UNM-Taos Certificate in Early Childhood Multicultural Education is designed as a basic professional preparation program for students who wish to work with children from birth through age eight in various inclusive settings such as K-3, Head Start, child care, and home care providers, teachers, assistants, and administrators. This one-year competency based program will provide education in the theories and practices of child development and early childhood education. As part of the certificate, students will complete the academic requirements for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. All courses completed in this
program are fully transferable into the Associate of Arts degree program.
| General Education - 3 Credit Hours |
ENGL 101 Composition I: Exposition |
| Early Childhood Requirements - 29 Credit Hours |
ECME 101 Child Growth, Development & Learning |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED: 32 |
