Child Development Concentration - Liberal Studies

1.

Upon advisement, community college transfer students with an Associate of Arts degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education (ECE) may waive CDEV 3140 and complete the remaining required coursework for a total of 19 units.

2.

Students with Child Development concentrations must take all courses counted toward the concentration for a letter grade if the letter-grade option is available. In addition, no more than 3 units of credit-graded coursework may apply toward the concentration.

All students must complete CDEV 3010, Child Abuse and Neglect, prior to enrollment in the following lab courses:

• CDEV 3020 - Child Guidance and Management
• CDEV 3181 - Early Childhood Development
• CDEV 3320 - Infant Development and Group Care
• CDEV 3440 - Developmental Assessment
• CDEV 3550 - Early Intervention with High-Risk Children
• CDEV 4180 - Developmental Programs for Children Birth to Eight Years
• CDEV 4280 - Development of Social Cognition
• CDEV 4380 - Language and Literacy Development

3.

Internships and fieldwork courses may be repeated once each for credit toward the concentration. In addition, a maximum of 3 units of combined coursework in fieldwork and internships may be counted toward the concentration.

1. Complete the following upper-division core:

(16 units)

2. Electives

 Select 3 units from the following Liberal Studies major and/or Inquiry courses:

• CDEV 3030 - Cognitive Development in School Settings
• MUS 3341 - Music for the Classroom Teacher
• KINS 3400 - Elementary Physical Education
• THEA 4020 - Performance for Children