Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Youth Work and Out of School Time - Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II 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 | |
| GE Area C | 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 | ||
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Four 5 | 12 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CAD 300 | Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 400 | Community Youth Development (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| CAD 410 | Applied Child and Youth Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 450 | Understanding and Working with Diverse Families (Major Core) | 3 |
| Youth and Context Course (Major Concentration) 6 | 3-4 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| CAD 500GW | Action Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| FCS 321 or PSY 430 |
Adolescents and Families (Major Concentration) or Adolescent Psychology |
3 |
| Special Topics Course - Take Two (Major Concentration) 7 | 6-8 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15-17 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| CAD 625 | Children, Youth, and Public Policy (Major Core) | 3 |
| Special Topics Course (Major Concentration) 7 | 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 | ||
| RPT 400 | Programming Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Experiences (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| CAD 660 | Applied Advanced Developmental Science in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-125 | |
| 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 | Youth and Context |
| 7 | Special Topics (choose three courses, each from a different category) B. Sexuality and Gender Identity C. Recreation D. Social Services E. Racial and Ethnic Identity Development |