What are the Pathways Exams?
Early Childhood Pathways Exams can help convert early childhood experience and non-credit training into four lower (100) level courses. Three (3) credits are awarded for each of the following exam passed:
- Introduction to Early Childhood Education (available in both English and Spanish)
- Child Developmental Psychology (available in both English and Spanish)
- Infant/Toddler Development.
- Early Language and Literacy Development
In order for individuals to best prepare for taking these exams, Connecticut Charts-A-Course strongly encourages them to do the following:
- Complete the entire 150 hour Mandatory Core Areas of Knowledge training delivered in the Module Sequence via the Training Program in Child Development (TPCD).
- Acquire the four Pathways Exams study guides.
- Acquire one or more of the textbooks recommended in the study guides and explore the online resources provided.
- Spend at least 6 months reviewing and preparing for the exams. Essentially each exam is equivalent of a traditional 15 week three-credit college level course and, therefore, requires approximately 125-135 hours of preparation.
Individuals interested in registering for the exams or to acquire the study guides should contact Charter Oak State College to at 860-832-3822. Current cost for each exam is $75. You may be eligible for scholarship assistance to pay for the cost.
- Three lower (100) level credits are awarded for each exam passed.
EARLY CHILDHOOD PATHWAYS EXAMS - See www.charteroak.edu/PDF/PathwaysBrochure2009.pdf
To download the updated registration form, go to http://www.charteroak.edu/Current/Academics/EarningCredits/exam/examRegSchedule.cfm; click on Pathways “registration form”.
