Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in School Age Child and Family - Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and ENG 114
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 45
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| B4 Support Course 3 | 2-3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CAD 210 | Introduction to Applied Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core, D1) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CAD 260 | Children, Families, and Community: An Ecological Perspective (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MATH 165 | Concepts of the Number System (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CAD 300 | Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 410 | Applied Child and Youth Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| MATH 565 | Concepts of Geometry, Measurement, and Probability (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Language/Reading/Communication Development - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Performance of Children's Literature | ||
| Dynamics of Communication Development (UD-D) | ||
| Science Course (Major Concentration) 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CAD 450 | Understanding and Working with Diverse Families (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) | ||
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| CAD 500GW | Action Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 625 | Children, Youth, and Public Policy (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| CAD 660 | Applied Advanced Developmental Science in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| Art Course (Major Concentration) 7 | 3 | |
| Elective - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Directed Experiences with Children | ||
| Elementary School Physical Education: K-5 | ||
| History of California (CSLG, UD-D) | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
| 1 | ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses. |
| 2 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies requirements (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) within your GE or major. |
| 3 | Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website. |
| 4 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 5 | Complementary Studies |
| 6 | Science Courses |
| 7 | Art Courses |