School Age Educator Certificate (SC)

This 18 credit certificate is designed to provide career education and a credential for those entering or currently working in the field of School-Age care. School-age child care refers to out-of-school-time programs (before- and after-school, and summer programs) for children from approximately 5-12 years of age. Courses will be offered on- and off-campus in the mornings, evenings, and/or weekends to accommodate the out-of-school-time schedule. Field work is a required component of every course. This certificate can be applied to the Early Childhood Education Associate Degree (HE).

Since the program involves a field placement(s) working with vulnerable populations, students are required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and/or Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check. Depending on the contents of a student's CORI and/or SORI, placement may be denied. Students who are unable to participate in the field placement(s) will not meet program requirements.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits       HUS112   Principles & Practices of School-Age Child Care Programs 3       HUS114   Curriculum Planning for School-Age Child Care Programs 3       HUS116   Families, Schools, and the Community 3       HUS118   Field Experience & Seminar in School-Age Child Care 3       OPN-ELECTIVE   Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   ECE101   Child Growth and Development (OL) 3