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
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | First Year Composition (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 | 3 |
| FCS 321 or PSY 430 |
(Major Concentration) or Adolescent Psychology |
0-3 |
| 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 | 12-17 | |
| 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 in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| CAD 600 & CAD 601 |
Child and Adolescent Development Internship Seminar and Child and Adolescent Development Internship (Major Core) |
3 |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 117-125 | |
| 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) |
