Certificate Programs
Southern California Teachers College (SCTC) provides Certificate Program for early childhood educators. We also help teachers to be better prepared for administration and leadership in school.
California Teacher Assistant Certificate
Units: 9 | Core Courses: 2 | Teaching Practice: 180 hrs
This program is suitable for those interested in the early childhood education field. The program contains early childhood education foundation courses that provide basic early childhood education knowledge and practice to students.
Required Courses List
ECE 101 Early Childhood Development and Learning (3 units)
ECE 102 Curriculum Development (3 units)
ECE 303 Teaching Practice 1 (3 units)
California Early Childhood Teacher Certificate
Units: 18 | Core Courses: 4 | Teaching Practice: 360 hrs
This program is for intermediate early childhood education. This program covers educational methodologies, which provide students with educational methods and applied practices in early childhood education class.
Required Courses List
ECE 101 Early Childhood Development and Learning (3 units)
ECE 102 Curriculum Development (3 units)
ECE 201 Learning Environment Design and Classroom Management (3 units)
ECE 202 Early Childhood Teaching Aids Design and Application (3 units)
ECE 303 Teaching Practice 1 (3 units)
ECE 304 Teaching Practice 2 (3 units)
California Early Childhood Chinese Teacher Certificate
Units: 39 | Core Courses: 13 | Teaching Practice: 540 hrs
This program is suitable for those who are willing to dedicated in the early childhood education industry. We set up two professional pathways:
Path 1: Educational Leadership Class – dedicated to cultivating teaching supervisors.
Path 2: Principal Class – dedicated to cultivating educational administrators.
Required Courses List
ECE 101 Early Childhood Development and Learning (3 units)
ECE 102 Curriculum Development (3 units)
ECE 201 Learning Environment Design and Classroom Management (3 units)
ECE 202 Early Childhood Teaching Aids Design and Application (3 units)
ECE 301 Observation and assessment in early childhood (3 units)
ECE 302 Materials and methods in early childhood (3 units)
ECE 303 Teaching Practice 1 (3 units)
ECE 304 Teaching Practice 2 (3 units)
ECE 401 Children’s literature (3 units)
ECE 402 Children’s Art (3 units)
Elective Courses
Two elective courses and one Teaching Practice course are required. Students can either complete the 2 elective courses in one pathway or 1 course in each pathway. Students should complete the Teaching Practice course in either path 1 or path 2.
Elective Path 1: Educational Leadership Class
ECE 501 STEAM in Early Childhood Education (3 units)
ECE 502 Physical Fitness and Rhythmic Activities in Early Childhood (3 units)
ECE 503Â Teaching in a Diverse Society (3 units)
ECE 504Â E-learning (3 units)
ECE 505Â Play in Early Childhood (3 units)
ECE 506Â Exploration of Learning Resources (3 units)
ECE 507Â Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood (3 units)
ECE 508 Teaching Practice 3A (3 units)
Elective Path 2: Executive Leadership ClassÂ
ECE 601 Administration and Business Management in Early Childhood (3 units)
ECE 602 Child, Family, and Community (3 units)
ECE 603Â Health, Safety, and Nutrition (3 units)
ECE 604Â Teaching Practice 3B (3 units)