This certificate prepares students to become strong verbal and nonverbal communicators and provides a solid foundation in the study of Rhetoric.

Career Opportunities

Communication skills are vital in all industries. In particular, students who study Rhetoric often go into legal careers, but many students pursue careers in advertising, public relations, film, tv, and other emerging technological fields. Rhetoric students are often very successful in gaining acceptance into graduate programs, especially in Communication, Business, Law, and Media Studies.

Program Learning Outcomes

- Pursue and evaluate knowledge through the skills of inquiry, research and critical thinking.

- Demonstrate effective skills in written and spoken communication.

The Interpersonal Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students with a strong foundation for communication in dyads and small group communication. This unique area of communication studies allows students to explore areas that are common to our everyday lives as well as many professions. Students learn theories of small group communication, interpersonal communication, intercultural and gender studies, as well as a survey of the entire discipline.

Career Opportunities

This certificate can enhance resumes for students wishing to work in health care settings, customer service positions, and other business environments.

Program Learning Outcomes

- Pursue and evaluate knowledge through the skills of inquiry, research and critical thinking.

- Demonstrate effective skills in written and spoken communication.

The Fundamentals of Teaching Migrant Student Populations Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate designed to explore concepts and issues related to teaching linguistically diverse learners in today’s schools. The noncredit courses needed for completion reexamine assumptions about teaching and learning theory, curriculum development, and diversity in the classroom.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Describe the relationship between families/teachers/schools/community in culturally diverse areas.
🗸 Compare different education programs for English Language Learners.
🗸 Produce a variety of lessons and activities that demonstrate awareness of the unique needs of the migrant worker population and understanding implementations of those lessons.

The Working with Culturally Diverse Families Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education (ECE) student with a course of study that explores the knowledge and skills necessary to implement principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias education in teaching and caring for young children and working with their families.

This certificate satisfies the educational requirements and courses needed for the specialization component of the Department of Education/Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit.    

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Integrate principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias education in teaching and caring for young children and working with their families.

The Teaching Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education (ECE) student with a course of study that satisfies multiple requirements and content needs including the core licensing requirements required by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing and Department of Education/Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit. Students interested in working as a classroom teacher in ECE, transitional kindergarten (TK), children’s center teacher,  home-based early childhood educator and/or specialist in state-funded programs, or public or private settings will develop the foundational knowledge of how children learn and grow and what they need for optimal development. 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Teach and care for young children using effective communication and relationship skills
🗸 Create programs, curriculum, and environments based on child development theory, observations, documentation, and assessments of children.
🗸 Demonstrate principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias perspectives in teaching and caring for young children.
🗸 Develop respectful, two-way partnerships with the families of children in early childhood programs.
🗸 Demonstrate professional and ethical practices in teaching and caring for young children.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Create curriculum and environments that promote children's bilingual language development based on developmental principles, observations, documentation and assessments of children.

The Infant/Toddler Care Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education (ECE) student with a course of study that explores the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality care and education for the youngest children, from early infancy through three years of age while integrating principles of respect, cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive teaching, and anti-bias/anti-racist/social justice principles.

                              
This certificate satisfies the educational requirements and courses needed for the specialization component of the Department of Education/Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit. 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Integrate principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias education to create curriculum and environments for infants and toddlers based on developmental principles, observations, documentation, and assessments of children.
🗸 Develop respectful relationships with children and families in infant/toddler programs.

The Early Childhood Education Administration Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education (ECE) student interested in assuming leadership and administrative positions with a course of study that prepares them for administrative positions in early childhood, school-age, and other community-based settings. Competencies required to lead and administer a variety of programs are included as well as introductory business and management strategies appropriate for leading programs serving children, youth, and their families.

This certificate satisfies the educational requirements and courses needed for the specialization component of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Demonstrate professional and ethical practices in supervising programs that teach and care for young children based on: developmental theory, principles of cultural and linguistic competency, anti-bias education principles, and inclusive practices that support partnerships with families and promote professional growth for teachers.

The Curriculum Planning Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education (ECE) student with a course of study that explores the knowledge and skills of how to develop curriculum and environments for young children based on developmentally appropriate principles from observations, documentation, and assessments of children and thoughtful integration of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive teaching, and anti-bias/anti-racist/social justice principles.

This certificate satisfies the educational requirements and courses needed for the specialization component of the Department of Education/Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit.     

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Integrate principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias education to create curriculum and environments based on developmental principles, observations, documentation, and assessments of children.

The Children’s Literacy Curriculum Certificate of Achievement provides the early childhood education student with a course of study that explores the knowledge and skills needed to support young children’s language and emergent literacy development using developmentally appropriate materials and guidance principles, and integrating anti-bias/anti-racist/social justice and inclusive curriculum practices.     

This certificate satisfies the educational requirements and courses needed for the specialization component of the Department of Education/Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit.     

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:

🗸 Create curriculum and environments that promote children’s language and literacy development based on developmental principles, observations, documentation, and assessments of children.
🗸 Integrate principles of cultural and linguistic competency, inclusive practices, and anti-bias perspectives in developing curriculum for young children.