Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential – CAD Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) 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.
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 Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential): 42-43 units
CAD 210 met in transfer.
- Major Core (21 units): Includes GWAR
- Concentration (21-22 units): Includes Capstone
- A minimum grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major.
University Electives: 3 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.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| CAD 260 | Children, Families, and Community: An Ecological Perspective (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP) | 3 |
| CAD 300 | Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| MATH 165 | Concepts of the Number System (Major Concentration) | 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-C, GP) | ||
| Literature and the Adolescent Reader (AERM) | ||
| Language Studies Course (Major Concentration) 1 | 3-4 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CAD 410GW | Applied Developmental Science: Prenatal Through Early Childhood - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 411 | Applied Developmental Science: Middle Childhood through Emerging Adulthood (Major Core) | 3 |
| Physical Education Course - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Teaching Physical Education | ||
| Elementary School Physical Education: K-5 | ||
| Motor Development (UD-B) | ||
| Art Course (Major Concentration) 2 | 3 | |
| Science Course (Major Concentration) 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CAD 500 | Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| History Course (Major Concentration) 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities 5 | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer |
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| 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 5 | 3 | |
| US History | 3 | |
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60-61 | |
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Language Studies Courses
COMM 554 Performance of Children's Literature (4 units)
ENG 420 Introduction to the Study of Language (3 units) (UD-C, GP)
SLHS 300 Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
SLHS 655 Language Development (3 units) (UD-D)
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Art Courses
AFRS 400 Black Arts and Humanities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AMST 310/HUM 485 The Arts and American Culture (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
COMM 557/LS 403 Performance and Pedagogy of the Oppressed for Educators (3 units)
DANC 340 Dance Pedagogy (3 units)
DANC 350 Dance Aesthetics: Cultural/Historical Perspectives (3 units) (UD-C, GP)
E ED 450 Art and Learning (3 units) (UD-C)
LTNS 425 Popular and Traditional Music of the Latinx U.S. (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LS 427 Social Movements & the Arts for Future Teachers (3 units) (SJ)
MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples (3 units) (UD-C, GP)
MUS 601 Music for Children (3 units)
TH A 451 Storytelling and Folk Literature (3 units) (UD-C, GP)- 3
Science Courses
BIOL 300 Nature Study (3 units) (UD-B, ES)
BIOL 310 Biology for Today's World (3 units) (UD-B, ES)
BIOL 318 Our Endangered Planet (3 units) (UD-B, AERM, ES, GP)
E ED 655 Hands-on Undergraduate Science Education Experience (3 units)
ERTH 310 The Violent Earth (3 units) (UD-B, ES)
ERTH 335 Global Warming (3 units) (UD-B, ES, GP)
ERTH 365 Extreme Weather in a Warming World (3 units) (UD-B, ES, GP)
GEOG 301 Bay Area Environments (3 units) (UD-B, ES)
LS 310 Science and Culture for Future Elementary School Teachers (3 units) (UD-B)
LS 430 Future of the Forests (3 units) (UD-B, ES, GP)- 4
History Courses
AA S 510 Asian Americans in California (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AIS 410 Perspectives of Native California Indians (3 units) (F, AERM, ES)
HIST 450 History of California (3 units) (UD-D, CSLG)
LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
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It is highly recommended that students attempt to fulfill upper-division GE requirements (UD-B, UD-C, and UD-D) through Concentration courses. Courses that fulfill those requirements have been marked in the respective lists.