Bachelor of Arts in Child Development
As prerequisites for acceptance into the B.A. in Child Development, students must complete the following as a "Pre-child development major." Upon completion of the requirements, the student's major will be changed automatically from "Pre-child development" to "Child development" status.
There are two concentrations within the Child Development B.A. These are Early Childhood Education and Child and Adolescent Development. Students must select one of the concentrations when they declare Child Development as their major. These concentrations conform to the Transfer Model for early childhood education and child development degrees.
Requirements to enter the B.A. in Child Development
General Education Basic Skills in English (A1) | 3 | |
General Education Basic Skills in Mathematics (A3) | 3 | |
Additional Requirements | ||
CD 2240 | Introduction to Child Development | 3 |
PSYC 2210 | Psychological Statistics | 4 |
Total Units | 13 |
Students may earn no grade lower than a “C” (2.0) in each of these courses. In addition, students must have a GPA of 2.5 in the Pre-child development major and an overall University GPA of 2.25.
The Office of the Registrar will change the student's status once the above requirements have been met.
Requirements (57-59 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in Child Development
PSYC 2210 | Psychological Statistics | 4 |
CD 2240 | Introduction to Child Development | 3 |
CD 2205 | Diversity in Child Development | 3 |
Two units chosen from: | 2 | |
Observations and Methods: Infant and Toddler Development | ||
Observation and Methods: Preschool and Early School Age Development | ||
Observation and Methods: School Age Development | ||
Observation and Methods: Adolescent Development | ||
CD 3310 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
Students may take PSYC 3310 as an alternative to CD 3310 | ||
CD 3324 | Developmental Psychobiology | 3 |
CD 4400 | Child Assessment | 4 |
CD 3398 | Advanced Child and Family Development | 3 |
Six units chosen from: | 6 | |
Language Development | ||
Cognitive Development | ||
Social and Emotional Development | ||
CD 5755 | Internship | 3 |
Concentration (23-25) | ||
Students must complete the requirements of one of the concentrations listed below. | 23-25 | |
Total Units | 57-59 |
Students enrolling in the Child Development Honors Program during their senior year will take CD 5597 and CD 5598 in addition to the above requirements.
Concentrations (23-25 units)
Early Childhood Development Concentration (25 units)
(Program Code: CDEC)
CD 2250 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
CD 2260 | Early Childhood Development | 3 |
CD 2251 | Effective Interactions with Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
or CD 2261 | Effective Interactions with Preschoolers and Early School Agers | |
CD 2252 | Infant and Toddler Activities and Programs | 3 |
or CD 2262 | Preschool and Early School Age Activities and Programs | |
CD 2291 | Effective Interactions: Laboratory | 2 |
CD 2292 | Activities and Programs: Laboratory | 2 |
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Health, Safety, and Nutrition | ||
History of Childhood | ||
Play and Best Practice with Children | ||
CD 2215 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
or PSYC 3303 | Parenting and Family Relations | |
CD 3306 | Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
Total Units | 25 |
Child and Adolescent Development Concentration (23 units)
(Program Code: CDCA)
Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
Anthropology of Childhood | ||
Child, Family, and Community | ||
History of Childhood | ||
Play and Best Practice with Children | ||
Development of Intimate Relationships | ||
CD 4405 | Effective Interactions, Activities, and Programs with School Age and Adolescent Children | 3 |
CD 4406 | Interactions and Activities Lab: School Age and Adolescence | 2 |
PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 3303 | Parenting and Family Relations | 3 |
PSYC 3320 | Psychology of Middle Childhood | 3 |
PSYC 3328 | Psychology of Adolescent Development | 3 |
PSYC 3350 | Development of Exceptional Children | 3 |
or PSYC 3391 | Psychopathology of Childhood | |
Total Units | 23 |