Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential – ECE 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 AS-T in Early Childhood Education. Six units in the major (CAD 210, CAD 260) 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 AS-T in Early Childhood Education 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): 39-40 units  

CAD 210 and CAD 260 met in transfer.

  • Core (18 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: 6 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.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
CAD 300 Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) 3
Literature Course - Select One (Major Concentration): 3
AA S 512
 Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature (UD-C, AERM, SJ)  
CWL 440
 "Typical American": Narratives of Multiculturalism in the Americas from 1492 to the Present (UD-D, GP)  
ENG 655
 Literature and the Adolescent Reader (AERM)  
Language Studies - Select One (Major Concentration): 3-4
COMM 554
 Performance of Children's Literature  
SLHS 655
 Language Development  
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences 3
University Elective 3
 Units15
Second Semester
CAD 410 Applied Developmental Science: Prenatal Through Early Childhood (Major Core) 3
MATH 165 Concepts of the Number System (Major Concentration) 3
Art Course (Major Concentration) 1 3
History Course (Major Concentration) 2 3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities 3
 Units15
Third Semester
CAD 411 Applied Developmental Science: Middle Childhood through Emerging Adulthood (Major Core) 3
CAD 500GW Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development - GWAR (Major Core) 3
Physical Education Course - Select One (Major Concentration): 3
KIN 240
 Introduction to Teaching Physical Education  
KIN 401
 Elementary School Physical Education: K-5  
KIN 487
 Motor Development  
Science Course (Major Concentration) 3 3
U.S. and California Government 3
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer
  
 Units15
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
  
University Elective 3
 Units15
 Total Units60