provides students with the knowledge and skills required to work with young children birth to age eight and is at Level 4 of the Virginia Career Pathways for Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Practitioners, where Level 3 is a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. The curriculum is designed to benefit persons currently employed or seeking employment working with young children in settings such as preschools, child care centers and homes, Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and before-and-after school programs. Students completing this program will have earned 16 of the 31 credits needed for the Early Childhood Certificate (Pathways Level 5)

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet JTCC admission requirements. New students should visit the Advising Center or contact the program chair at 804-706-5132 or bhooper@jtcc.edu for more information.

Text in italics and parentheses indicates approved course substitutions.

Total Credits to Complete: 16


NOTES:

1CHD 165  is a practicum class that requires students to observe young children and participate in an approved early childhood setting for 40 hrs throughout the semester.

2To enroll in CHD 165  students must have a declared early childhood major and complete a TB screening, a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check, as a condition of placement in a practicum site. Students are expected to cover all costs for these procedures.

3Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their advisement report in MyTyler – SIS.

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