Child Development Concentration - Liberal Studies

1.

Upon advisement and petition approval by a concentration advisor, community college transfer students with an Associate of Arts degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Education (ECE) may replace CDEV 3140 and complete the required coursework for a total of 169 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:

(13 units)

2. Electives

 Select one of the following Liberal Studies major 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