ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
An Associate degree will be granted upon completion of the required general education units and 24 units in ECE. A grade of C or better is required in all of the courses used to satisfy the requirements for the major. A minimum of 50% of the ECE units must be taken at Skyline College in order to receive the AS degree with a major in ECE from Skyline.

24 units of ECE and at least 16 general education units qualifies a student for a Teacher Permit issued by the California State Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). This permit is required of all teachers working in child care and development programs operating under Title 5, (State-funded programs).

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
An Early Childhood Education Certificate will be granted upon completion of the required number of units of coursework. A grade of C or better is required in all of the courses used to satisfy the requirements for the certificate.A minimum of 50% of the ECE units must be taken at Skyline College in order to receive the ECE Certificate from Skyline.

Completion of the certificate requirements qualifies students as teachers in child care and development programs operating under Title 22, (non-State-funded programs) and/or for an Assistant or Associate Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This permit is required of all assistant and associate teachers working in child care and development programs operating under Title 5, (State-funded programs).

Students who began matriculation before Fall, 2009, may choose catalogue rights for an 18-unit Certificate that includes several core courses and supervised field experience.

Fall 2009 term begins a 24-unit Early Childhood Education Certificate that includes 8 lower division required courses.

Fall 2009 term begins a 24-unit Early Childhood Special Education Certificate that includes 8 core required courses. 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM
In accordance with the guidelines established by the State’s Child Development Permit for the Master Teacher tier, applicants must complete a “specialization” of six (6) semester units in a specific area. A specialization can also be useful to students when seeking work advancement.