B.A. in Child Development: Degree Completion in Early Development, Care & Education (EDCE)
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Overview
Currently in California there is a critical shortage of well-qualified teachers and administrators to work in Early Development, Care and Education (EDCE) settings. The statewide shortage of teachers and administrators for EDCE settings is seriously affecting the ability of service providers to offer high-quality programs for infant, toddler, and preschool children.
The EDCE workforce shortage has come about partly because California has recently begun making changes, more in line with other states and countries, towards requiring a BA degree to be a teacher or administrator in programs serving infants, toddlers, and young children. New providers, teachers and administrators entering the field of early development, care and education (EDCE), as well as the existing workforce, are being asked to attain higher educational degrees, at both the Associate and Bachelor level.
Audience
This program is ideal for prospective students who have attended a community college and are transfer eligible to a four-year university and want to complete a BA degree in order to advance their career potential as professionals in the early childhood field. This program offers an accessible pathway for working teachers and administrators in the EDCE field to obtain a BA degree.
Structure
The EDCE program is based on a learning-community model, with a combination of video and Web-based delivery, coupled with local face-to-face cohort discussion and facilitation. Course content will be video-streamed from an originating studio classroom at Sacramento State, offering the same upper division classes that are currently required of Child Development majors
Students registered in this hybrid distance-education program will meet as cohorts (identified by county, school district, and state agencies) in a convenient location sponsored by a community-based agency. The video-streamed content will be viewed by the cohort students in a group setting, and discussion and follow-up will be facilitated by the Cohort Instructor. The Cohort Instructors (CI’s) will collaborate with the on-campus Child Development instructional faculty to ensure full academic support for participants in the EDCE distance-education BA degree program.
Schedule
Program length is 8 semesters. Students will take 2 courses a semester for 8 semesters including Fall, Spring, and Summer.
- Benefits
- Cohort Based Learning:
The cohort system provides the frame work and network needed to complete a BA within a specific time frame. Students learn together, share their experiences, and develop long-term professional relationships.
- Class Times and Satellite Classroom Locations:
Classes are always held in the evenings or on weekends to cater to the working student. Classrooms are provided by local agencies with in the students own community (e.g. Head Start, county offices of education, and community colleges).
- Career Advancement:
A BA in Early Development Care and Education can open new doors for the early childhood educator. Graduates can advance in their current employment, or continue their education through pursuing a teaching credential or Master’s degree.
Admission Requirements:
Admission into the EDCE Program require:
- High School Diploma (or equivalent)
- 60 transferable units which must include:
- 30 Units of college level General Education including 3 of the following:
- Oral Communication
- College Level English
- Critical Thinking
- College Level Math
- 30 Units of college level General Education including 3 of the following:
- 15 Units of Coursework in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or a related field.
- 2.0 GPA in previous college coursework.
- Admission Procedures:
- Completed Department Application
- Students must submit unofficial transcripts for review to determine eligibility for enrollment.
- Department Applications and unofficial transcripts may be submitted to:
California State University, Sacramento
College of Continuing Education
Attn: EDCE Program
3000 State University Drive, East
Sacramento, CA 95819-6103
Or by Fax: 916-278-3685
Attn: EDCE Program
Enrollment Information:
The EDCE Program only admits students in the fall and begins cohorts in various areas at that time. Please contact the EDCE Program staff for upcoming cohort locations.
Financial Aid:
Financial Aid is available for this program. Prospective students can apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
For more information visit the CSUS financial aid website at www.csus.edu/faid.
Courses:
Required Major Courses:
CHDV 123
Methods of Observation and Assessment in Child Development
Purposes of and methodological issues involved in assessing and observing child development in educational and social settings. Topics include selection of appropriate methods, survey of standardized measures, ethics, and interpretation and implications of data. Focus will be on becoming objective and unbiased observers, use of both informal and formal assessment tools, and principles of observational and descriptive research. APA-style writing style will be taught to support scholarly writing and reading. Prerequisite: CHDV 30 or CHDV 35 Units: 3.0
CHDV 131
Language Development
Investigation of the development of language and its relationship to school learning, cognitive development and social development. Both linguistic and communication competence are included. Specific attention to second language acquisition and principles underlying effective instruction in linguistically diverse children. Prerequisite: CHDV 133; may be taken concurrently. Units: 3.0.
CHDV 133
Research in Human Development
Understanding readings of selected topics in human development research. Content will include the consideration of the framework and methodology of research. Emphasis will be on increasing students' ability to locate, understand, critique and report research findings. Discussion and participation in such classroom activities as small group presentations and cooperative learning assignments. Units: 3.0.
CHDV 135
Crosscultural Child Development
Examination of the physical, socio-emotional and cognitive development in children from a crosscultural orientation. Will investigate cultural variables that influence child development from both inter- and intranational perspectives. Discussion of culturally universal and culturally specific behaviors, cognitions and experiences will be covered. Prerequisite: CHDV 133; may be taken concurrently. Units: 3.0.
CHDV 136
Developmental Experiences, Methods and Curriculum
Examination of theory, research, and exemplary practices and programs for children through elementary school. Activities include discussions, presentations, demonstrations and cooperative learning assignments. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 units total credit, or instructor permission. Units: 3.0.
CHDV 137
Cognitive Development
Cognitive development of children from conception through adolescence with consideration of biological and environmental influences. Lectures, discussions and participation in such classroom activities as presentations, demonstrations and cooperative learning assignments. Units: 4.0.
CHDV 138
Social and Emotional Development
Study of the social and emotional development of children from conception through adolescence with consideration of biological and environmental influences. Lectures, discussions and participation in such classroom activities as presentations, demonstrations and cooperative learning assignments. Units: 4.0.
CHDV 139
Educational Play: Theory and Practice
Use of play as an educational vehicle in early childhood. Discovering how play helps children develop physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively and creatively through a variety of playful modes. Constructing appropriate developmental play materials and activities with emphasis on the active role of the adult in child’s play. Activities include discussions, presentation, demonstrations and cooperative learning assignments. Units: 3.0.
CHDV 154
Issues in Parenting
Survey of historical and contemporary attitudes toward parenting. Review of research on child-rearing and parent-child relationships. Use of case studies to explore the influence of personality, developmental stage, family structure, ethnic and cultural factors on parenting. Lecture, Case Study. Prerequisite: CHDV 30 or CHDV 35 or FACS 52. Cross-listed: FACS 154; only one may be counted for credit. Units: 3.0
Major Electives
9-19 units, as needed
Upper Division General Education
9 units (including Writing Intensive Course)
Contact Information
For questions and program information, please contact (916) 278-4863 or maresh@csus.edu.
