Paraprofessional Educator/Teacher's Aide, Advanced Certificate

EDUC.CRT.V58

Program Overview

The Paraprofessional Educator certificate is designed to meet guidelines set forth in the No Child Left Behind act of 2001. It is for students who have completed 30 hours of college credit in a wide range of educational areas and to prepare them to assist classroom teachers at all levels from kindergarten through high school.

Additional Program Information

For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit www.kcc.edu/gainfulemployment/.

Program Requirements

Major Courses

EDUC 1713	Intro to Public Education	3 Credits
EDUC 1763	Technology in Education	3 Credits
EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities	3 Credits
CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development	3 Credits
CDEV 2223	Art/Music Activities	3 Credits
	Paraprofessional Educator electives	6 Credits
Credit Hours:		21

Choose Paraprofessional Educator electives from the Paraprofessional Educator electives list.

General education

	Mathematics course	3 Credits
	General Education	3 Credits

Choose Mathematics and General Education electives from the General Education Courses for Applied Science Degrees.

Choose one

ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing	3 Credits
ENGL 1613	English I	3 Credits
ENGL 1623	English II	3 Credits
BSNS 1603	Business Communication	3 Credits
Credit Hours:		9

Minimum Credit Hours: 30

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall semester

EDUC 1713	Intro to Public Education	3 Credits
EDUC 1763	Technology in Education	3 Credits
CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development	3 Credits
ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing	3 Credits
	Mathematics elective	3 Credits

Spring semester

EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities	3 Credits
CDEV 2223	Art/Music Activities	3 Credits
	General education elective	3 Credits
	Paraprofessional Educator electives	6 Credits

Paraprofessional Educator electives

CDEV 2013	History & Philosophy of Early Child Ed	3 Credits
CDEV 2103	School Aged Programming	3 Credits
CDEV 2513	Child, Family & Community Relations	3 Credits
CDEV 2543	Child Study & Observation	3 Credits
CDEV 2633	Health, Nutrition & Safety	3 Credits
CDEV 2163	Discipline/Classroom Management	3 Credits
CDEV 2223	Art/Music Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2243	Science/Math Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2253	Motor Development/Physical Activities	3 Credits
CDEV 2403	Clinical Experience	3 Credits
CDEV 2533	Early Childhood Curriculum Development	3 Credits
EDUC 2513	Diversity in Schools	3 Credits
EDUC 2533	Foundations of Reading	3 Credits
LAWF 1753	Juvenile Delinquency	3 Credits
PSYC 2513	Abnormal Psychology	3 Credits
PSYC 2553	Lifespan Developmental Psychology	3 Credits
SOCY 2553	Marriage and the Family	3 Credits
SPAN 1503	Basic Spanish	3 Credits

Program Cost

Minimum credit hours required for completion:			30
Tuition and fees - $142.00 per credit hour			$142.00
					$4,260.00
Course Fees:
	BSNS 1603	Business Communications		10.00
	ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing		5.00
	ENGL 1613	English I		5.00
	ENGL 1623	English II		5.00
	EDUC 1713	Intro to Public Education		30.00
	EDUC 1833	Students w/disabilities		30.00
				85.00
					85.00
Books:
	BSNS 1603	Business Communications		293.35
	CDEV 1513	Child Growth & Development		278.75
	CDEV 2013	History & Philosophy of Early Childhood Ed.		278.75
	CDEV 2233	Language Acquisition & Development		289.35
	EDUC 1713	Introduction to Public Education		101.45
	EDUC 1763	Technology in Education		227.65
	EDUC 1833	Students with Disabilities		75.00
	ENGL 1413	Fundamentals of Writing		60.05
	EDUC 1713	Intro to Public Education		76.00
	EDUC 1833	Students w/disabilities		223.00
				2,256.10
					2,256.10
TOTAL					$6,601.10
This program requires twelve hours of electives. The total price does not include all costs associated with the electives.
All prices are subject to change. Please visit Hammes Bookstore for the most up-to-date textbook prices.

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges and universities to disclose certain information for any financial aid eligible program that, “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.” Following is required information about this certificate.