Child and Family Support Certificate
The certificate is available to non-majors.
| Available to Cheney-Campus students only. | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| CDST 402 | CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, LAWS AND ETHICS | 5 |
| EDUC 385 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES | 4 |
| EDUC 395 | METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES | 4 |
| PSYC 484 | CHILD ABUSE: RECOGNITION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES | 3-5 |
| or SOWK 492 | CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | |
| SPED 412 | INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| SPED 415 | ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | 4 |
| Total Credits | 24-26 | |
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning Credits / Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
University Competencies and Proficiencies
General Education Core Requirements (GECR)
Humanities and Fine Arts
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
List 1: Literature
List 2: Fine Arts
List 3: Philosophy and Reasoning
Natural Sciences
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
Anthropology
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Geography
Physics
Social Sciences
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
List 1: Economics and Government
List 2: Anthropology, Geography, Psychology and Sociology
List 3: History
University Graduation Requirements
Foreign Language
Minor or Certificate
Culture and Gender Diversity in the U.S. Course List
International Studies Course List
Senior Capstone Course List
- All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
- Application for Graduation must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
- Check your progress with SOAR Student Online Academic Review—you must be signed in to use this tool.
Student Learning Outcomes—students will
- communicate effectively with all constituencies, including children, parents, colleagues, and community members; and demonstrate professional leadership in the field;
- critically evaluate a variety of approaches in working with children and reflect on their own practices and interactions with children;
- demonstrate an understanding of children’s diversity;
- demonstrate effective practices in working with children and child service organizations, which include knowledge of content area, problem solving, use of technology, opportunity for choice, motivation, collaboration, and respect for diversity;
- demonstrate knowledge in addressing children’s lives and experiences from a variety of disciplines.