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wordmark identifying department of Child and Adolescent Development

Curriculum Planning Help:

Printable (MSWord) Course Planning Forms:

New Curriculum Planning Worksheet

Tentative Plan (coming soon)

Required Sequence for 4 Year Degree Plan

Recommended General Education sequences and courses in the Major for Child and Adolescent Development (4 Year Plan*)

PDF version.

(5 year plan to be posted soon. Contact department for information.)

Fall Semester Freshman Year

Basic Skills/Section A-1 (3)

Lifelong Learning/Section E (3)

Basic Skills A-3 Math 140 (4)

CADV 150 (3)

Social Sciences/Section D Psy 150 (3)

Total: (16)


Spring Semester Freshman Year

Basic Subjects/Section A-2 (3)

Basic Subjects Section A-4 (3)

Natural Sciences/Section B & Lab (4)

Arts & Humanities/Section C (3)

***Additional course (Info competence/Basic Skills) (3)

Total: 15 - 16


Fall Semester Sophomore Year

Arts & Humanities/Section C (3)

CADV 250 (3)

Comparative Cultural Studies/Section F (3)

Title V course (3)

Additional course (3)

Total: 15


Spring Semester Sophomore Year

Social Sciences/Section D (3)

Comparative Cultural Studies/Section F (3)

Title V course (3)

CADV 350 or CADV 352 (3)

Natural/Sciences Section B & Lab (4)

Total: 16


Fall Semester Junior Year

CADV 350 or CADV 352 (3)

Modes of Inquiry** (3-4)

Prof. Dev/Option 1 or Option 2 course (3)

***Subject Ex. Info Competence (3)

Additional Course (3)

Total: 15-16


Spring Semester Junior Year

Domains of Development Course (3)

Cultural Contexts** (3)

UDGE (3)

CADV 460 (3)

CADV Elective** (3)

Total: 15


Fall Semester Senior Year

Prof. Dev/Option 2 or CADV 494B (2-3)

Linguistics Contexts** (3)

CADV 470 (3)

CADV Elective** (3)

UDGE (3)

Total: 14-15


Spring Semester Senior Year

Prof. Dev/Option 2 or CADV 394B (2-3)

Linguistics Contexts** (3)

CADV 470 (3)

CADV Elective** (3)

UDGE (3)

Total: 14-15


*Note:

*Note: This is a recommended sequence for courses offered in the major. It does not guarantee that all requirements for the degree will be met in 4 years. If developmental courses are needed it will add to the courses required. All university requirements for the BA must be met.

**A variety of courses meet this requirement. Please see requirements for the Child and Adolescent Development major.

***If not met by other required areas. Check CSUN catalog for courses that meet this requirement.

Student Planning:

Suggested 4 and 5 year plans (for Incoming Freshmen)

Suggested 2 and 3 year plans (for Transfer Students)

Student Planning Worksheet (pdf)

Advisement:

Requirements for the Major (pdf)

Information for Transfer Students

Related Minors

Independent Study

Child Development Permit

Advisement Appointments

CSUN Career Center

College of Health and Human Development

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