Early Childhood Education, AS-T to Human Development & Family Science, B.S.

Required Courses

• Complete one of the following courses:

• HDFS 200 - Introduction to Child Development Units: 3
• HDFS 350 - Lifespan Development: Transition and Change Units: 3
• HDFS 360 - Child Development Units: 3

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  Complete all of the following core courses:

• HDFS 301 - Advanced Reading and Writing in HDFS Units: 3
• HDFS 302 - Research Methods in HDFS Units: 3
• HDFS 303 - Professional Development in HDFS Units: 3
• HDFS 380S - Service Learning Human Dev Units: 2

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• HDFS 382 - Program Development and Evaluation in HDFS Units: 3     OR
• PANM 422 - Program Planning and Evaluation Units: 3

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• HDFS 400A - Pre-Capstone Units: 1
• HDFS 400B - Capstone Seminar Units: 3

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• Complete nine (9) units total from the Phase-specific coursework in List A and List B:

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• List A

• HDFS 356 - Infancy and Early Childhood Units: 3
• HDFS 358 - Middle Childhood Units: 3

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• List B

• HDFS 365 - Adolescence Units: 3
• HDFS 371 - Adulthood & Aging Units: 3

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• Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Development in Context coursework:

• HDFS 341 - Family Violence: Identification, Prevention, and Intervention Units: 3
• HDFS 342 - Human Development, Technology and the Media Units: 3
• HDFS 344 - Death and Dying Units: 3
• HDFS 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development Units: 3
• HDFS 355 - Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolesence Units: 3
• HDFS 377 - Geriatrics & Gerontology Units: 3

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• Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Family Science coursework:

• HDFS 310 - Parenting Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• HDFS 315 - Risk and Resiliency in Families Units: 3
• HDFS 321 - Diverse Families Units: 3
• HDFS 322 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• HDFS 340 - Close Relationships and Family Development Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Interdisciplinary Health Science courses:

• KIN 360 - Nutritional Science Units: 3
• KIN 363 - Human Sexuality Units: 3

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement ; this may be satisfied through HDFS 353, HDFS 320, or HDFS 321–all options for completing major requirements.
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement  
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); satisfied in the major (HDFS 301)
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement; satisfied in the major (HDFS 380S)
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement ;

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units, including a 12-unit minor of their choice.