10 credits minimum

Education, Family & Human Studies and Social Work Department
Taylorsville Redwood Campus, Eccles ECD Lab School
General Information, (801) 957-4073
Education Information, (801) 957-5035
www.slcc.edu/familyandhumanstudies
Academic Advisor, AAB 237A, (801) 957-4294

Associate Dean: Dale Smith

Program Faculty:
Professor − Dale Smith
Assistant Professor − Mark O. Jarvis, Sally Schramm

Program Description: The Family and Human Studies department offers coursework that can be applied toward completion of the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA). The CDA credential is a nationally recognized, competency-based educational program offered by The Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition. Credits earned as part of the CDA program transfer seamlessly into certificate and degree programs.

Students who are unfamiliar with the CDA program are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor before starting the program. For more information about the CDA program, contact:

Child Development Associate Credential
2460 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-3575
OR
Call Toll Free 1-800-424-4310
www.cdacouncil.org/the-cda-credential

The Child Development Associate Credential requires, within the past five years, 120 contact hours of formal training and 480 contact hours working directly with children as a lead caregiver. Students wishing to complete the CDA credential should be working either full- or part-time in a state approved child development center or family child care home.