Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Development and Family Studies Option, B.A.

(120 units)

Child Development and Family Studies (CDFS) strives to improve the lives of children and families. As an integrative and interdisciplinary specialization, CDFS incorporates information from a variety of disciplines to provide a comprehensive academic and professional background for working with children and families. We use primary prevention to empower individuals and families in home and community settings.

Child Development and Family Studies Option

Take all of the following courses:

PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units)
CAFF 321 - Family and Consumer Resource Management (3 units)
CDFS 111 - Preschool Child (3 units)
CDFS 211 - Guiding Young Children (3 units)
CDFS 312 - Family and Personal Development (3 units)
CDFS 411 - Individual Child Study and Guidance (3 units)
CDFS 413 - Child and Family in the Community (3 units)
FCS 299 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences (1 unit)
FCS 499 - Professionalism and Leadership in Family and Consumer Sciences (1 unit)
NUTR 132 - Introductory Nutrition (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

ANTH 120 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
Another approved Global Issues course (3 units)

Take 9 units of advisor-approved electives.

Three of the 9 units must be upper division.

Take 15 units from the following with advisor’s approval:

CDFS 315 - Observation and Assessment with Young Children (3 units)
CDFS 319 - Family Stress and Coping (3 units)
CDFS 402 - Child and Family Law (3 units)
CDFS 407 - The Hospitalized Child (3 units)
CDFS 408 - Transition to Parenthood and Family Dynamics (3 units)
CDFS 409 - Language, Learning and the Developing Child: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 units)
CDFS 410 - International Families: Families in Cross-Cultural Perspectives (3 units)
CDFS 412 - Family Interaction (3 units)
CDFS 416 - Introduction to Administration and Supervision of Child Development Programs (3 units)
CDFS 418 - Parent Education (3 units)
CDFS 419 - Family Life Education (3 units)
or CDFS courses not taken above.

Note(s):

Each course on the student’s program planner must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher. In addition, a course in which a grade lower than “C” is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in a course for which it is a prerequisite. A student receiving a grade lower than a “C” may proceed with other courses with the approval of the Child Development and Family Studies Area Coordinator.

This degree option has been deemed “similar” to the Transfer Model Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and for Childhood Adolescent Development under the Student Transfer Agreement Reform Act (SB 1440-Padilla). Students who complete an approved A.A.-T or A.S.-T degree in Early Childhood Education or in Child and Adolescent Development at a California Community College can meet B.A. in FCS: Option in CDFS requirements with no more than 60 additional units. Contact a CDFS faculty advisor for assistance in program planning.

Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Development and Family Studies Option, B.A.

Child Development and Family Studies Option

Take all of the following courses:

Take one of the following courses:

Take one of the following pairs:

Take one of the following courses:

Take one of the following courses:

Take 9 units of advisor-approved electives.

Take 15 units from the following with advisor’s approval:

Note(s):