San Francisco State University
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT MAJOR
Planning Worksheet for Core and School Age
Bulletin Year 2015 - 2016
Name: _________________________________________
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First
Student ID#: _____________________________
Middle
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
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City
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SFSU Email: _______________________________
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Core Courses (Required for all majors)
Course Prefix
Title
& No.
I.
Foundations - 9 units (Each of the following courses is required)
Trans.
From
Units
CAD 210
Introduction to Applied Child and Adolescent Development
3
CAD 260
Child, Family, and Community: An Ecological Perspective
3
CAD 410
Applied Child and Youth Development
3
II.
Grade
Family Systems - 3 units (Choose one)
CAD 450
Understanding and Working with Diverse Families
3
CAD 460
Globalization and Family Relations
3
III.
Sem.
Taken
Research - 3 units (Required)
CAD 500GW
IV.
Action Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development
(GWAR - Upper division writing requirement)
Special Topics - 3 units (Choose one; if taken here, do not select in PAS concentration)
3
CAD 625
Child and Youth Policy
3
CAD 650
Child Advocacy
3
Total Units in Core – 18
Department Policies - Please read

All core and concentration courses for the Child and Adolescent Development major must be taken for a letter grade (except
for internship which is offered only for CR/NC).

A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major. Includes courses transferred from other colleges.
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CAD 210 and CAD 260 (or community college equivalents) must be completed with grade of C or better and ENG 214 (or
community college equivalent) must be completed with a grade of C- or better before enrollment in CAD 410, CAD 450, 460,
CAD 625 and CAD 650. No concurrent enrollment allowed. Proof of community college equivalent courses is required.

CAD 410 must be completed with grade of C or better and ENG 214 with grade of C- or better before enrollment in CAD
500GW. No concurrent enrollment allowed. Proof of community college equivalent for ENG 214 is required.

Internships take place the final semester of the senior year. To apply for Internship the application must be submitted one
semester prior to the student’s final semester. See CAD website for specific deadline dates. http://cad.sfsu.edu Minimum of
30 units must be completed in CAD core & concentration prior to start of internship. Includes all core Foundations courses and
CAD 215 (or equivalent) in the EC concentration.
Course Numbering – Courses numbered between100-299 are Lower Division courses. Courses numbered between 300-699 are
Upper Division courses. Lower Division courses cannot be used in substitution for Upper Division courses.
Name: ___________________________________________
Bulletin Year 2015-16
School Age Concentration: 27-28 Units
Course Prefix &
Title
Trans
Units
Sem.
No.
From
Taken
I.
Language/Reading/Communication Development 3-4 units (Choose one)
CD 655
Dynamics of Communication Development
3
COMM 353
Speech for the Classroom Teacher
4
COMM 364
Oral Interpretation of Children’s Literature
4
COMM 411
Language for Teachers
4
COMM 508
Children’s Communication
4
II.
Literature - 3 units (Choose one)
AAS 512
Asian American Children’s/Teen Literature
3
CWL 440
Typical American: Narratives of Multiculturalism in the
3
Americas Since 1492
ENG 655
Literature & the Adolescent Reader
3
III.
Mathematics - 6 units (Both courses required)
MATH 165
Concepts of the Number System
3
MATH 565
Concepts of Geometry, Measurement & Probability
3
IV. Science - 3 units (Choose one course from A, B or C)
A. Science Education
E ED 655
Hands On Undergraduate Science Education Experience
3
B. Life Science (Prerequisite: college course in biology)
BIOL 310
Biology for Today’s World
3
BIOL 313
Principles of Ecology
3
BIOL 317
Ecology of California
3
BIOL 318
Our Endangered Planet
3
C. Physical Science: Earth & Space Science (Prerequisite: Completion of the Physical Sciences GE
requirement)
GEOL/METR 309
Investigating Land, Sea and Air Interactions
3
V.
Physical Education - 3 units (Required)
KIN 401
Elementary School Physical Education, K-5
3
VI.
Social Science - 3 units (Choose one course from either A or B)
A. AIS 410
Perspectives of Native California Indians
GEOG 552
Geography of California
HIST 450
History of California
RAZA 315
Raza in California
B. GEOG 107
World Regions & Interrelations
GEOG 101
Our Physical Environment
GEOG 102
The Human Environment
VII. Arts - 3 units (Choose one)
ART 450
Art for Children
DANC 340
Creative Dance for Children
MUS 601
Music for Children
THA 451
Storytelling & Folk Literature
THA 452
Theatre in Education
VIII.
Capstone Experience - 4 units (Courses must be taken concurrently)
CAD 600
School Age Field Work Seminar
CAD 601
School Age Field Work
Grade
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
120 Hours in Elementary School Classroom
Fulfills “Early Field Experience in a Public Classroom Setting”
requirement for admission to CA Multiple Subject Teacher
Credential Program
Total units in concentration: 27-28
Important Notes:

Teacher Credential Information Meetings:
Information meetings are held by the Credential Services Office in the School of Education. The website is:
http://coe.sfsu.edu/cstpc/information-meetings. You are encouraged to attend an information meeting to find out about the
requirements for admission to a credential program.
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