Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Certificate

The Transitional Kindergarten (TK) certificate will fulfill the requirements of TransitionalKindergarten Senate Bill 837. This bill requires teachers with a teaching credential who wish to teach in a TK classroom to complete 24 units of Child Development or Early ChildhoodEducation coursework by August 1, 2020. The courses offered in this TK Certificate will prepare students to specifically work with four and five-year-old children, with an emphasis on the California Preschool Learning Foundations and how to create a developmentally appropriate environment for young children. This certificate helps guide current and future educators to enroll in coursework that will specifically prepare them for the unique developmental needs of afour and five-year-old child.

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The Transitional Kindergarten (TK) certificate provides students with the requisite coursework to teach in the TK setting. Beginning in August 2020, credentialed teachers wishing to teach in a TKsetting must complete 24 units of Child Development or Early Childhood Education coursework. The courses offered in this TK Certificate will prepare students to specifically work with four and five-year-old children, with an emphasis on the California Preschool Learning Foundations and how to create a developmentally appropriate environment for young children.

To obtain the certificate students will be required to take seven required courses (21 units) and then choose one course from three options. This will give them a total of 24 units for the certificate. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Required
CHLDV 135	Child Growth and Development	3	S1
CHLDV 101	Intro. to Elementary Classroom Teaching	3	S1
CHLDV 156	Teaching in a Diverse Society	3	S1
CHLDV 142	Child, Family, Community	3	S2
CHLDV 140	Principles and Practices of Teaching	3	S2
CHLDV 137	School-Age Children in Child Care	3	S2
CHLDV 159	Science and Math for Young Children	3	S2
Choose One
CHLDV 152	Music For Young  Children	3	S1
CHLDV 154	Early Childhood Education and the Art Experiences	3	S1
CHLDV 158	Movement Development: Birth Through Twelve Years	3	S1

This certificate will reside in the Child Development and Education Department

Santa Monica City College

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