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The Child Development and Educational Studies Department at Fullerton College has a rich tradition of providing quality instruction and active professional participation in the fields of child development and education.  Research driven pedagogy, the ever-changing demands of the profession, and the needs of our students direct the department's curriculum and certificates.  The program is designed to provide both transfer and vocational opportunities for students pursuing careers in Child Development, Teacher Education, and Human Services.

Need insight on scheduling your courses?  See the CDES link above to view information on our courses offerings, times,  days and semester information.

Current Opportunities

                  

Spring 08 A few openings - 123 C EC Science and Math Course Begins March 26th  Wed. 9-12:50 for 8 Weeks,

Click link above and go to page 57 in the class schedule for the EC Science and Math class.

June 08 - Three Day Institute - Margie Carter - Deb Curtis  Orange County 

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CDES Course Information                            


Child Development and Educational Studies Certificate Program

 

CDES Certificate:  Infant / Toddler Caregiver 20 units

CDES Certificate:  Associate Teacher  16 units

CDES Certificate:  Early Child Education Teacher  30 units

CDES Certificate:  Afterschool Care 15 units

CDES Certificate:  Family Child Care  14 unit

CDES Certificate:  Family Studies Program  21 unit

CDES Certificate:  Weekend Associate Teacher Program  15 unit

CDES Certificate:  Early Childhood Education Administration  21 unit

CDES Certificate:  Paraprofessional Certificate  18 units

General certificate application process:   Students, after you complete your certificate specific CDES courses you may apply for your certificate.  Down load the appropriate certificate form or pick up form in the Social Sciences Division office in room 1005.  You may apply for any certificates you are qualified for. You must complete 60% of your qualified coursework at Fullerton College to apply for CDES certification.   You may submit your applications at any time.  Typical times for submittal are at the end of Fall, Spring and or Summer.  Grades must be posted to your transcript before of our office staff can process your certificate request.  Make sure you attach a copy of your valid CPR card to your completed certificate request sheet.  Our office staff will request your transcript from Fullerton College and if  your recent course grades are posted to your transcript the process will begin.   The certificate process takes three to four weeks.

Note if you are submitting course work from another college,  please include an official transcript and catalog description of courses. 

Please note that the certificates are available in PDF format.  This means you will need Adobe Reader to open the file.  If you do not have the reader, you can go to the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com) and download the free software. 

Professional Web Links

naeyc.org

ocaeyc.org

caeyc.org

http://www.adobe.com  

 

DISCLAIMER:  The Internet links listed on the course web page take you outside of the Fullerton College website and the instructor’s web page.  This instructor, Fullerton College and NOCCCD make no representation concerning the content of these sites, nor do the links to these sites serve as endorsements of any kind.

 

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