This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2021 Child and Adolescent Development, B.A./Early Childhood Development Option
- 2022 Child and Adolescent Development, B.A./Early Childhood Development Option
- 2023 Child and Adolescent Development, B.A./Early Childhood Development Option
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CADV 150 (meets GE D1 Social Sciences and IC) | 3 |
| CADV 180 or MATH 140 (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3-4 |
| PSY 150 (meets GE D1 Social Sciences) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE B1 Physical Science | 2 |
| GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 234 | 3 |
| HSCI 131 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) | 3 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Professional Development Course* (CADV 250 recommended) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CADV 350 (meets GE B2 Life Science) | 3 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| Electives | 8-9 |
| Total | 14-15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CADV 352 | 3 |
| CADV 380/L (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) | 4 |
| Professional Development Course* | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CADV 381/L or FCS 431/L | 4 |
| CADV 460 | 3 |
| Professional Development Course* | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CADV 470 | 3 |
| Professional Development Course* | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education Pedagogy and Curriculum Course selected from: ART 383/L, ART 385/L, CADV 406/L or RTM 406/L, EPC 430, MUS 362/L | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section C2 Humanities | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Professional Development Course* | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education Pedagogy and Curriculum Course selected from: ART 383/L, ART 385/L, CADV 406/L or RTM 406/L, EPC 430, MUS 362/L | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*15 units selected from the following Professional Development and Practitioner-Based Skills Sets courses: AAS 417 or AFRS 417 or CHS 417 or ELPS 417, ART 380/L, ART 385/L, ART 579/L, CADV 250, CADV 310, CADV 327, CADV 335, CADV 394, CADV 450, CADV 451 or FCS 436, CADV 452, CADV 453, CADV 455, CADV 456, CADV 494, CADV 495A, CADV 495B, CADV 499C, EED 500, EPC 314 or EPC 315, EPC 430, FCS 309, FCS 335, FCS 433, FCS 480, SPED 400, SPED 402, SPED 431, SPED 532