This certificate prepares graduates for entry-level employment with school districts.
Graduates acquire skills needed to become an important member of the instructional
team, learning instructional strategies, behavior management, human development and
interpersonal skills in the context of a diverse society. The program includes hands-on
experiences in schools. This program will help open doors to a rewarding career as
a paraeducator.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Teacher Education and Early Learning programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better*
- EDUC 246: Linguistically Diverse Education (3 credits)
- EDUC 101: Paraeducator Basics (3 credits)
- EDUC& 115: Child Development (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Students seeking employment as paraeducators should take the Paraeducator Exam after EDUC& 101 (this is not a degree requirement).
Second Quarter
- COLL 101: College Success (2 credits)
- EDUC 191: Field Experience I (5 credits)
- EDUC& 204: Inclusive Education-Birth through 21 Focus (5 credits)
- MATH& 131: Math for Elementary Educators (5 credits)
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Placement Test /MATH 88/89, 87/97 C or better*
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- EDUC 246: Linguistically Diverse Education (3 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
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MATH& 132: Math for Elementary Educators II (5 credits)
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MATH& 131*
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- EDUC 240: Diversity in Education (5 credits)
- EDUC& 205: Introduction to Education (5 credits)
*Pre- and co-requisite(s)
1. English Composition 1
ENGL& 101 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Placement Test or ENGL 99 C or better*
2. Linguistically Diverse Education
EDUC 246 (3 credits)
3. Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Paraeducator Basics (3 credits)
4. Child Development
EDUC& 115 (5 credits)
5. College Success
Coll 101 (2 credits)
6. Inclusive Education-Birth through 21 Focus
EDUC& 204 (5 credits)
7. Math for Elementary Educators
MATH&131 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Placement Test /MATH 88/89, 87/97 C or better*
8. Linguistically Diverse Education
EDUC& 246 (3 credits)
9. Math for Elementary Educators II
Math&132 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH& 131*
10. Diversity in Education
EDUC& 240 (5 credits)
11. Introduction to Education
EDUC&205 (5 credits)
Contact the Education Program
Early Childhood Instruction
Josie Zbaeren
360.442.2891
jzbaeren@lowercolumbia.edu