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Child and Adolescent Development Major

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LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
FCS101 Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences  1
FCS 120 Child and Adolescent Development 4
FCS 150 Human Developmen 3
FCS 203 Infant and Toddler Development 3
FCS 230
Personal and Consumer Financial Management 2
TOTAL 13

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
FCS 305 Life Cycle Nutrition 4
FCS313 Adolescent Development in the Family  2
FCS 315
Personal, Family,
and Community Health
3
FCS 355
Development of Children
with Special Needs
3
FCS 385 Family and Parenting 2
FCS 420
Child Development in the Family and Community 4
FCS 425 Child and Adolescent Nutrition 3
FCS 497 FCS Senior Seminar 2
LIT 325 Children’s Literature 3
PSY 321 Abnormal Psychology 3
Select 12 upper-division units from:
COURSE TITLE UNITS
FCS 310 Early Childhood Education 4
FCS 460
Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Education 4
FCS 470 Practicum in Child Development 3
FCS 475 Child Development Internship 2-4
ART 319 Visual Arts in the Classroom I 3
EDU 304
Legal, Ethical and Wesleyan Perspective  3
MUE 341
Music Skills for the Elementary Classroom Teacher 3
PED 308 Physical Education for Children 3
PSY 308 Developmental Psychology - Birth Through Adolescence 3
PSY 325
Clinical and Community Interventions  4
PSY 409
Psychology of Cognition and Learning 4
SWK 340 Child Welfare 3
SOC 360 Race and Ethnicity  3
TOTAL 54
Note: Students must be fingerprinted through community care licensing to obtain Child Abuse Central Index Clearance.
Note: Students graduating with a Child Development major may qualify for the “Child Development Site Supervisor” permit with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.