Child and Adolescent Development, AA-T to Human Development & Family Science, B.S.

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If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in Child and Adolescent Development, you must complete the following courses for the bachelor’s degree in Human Development & Family Science. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Required Courses

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
HDFS 382 - Program Development and Evaluation in HDFS Units: 3 OR
PANM 422 - Program Planning and Evaluation Units: 3
HDFS 400A - Pre-Capstone Units: 1
HDFS 400B - Capstone Seminar Units: 3
Complete nine (9) units total from the Phase-specific coursework in List A and List B:
List A
HDFS 356 - Infancy and Early Childhood Units: 3
HDFS 358 - Middle Childhood Units: 3
List B
HDFS 365 - Adolescence Units: 3
HDFS 371 - Adulthood & Aging Units: 3
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 Adolescence Units: 3
HDFS 377 - Geriatrics & Gerontology Units: 3
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
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

To satisfy the requirements of this degree, students must successfully complete all Undergraduate Requirements . Some of these (Upper Division Service Learning and GWAR) are embedded in the major curriculum.

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.