Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in School Age Child and Family – CAD Associate Degree for Transfer Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AA-T in Child and Adolescent Development. Three units in the major (CAD 210) and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| CAD 260 | Children, Families, and Community: An Ecological Perspective (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| CAD 300 | Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| Literature Course - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature (UD-C, AERM, SJ) | ||
| "Typical American": Narratives of Multiculturalism in the Americas from 1492 to the Present (UD-D, GP) | ||
| Literature and the Adolescent Reader (AERM) | ||
| Language/Reading/Communication Development - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3-4 | |
| Performance of Children's Literature | ||
| Dynamics of Communication Development | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CAD 410 | Applied Child and Youth Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 450 | Understanding and Working with Diverse Families (Major Core) | 3 |
| MATH 165 | Concepts of the Number System (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Art Course (Major Concentration) 1 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CAD 500GW | Action Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| Elective - Select One (Major Concentration): | ||
| Directed Experiences with Children | ||
| Elementary School Physical Education: K-5 | ||
| History of California (CSLG, UD-D) | ||
| MATH 565 | Concepts of Geometry, Measurement, and Probability (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Science Course (Major Concentration) 2 | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer |
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| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CAD 625 | Children, Youth, and Public Policy (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 660 | Applied Advanced Developmental Science in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| US History | 3 | |
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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| University Elective | 2 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
| 1 | Art Courses |
| 2 | Science Courses |
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9–15 units
- American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer
- Upper-Division GE, Areas B, C, and D (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering this major with the AA-T in Child and Adolescent Development are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
- Completion of major requirements includes completion of Complementary Studies.
CAD major (Concentration in School Age Child and Family): 42-43 units
CAD 210 met in transfer.
- Major Core (21 units): Includes GWAR
- Concentration (21-22 units): Includes Capstone
- Minimum grade of C or better required for all courses in the major.
University Electives: 5 or more units
Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State - some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g. both in UD GE and the major.