Child Development, Certificate of Achievement

Major Core Requirements: 30 Semester Hours

• CDEV 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• CDEV 201 - Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children
• CDEV 210 - Child, Family & Community
• CDEV 215 - Child Study and Observation
• CDEV 220 - Instructional Methods in Early Childhood Settings
• CDEV 230 - Discipline/Classroom Management
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I

• or

• ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• CDEV 208 - Child Growth and Development

• or

• PSYC 209 - Child Psychology
• CDEV 246 - Methods of Math in ECE

• or any MATH course from level 100 or higher, except MATH 098.

Total Required Hours: 30 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

The following schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students planning to transfer to a senior institution should check with that institution for specific transfer requirements.  

First Semester

• CDEV 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• CDEV 201 - Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children
• CDEV 210 - Child, Family & Community
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I

• Or

  ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication **

  ** Students who will be pursuing the AAS after the COA should take ENG 101 not ENG 130. 

• PSYC 101 - General Psychology

Second Semester

• CDEV 220 - Instructional Methods in Early Childhood Settings
• CDEV 230 - Discipline/Classroom Management
• CDEV 246 - Methods of Math in ECE

• Or any MATH course from level 100 or higher, except MATH 098

• CDEV 208 - Child Growth and Development

• Or PSYC 209 - Child Psychology   

• CDEV 215 - Child Study and Observation

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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