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Early Childhood Special Needs Certificate (C55220N)

The Early Childhood Special Needs certificate is designed for students who wish to work with special needs children. All courses may be applied toward the Early Childhood diploma or Associate in Applied Science degree.

Course and Hour Requirements

Required Courses

EDU 144	Child Development I	3
EDU 145	Child Development II	3
EDU 221	Children with Exceptionalities	3

Select 6 hours from the following courses:

EDU 154	Social/Emotion/Behav Dev	3
EDU 222	Learners w/ Behavior Disorders	3
EDU 223	Specific Learning Disab	3
EDU 247	Sensory & Physical Disab	3
EDU 248	Developmental Delays	3

EDU 221, EDU 222, EDU 223, EDU 247, EDU 248: Course has Prerequisites, but are already counted in the 15-hour total.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 15