Major Code
583A

This certificate provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to implement key strategies to help support multicultural and multilingual students in ways that value bilingualism and biliteracy. Gateways credentials are awarded and recognized by the Illinois Department of Human Services Bureau of Child Care and Development. Gateways credentials are symbols of professional achievement.

Course Requirements

21

m ECE101* Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3

m ECE106 Guiding Young Children

3

m ECE115 Child Growth and Development

3

m ECE120 Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

m ECE125 Child, Family and Community

3

ECE145 Multiculturalism in Early Childhood

3

ECE210 Language Arts for the Young Child

3

Program Total

21