Degrees

Academic Opportunities for CAS Major

Student's Responsibility

Major

The Bachelor of Science in Child and Adolescent Development requires the successful completion of a minimum of 51 units in the major consisting of required core classes, advisement track courses, practicum courses, developmental electives, and breadth electives. A grade of “C” (2.0) or better is required to satisfy prerequisites to CAS courses; all prerequisites are strictly enforced. A grade of “C” (2.0) or better is required in all courses applied to the major.

Required Core Classes (21 units)
Child/Adolescent Studies 101 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 300 Elements of Effective Professional Communication (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 301 Inquiry and Methodology in Development (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 310 Assessing and Observing Development (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 325A Conception through Adolescence (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 325B Age 9 through Adolescence (3)
Child/Adolescent Studies 490T Senior Seminar (3)

Advisement Track (15 units)
Each student, in consultation with a department adviser, selects a 15-unit advisement track in an area of specialization. Standard advisement tracks include elementary education, special education, early care and education, adolescent/youth services, preparation for master’s/doctoral degrees or other specialized training, and general studies in child and adolescent development.

Practicum Courses (6 units)
Students take the core practicum course (3 units) and one advanced, advisement track-specific practicum course (3). Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours of supervised fieldwork while enrolled in each of the two required fieldwork courses.

Core Practicum Course (3 units)
Child/Adolescent Studies 394 Seminar (2)
and
Child/Adolescent Studies 394L Practicum in Child Development (1)

One of the following advanced, advisement track-specific practicums (3 units)
Child/Adolescent Studies 464 Seminar (2) and
Child/Adolescent Studies 464L Practicum in Early Care and Education (1)
Child/Adolescent Studies 474 Seminar (2) and
Child/Adolescent Studies 474L Practicum in Development in School Settings (1)
Child/Adolescent Studies 484 Seminar (2) and
Child/Adolescent Studies 484L Practicum in Adolescent/Youth Services (1)
Child/Adolescent Studies 494 Seminar (2) and
Child/Adolescent Studies 494L Practicum in Youth and Families in Community Settings (1)

Developmental Electives (3 units)
CAS 340 Parenting in the 21st Century (3)
CAS 345 Development in Diverse Contexts (3)
CAS 360 Adolescents and the Media (3)
CAS 365 Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting (3)
* CAS 490T Senior Seminar
* Must select different seminar topic than taken for required core (3)

Breadth Electives (6 units)
* Biology 305 Human Heredity and Development (3)
* Approved Cultural Diversity Class (3) (see CAS adviser for approved list)
* Sociology 351 Sociology of Families (3)

or Sociology 353 Sociology of Childhood (3)
Special Ed 371 Exceptional Individual (3)
or Special Ed 400 Early Childhood Special Education (3)

*May satisfy a General Education requirement. Consult current Class Schedule.

Minor

For a minor in Child and Adolescent Development, 21 units are required. A minimum of 12 units of coursework for the minor must be distinct from coursework that is applied to the major. No more than 6 units of lower-division coursework may be applied to the minor. Minors pursing a Multiple Subject Teaching credential can use Ed El 315 as an approved elective provided that they document a minimum of 60 hours of field work.

Core Courses (6 units)
CAS 101 Introduction to Child and Adolescent Studies
AND one of the following:
   CAS 312 Human Growth and Development (3)
   CAS 315 Child Development (3)
   CAS 330 Adolescence and Early Adulthood (3)

Research Methods (3 units)
CAS 301 Inquiry and Methodology in Child/Adolescent Development or approved alternate (3)

Practicum (3 units)
CAS 394 Practicum Seminar/Practicum in Child and Adolescent Development (3)

Electives (9 units)
Nine units selected in consultation with department adviser.