Feb 17, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Child Development Concentration - Liberal Studies


This is a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts program in Liberal Studies.  Please view the information for the Department of Liberal Studies  in conjunction with this concentration information.

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Concentration


(16 units)

Complete the following courses with a GPA of 2.0 or higher for a concentration in Child Development within the Liberal Studies degree:

1. Complete the following upper-division core:


2. Complete one Elective


 Select one of the following Liberal Studies major or Inquiry courses (3-4 units):

Requirements/Recommendations


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 request CDEV 3140 be waived for the concentration.

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: