Occupational Development - Child Development Specialist Emphasis

The Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialist (ACDS) is an approved apprenticeship training program now available for persons who work as aides in the Head Start program. Under the guidelines of the Associate in Applied Science in Occupational Development, a participant in a registered apprenticeship program (RAP) may combine the classroom training and on-the-job experience gained through the RAP with a well-defined general education curriculum of the College to earn an associate degree. The Associate in Applied Science in Occupational Development, Child Development Specialist Emphasis, consists of three components:
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Upon successful completion of 15 of the required 34 college hours described in Component I and the payment of the $10 per credit hour administrative fee, the student will receive 12 semester hours of credit for the classroom training component of the ACDS program. This credit will be listed on the college transcript as ACDS Classroom Training - 12 credit hours with a grade of CR. The credit will be awarded to those students who successfully complete the four semester of classroom training and the 4000 hours of on-the-job training required in the ACDS program as evidenced by the nationally recognized certificate issued from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Component III - On-the-Job Experience: (20 hours)
Upon successful completion of all 34 college credit hours required in Component I of the program, the four semesters of classroom training and the 40000 hours of on-the-job experience required by the ACDS program, the student will be awarded 20 semester hours of credit (at 200:1 ratio) provided through the ACDS on-the-job experience component. This credit will be listed on the College transcript as ACDS On-the-Job Experience, 20 semester hours with a grade of CR after payment of the $10 per credit hour administrative fee. The credit will only be awarded to those who have successfully completed all College hours, the classroom training component, the on-the-job experience component of the program, present the nationally recognized certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Labor and meet all graduation requirements for the Associate in Applied Science in Occupational Development Program, Child Development Specialist Emphasis.

Total Credit Hours Component III :20 semester hours
Total Hours :69 semester hours