Child & Adolescent Development Major Advisement Sheet: Early Childhood Development (ECD)
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GENERAL EDUCATION (51 units)
CHAD MAJOR (51 units)
“C” or better required
PREREQUISITES (“B-“ or better required)
For final GE evaluation, visit the Academic Advising
Basic Core Courses
MULTIPLE SUBJECT Credential Program
 CAS 101 – Intro to Child Devel
Center in UH 123 (www.fullerton.edu/aac)
 EDEL 315 – Intro Elem Class Teach
 CAS 201 – Child, Family, & Comm
 EDEL 325 – Cult Plural in Elem Sch
A. Core Competencies

SPED
371
–
Exceptional
Individual
SPECIAL EDUCATION Credential Program
A.1 Oral Communication
Option-Specific
Core
Courses
 SPED 322 – Intro Pos Behav Support
A.2 Written Communication
 CAS 300 Effective Prof Comm
 SPED 425 – Lang & Culture Spec Pop
A.3 Critical Thinking
 CAS 301 Inqu & Methodology
Credential Examinations & Application Information
B. Sci Inquiry & Quant Reasoning
 CAS 305 Adv Assess in Early Child
 CBEST Exam (http://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com)
B.1 Physical Science/Earth
 CAS 325A Conception - Age 8
 CSET Exam (http://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com)
B.2 Life Science
 CAS 325B Age 9 - Adolescence
(all credentials except SPED-Early Child)
B.3 Laboratory Experience
 CAS 491 Lead Sem in Early Child or
o Subtest 1 – Lang/Hist/Soc Stud
B.4 Math/Quant Reasoning
CAS 490T Topical Seminar in CHAD
o Subtest 2 – Math/Science
B.5 Impli/Explore Math/Nat Sci
Fieldwork Courses
o Subtest 3 – Arts/PE/Hum Dev
 CAS 140/L Intro to Early Child Pract or
C. Arts & Humanities
 Visit Center for Careers in Teaching
CAS 394/L Pract in CHAD
http://ed.fullerton.edu/cct/
C.1 Intro to Arts

CAS
464/L
–
Adv
Pract
Care
&
Edu

Credential Program Overview (schedule available at
C.2 Intro to Humanities
http://ed.fullerton.edu/adtep/)
Topical
Development
Courses
(One
in
each
category)
C.3 Explore Arts & Humanities
ART 380
 Credential Application (one semester in advance;
 One Family Contexts Class:
C.4 Origins of World Civilization
check with relevant department)
CAS 341 Work with Parents of Young Child or
D. Social Sciences
CAS 340 Parenting in the 21st Century
 CSUF Post-Bacc Application (in fall, dates on website)
D.1 Intro to Soc Sciences
 One Health Class: CAS 346 Modern Cult &
www.csumentor.edu
ECD, CAS 326 Optimizing Devel School Age
D.2 World Civ & Cultures
OTHER GRAD REQUIREMENTS
Child, CAS 306 Health & Safety for EC
D.3 Am History, Inst & Values
 File Grad Check (after 85 units)
 One Depth Class: CAS 321 Infant/Toddler
via portal To Do List
D.4 American Government
Devel, CAS 322 Preschool-Age Devel, CAS
 Expected Graduation Date
D.5 Explorations Soc Science
353 Learning & Motivation in EC
UNIT COUNT
 One Diversity Class:
E. Lifelong Learning & Self Devel
SPED 400 EC Special Education or CAS 490T
Transferred =
Z. Cultural Diversity
Behavioral & Developmental Disorders
Completed at CSUF to date
9 Units Upper-Div GE at CSUF
 One Language and Literacy Class:
30 units required
These 9 units have to be 300-400 level from the GE
CAS 351 Lang & Literacy Devel in EC, READ
Upper division units to date
list or approved by the AAC and at CSUF.
340 Language & Literacy Readiness, or SPED



425 Lang & Culture for Special Pop
 One Curriculum Class:
CAS 352 Num& Science in EC, ART 380 Art &
Child Devel, MUS 433 Music in Child
40 units required
Enrolled in
Left in major =
Left in GE =
Needed for Graduation
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Updated 4/20/2015
Basic Core
These courses have
an unchangeable
order due to prereqs
This is a
recommended order
but these classes can
be moved around
Option Core
Fieldwork
Topical Development
GE
Credential/Grad
Prereqs
Electives
Recommended electives:
 CAS 215: Observation in EC
 CAS 250: Introduction to EC Curriculum
 Additional topical development courses
 Administration courses
 Adult supervision courses