Child and Adolescent Development Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
PROGRAM CODE: 2A36796
The Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer in Child and Adolescent Development, also called the Child and Adolescent Development AA-T, prepares students to transfer to CSU and other college campuses that offer bachelor's degrees in Child and Adolescent Development and related disciplines. Ed Code Section 66746-66749 states students earning the Child and Adolescent Development AA-T degree will be granted priority for admission as a Child Development major to a CSU, as determined by the CSU campus to which the student applies.The program is designed to prepare students for working with young children from birth through adolescence, and for employment in child development programs, public and private pre-schools, and children's centers. The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees, and there are no additional graduation requirements: (1) Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: (a) The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education – Breadth Requirements. (b) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district. (2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. (3) ADTs also require that students must earn a C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. A “P” (Pass) grade is not an acceptable grade for courses in the major. The Child and Adolescent Development Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer requires a total of 25-27 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: Select 3 courses (10 units): | ||
| MATH 120 F/HF, PSY 161 F/HF and SOC 120 F are considered equivalent courses; however, SOSC 120 F is recommended for this degree. | ||
| CDES 120 F | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY 101 F | General Psychology | 3 |
| or PSY 101HF | Honors General Psychology | |
| MATH 120 F | Introductory Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| or MATH 120HF | Honors Introductory Probability and Statistics | |
| or PSY 161 F | Elementary Statistics for Behavioral Science | |
| or PSY 161HF | Honors Elementary Statistics for Behavioral Science | |
| or SOSC 120 F | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
| LIST A: Select three courses (9-11 units) | 9-11 | |
| Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
or ANTH 102HF | Honors Cultural Anthropology | |
or CDES 201 F | Child in the Home and Community | |
or SOC 101 F | Introduction to Sociology | |
or SOC 101HF | Honors Introduction to Sociology | |
or SOC 275 F | Marriage and Family | |
or SOC 275HF | Honors Marriage and Family | |
or SOC 290 F | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | |
or SOC 290HF | Honors Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | |
| Developmental Psychology: Life Cycle | 3 | |
| General Biology | 5 | |
or BIOL 101HF | Honors General Biology | |
| LIST B: Select two courses (6 units) | 6 | |
| Any course not listed above, and articulated as lower division preparation in Child Development and related disciplines. | ||
| Principles of Early Childhood Education | 3 | |
| Observation and Assessment for Early Learning and Development | 3 | |
| Infant and Toddler Development and Observation | 3 | |
| Principles of Infant and Toddler Care and Education | 3 | |
| Introduction to Special Education | 3 | |
| Anti-Bias Perspective and Diversity Seminar | 3 | |
| Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum | 3 | |
| Introduction to Elementary Classroom Teaching | 3 | |
| Total Units | 25-27 | |
Outcome 1: Differentiate development in various domains of child development: physical, psychosocial, and cognitive, including typical and atypical development, and integrate knowledge of the domains into comprehensive understanding of child development.
Outcome 2: Differentiate the major perspectives of psychology, including the areas of biological, behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic and humanistic psychology.
Outcome 3: Demonstrate reasonable knowledge regarding descriptive statistics and will be able to calculate the mean, mode, median, range and standard deviation.
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