Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential – PSY Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current bulletin year with an AA-T in Psychology. All lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9-15 units
- American Institutions (0-6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer
- Upper-Division GE Areas 2UD/5UD, 3UD, and 4UD (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering this major with the AA-T in Psychology are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
CAD Major (Concentration in Elementary Education Teaching Pre-Credential): 45 units
- Major Core (24 units): Includes GWAR.
- Concentration (21 units)
- A minimum grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major.
University Electives: 3 or More units
Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., both in UD GE and the major.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| CAD 260 | Children, Families, and Community: An Ecological Perspective (Major Core, GE 4, AERM, GP) | 3 |
| CAD 300 | Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| MATH 165 | Concepts of the Number System (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Literature Course - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature (GE 3UD, AERM, SJ) | ||
| "Typical American": Narratives of Multiculturalism in the Americas from 1492 to the Present (GE 3UD, GP) | ||
| Literature and the Adolescent Reader (AERM) | ||
| Language Studies Course (Major Concentration) 1 | 3-4 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CAD 410GW | Applied Developmental Science: Prenatal Through Early Childhood - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 411 | Applied Developmental Science: Middle Childhood through Emerging Adulthood (Major Core) | 3 |
| Physical Education Course - Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Teaching Physical Education | ||
| Elementary School Physical Education: K-5 | ||
| Motor Development (GE 5UD) | ||
| Art Course (Major Concentration) 2 | 3 | |
| Science Course (Major Concentration) 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CAD 500 | Research Methods in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| History Course (Major Concentration) 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities 5 | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer |
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| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CAD 625 | Children, Youth, and Public Policy (Major Core) | 3 |
| CAD 660 | Applied Advanced Developmental Science in Child and Adolescent Development (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences 5 | 3 | |
| US History | 3 | |
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60-61 | |
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Language Studies Courses
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 2
Art Courses
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 3
Science Courses
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 4
History Courses
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 5
It is highly recommended that students attempt to fulfill upper-division GE requirements (2UD/5UD, 3UD, and 4UD) through Concentration courses.